Image and video
PicMonkey alternatives
2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.
The projects
nhn/tui.image-editor★7,660 GitHub starsMIT licenceA full-featured browser image editor with layers, filters, text, and export support.Open on GitHub ↗ikuaitu/vue-fabric-editor★7,931 GitHub starsMIT licenceVue + Fabric.js based web image editor offering templates, fonts, and material asset support.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- Licensed stock photo/video library (Shutterstock integration)
- Official premium templates and graphics catalog
- Built-in Brand Kit with multiple brand kits and team management
- Real-time team co-editing, commenting, and seat/permission management
- Priority support and premium Pro/Biz features
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches PicMonkey, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.