5 free and awesome photo-editing apps on android

By: Admin on 04:31

We all love photographs and we all want them to look as beautiful as the moments captured in them. With a smartphone seen in almost every hand you look around, it has become more and more convenient for people to take pictures, whenever and wherever they want.

Moreover, it doesn’t stops at just taking pictures; it goes further with editing the same, customizing here n there and finally sharing the masterpieces with their loved ones through twitter or Facebook.

There are a number of photo editing applications available in the android market which offers a wide range of features and options to make your picture look stunning and more lifelike.

I have tried going through a lot of such applications and zeroed down to 5 of them which I found recommendable. The top 5 free photo editing applications (in no particular order) available on android market according to my personal opinion are-

1.       Instagram v3.0
Released in August this year, Instagram v3.0 is the latest version of the popular photo editing software for android platform, though there is an upgraded version available for iOs.

So, we all know about this one; Instagram has been known for easy interface and quick results. Just a few touches and you are ready to share a good retro looking picture with your friends.

So I shouldn’t talk about how it works, but rather tell you about what’s new in this version of this application. It’s the Mapping feature which has been added, this allows you to browse your pictures by the location you tagged them on a map.

The moment you`ll update to this version, it will get all your Instagram pictures where you activated geo-tagging together and automatically put them on map which allows you and your followers on this app to browse them by location.

You certainly get a notification cautioning you about the pictures which are ready to be published on the map, so you can choose which one to make public and which not.

If, even after allowing the app you want to restrict some pictures to get off the map, you can easily deselect them. So, all in all Instagram remains a popular choice amongst the android users though a variety in the filters could have made this app best amongst others.

2.       Pixlr-O-matic v2.1.2
The entire look and feel of this app is so rugged yet attractive. Without any registration formalities you can just kick start your creativity on your pictures.

The fact which I love the most about this app is that it spoils you badly with the options you get in terms of filters. There are SO Many to choose from and if you still can get enough you can download even more!

One thing I should make very clear is that you don’t have to be SUPER creative to use this app. Pixlr-o-matic is an intelligent app, it takes charge of everything. So if you don’t want to or if you can`t make out which filter to choose with which effect, there is a button on top right which is dubbed as Random.

Yes as the name suggest it randomly chooses filters, effects and frames and all you have to do is just keep pressing it. Sit back and choose which looks the best and yes! Just like that you are ready with your edited picture.

Easy right, and like everyone else it also give you a variety of options to share the edited picture with your friends using FB, Twitter, Picasa and Whatsapp et al.

3.        Photoshop Express- 7
Adobe Photoshop Express 7 is from the family of renowned editing software Photoshop which needs no introduction. This free application frankly doesn’t matches up to expectations I had but having said that I must admit that for a basic usage it is pretty decent.

This application allows you to crop, rotate, adjust color etc, which means everything BASIC you need to do with a picture. Apart from that you get some filters, effects and borders to choose from which are not big in numbers but would fall into satisfactory category.

The only problem I faced was with the selection of pictures, either the picture has to be in the camera gallery or should be stored in the internal memory of the phone. This somehow makes it irritating to store a picture from card memory to phone and then edit it.

We do have an option to change the setting to select the pictures from memory card but why should we do this setting-up thing when other apps gives every pictures without any extra effort. I wish the developers keep that in mind in the next version.

Apart from this app is just fine; you can try this if you are new to the editing arena.

4.       PicSay v1.4.0.1
PicSay is another good photo editing application available for free on Play store. This one gives you a decent scope of work with your pictures without making the entire process complicated.

There are effects like faux HDR, Tilt-shift, Pencil Sketch and Vignette et al from which you can choose the best for your picture. You also get the basic editing options like cropping, red-eye reduction, resizing etc.

PicSay can make your picture look more funny and colorful, you get word balloons with editable text, a number of hairstyles to choose from and a variety of shapes to add to your picture, apart from the cool stickers you get.

You can directly make the edited picture your wallpaper or even share very easily to any of the social networking sites using this application.

5.       PicsArt
This is the one app I was waiting for; it gives you so much to do. You can crop, straighten, adjust color and at the same time it allows to add filters, text, make collage of your pictures, draw stuff on them or on a blank screen. Everything in a single application- PicsArt.

I would call PicsArt as the art of photo editing made simple; it gets everything you need under one umbrella. Trust me you wouldn’t need any other application as far as photo editing is concerned once you give it a short.

It’s like you are getting the goodness of Photoshop and Instagram under one roof. The interface is simple yet gives you a lot of options to choose from.

Basically if you are a photo addict like me, this one is THE APP for you. So if you haven`t got it yet, then like Sachin says GO GET IT!