About PicMonkey
PicMonkey offers easy-to-use design tools that help you create eye-catching images for every platform and wherever you promote your brand. Get a head start with designer-crafted templates for logos, social posts, ads, banners, and more — or start from scratch and add graphics, text, and textures.
As your brand grows, PicMonkey grows with you. Increase your output and keep your brand look consistent with brand kits, collaboration tools, and asset management tools.
PicMonkey is accessible in the cloud, for your desktop computer, and also as a mobile app for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices.
Key benefits of PicMonkey
Get dramatic, on-trend looks with transformative tools:
—Effects you can paint on, add outlines, shadows, color shift & more
— Background remover erases photo backgrounds in one click
— Animation puts a move on any graphic, photo, or logo in just a few clicks
— Image fill lets you create clipping masks for text and graphics
— Draw lets you doodle on images with lots of brush tip options.
— Collage give you the power to create super flexible layouts for every
Create images your way:
— Create from a blank canvas or photo, or get ready-made style with a template.
— Totally customizable fonts, textures, graphics, and stock photos and videos
— Come for the one-click magic, stay for the high-end capabilities.
Increase output, save time and money:
— Use time-savers like Smart Resize, Brand Kit to speed up your workflow (available with a Pro subscription).
— Never buy a stock image: photos from Unsplash and iStock by Getty, and videos from Pexels and Pixabay come with your subscription.
— Collaborate with team members with commenting, real-time co-editing, and team folders (available with a Business subscription).
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- Industry: Executive Office
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Awesome graphic and picture editing software
Reviewed on 23/6/2021
I really love using PicMonkey it is my go to graphic design tool. I use it for online graphics as...
I really love using PicMonkey it is my go to graphic design tool. I use it for online graphics as well as designing print graphics.
Pros
I love that I can use the transparent background feature and make logos. I also love the fact that I can edit pictures right in the system while I'm creating, fixing blemishes, adjusting coloring and so many helpful tools are at your fingertips.
Cons
Picture edits are not completely customizable and you can't use presets like LightRoom to edit pictures.
Response from Shutterstock
Hi Abigail. We appreciate your review of PicMonkey - thank you! Wanted you to know that there are a few ways you can customize your edits. You can paint on/erase off an effect so it only affects a particular area of your image, you have a fade control, and quite a few of our effects have sliders to customize your look. For example, Blur has Focal Size, Edge Hardness, and Blur percentage sliders; Arcade has 6 sliders; and Posterize has 5 sliders, to name a few. Secondly, one of the biggies for people who really want to create a unique look for their images is the group within Edits called "Advanced Edits." There you'll find Color Changer, Clone, Dodge, Burn, and -- these ones are the heavy lifters -- Levels and Curves. Hope you try these, and please reach out to our Support department if you have questions. https://www.picmonkey.com/help/create-ticket
- Industry: Design
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Fantastic Web Based Design Functionality
Reviewed on 4/1/2020
I loved using PicMonkey when I managed another organization because I could delegate design...
I loved using PicMonkey when I managed another organization because I could delegate design projects to temporary workers or volunteers and they were able run with it. It is solid program for quick and dirty design projects. It is probably my favorite out of similar type programs.
Pros
Picmonkey is great for creative projects if you want a web based program. I like the functionality of using the browser or app, sharing a company account, syncing projects with colleagues and more. It offers many simple solutions that make using it quick and easy.
Cons
I ultimately left Picmonkey because I needed more robust design functionality so I embraced Adobe Illustrator.
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Adobe IllustratorReasons for Choosing PicMonkey
Picmonkey is betterSwitched From
CanvaReasons for Switching to PicMonkey
I didn't want to teach everyone Illustrator and Picmonkey was a viable solution.
- Industry: Sports
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
PicBasic
Reviewed on 15/12/2018
PicMonkey was one of the first free design editors I stumbled upon and I really liked it for the...
PicMonkey was one of the first free design editors I stumbled upon and I really liked it for the simple tasks I needed complete. I even sprung for the annual subscription just to have additional features. For a while, I would say it was the best of it's kind. However, new competition sprung up, and in an attempt to pivot to be more comprehensive, I feel that PicMonkey lost touch with why customers were using it in the first place. Others may appreciate the added changes, and those are people who are simply unaware that there are better choices elsewhere. Again, these changes are relatively recent, as PicMonkey's new iterations are still in beta testing, and maybe in the end it will be a more superior product than I'm giving it credit for. I just abide by the old saying "It's better to be a first rate version of yourself than a second rate version of someone else."
Pros
One of the only reasons I still use(d) PicMonkey was the ability to quickly create a collage of photos and add some filters, text, stickers. The low subscription cost was attractive, and I figured if it saved me additional formatting time it would take to use PhotoShop, it would be worth the deal. It's done the trick for the past few years.
Cons
The new BETA platform is a nightmare. PicMonkey had already been circumvented by other competitors offers free and easy design solutions like Canva, that allowed you to save and store your designs in the cloud. PicMonkey caught on and it trying to create a "hub" for design storage and a more sophisticated design platform, but in turn, they butchered what was once a simple and easy tool worthy of a low cost subscription in favor of cut rate imitator of more sophisticated platform. I won't be renewing when my subscription expires in January.
- Industry: Broadcast Media
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
Great for Content Creation!
Reviewed on 24/5/2023
Have used for many years and am happy with it.
Have used for many years and am happy with it.
Pros
A lot of it's features are free to use and with the added plugins, the output is optimal.
Cons
It could advance more quickly with AI Integration.
- Industry: Animation
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
PicMonkey Review
Reviewed on 7/8/2019
Pros
PicMonkey is a great simple editing software for beginners. Even as a professional, I often turn to Picmonkey for cool fonts that I don't need to worry about tracking down on my own. I love the wide variety of effects one can use without needing to have an indepth knowledge of photo editing or illustrating.
Cons
It is a bit simplistic for any professional, and any feature and more on Picmonkey could be created in Photoshop.
PicMonkey FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for PicMonkey.Q. What type of pricing plans does PicMonkey offer?
PicMonkey offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: US$7.99/month
- Pricing model: Subscription
- Free Trial: Available
Basic subscription is $7.99 when you choose month-to-month billing, or $72 when you choose annual billing (which amortizes to $6 a month). The Pro subscription is $12.99 month-to-month, or $120 annually (which amortizes to $10 a month). The Business subscription is $228 a year and can only be billed annually, and you can add extra seats — it amortizes to $19 a month per seat. What you get with Pro, in addition to all the Basic offerings, is unlimited storage, Smart Resize, Background Remover, PDF download, brand kit, animation, iStock by Getty photos, premium Draw brush tips, priority email support, and the ability to upload your own fonts. What you get with Business, in addition to all the Basic and Pro offerings, is multiple brand kits, real-time co-editing, commenting on images, team folders, and seat and permission management.
Q. Who are the typical users of PicMonkey?
PicMonkey has the following typical customers:
51–200
Q. What languages does PicMonkey support?
PicMonkey supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does PicMonkey support mobile devices?
PicMonkey supports the following devices:
Q. What other apps does PicMonkey integrate with?
PicMonkey integrates with the following applications:
Buffer, Google Drive, Instagram, Meta for Business, OneDrive, Twitter/X
Q. What level of support does PicMonkey offer?
PicMonkey offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, Knowledge Base
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