Snapseed: An Alternative to Adobe Photoshop In Android

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Snapseed is the one of the best free photo editing application available in both Android and iOS market. With the help of this free editing software you can make such amazing photos which sometimes not possible with paid applications even. You can also instantly share your edited pictures on Google Plus. One of the best features which make it better than other applications is that it’s ease of use. The app has some basic enhancements which include Auto Contrast, Selective Adjustment, Tune Image and Crop etc. while creative enhancements includes Vintage, Retrolux, Grunge and more.

Application is compatible with Android 4.0 ICS or later. It does support Tablet format. All the edited photos are in JPEG format. It also has support for multiple languages such as: English, German, French, Chinese, Spanish, Arabic and more.

Features

The application is full of options to customize the photo to any extent. Here you will find to categories i.e. Basic and Creative one includes simple and basic tweaks which are available in all other editing apps while creative includes many tweaks which is differs from app to app and these tweaks make applications great from one another. So let’s see below what this app has got?

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Basic Enhancements:

  • Auto Correct: This feature automatically analyses your photo and makes adjustments accordingly. Here user makes not interference.

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  • Selective Adjustment: With the help of this feature you can edit a specific portion of photo according to your requirement.

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  • Tune Image: This is a basic option with the help of this you can adjust brightness, ambiance, saturation, white balance and more.

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  • Straighten: This option helps to straight or rotate photo and provide cool effect to your photo.

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  • Crop: Crop command helps to resize the image according to your requirements.

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Creative Enhancements

  • Black And White: This enhancement gives you power to give a classic look to your photo and many options inside it.

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  • Vintage: Give your photo a 50’s or 60’s look with the help of this enhancement and tell your friends that you found it in your grandfather’s cupboard when was taken when he went on world tour at that time.

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  • Drama: This enhancement comes in handy when you want to provide a Dramatic look to your photo. Give your photo custom effects which textures and sharp colors.

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  • Grunge: With the help of this effect give your photo a unique and classy look it has a different type of textures, color combinations and more.

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  • Retrolux: This enhancement helps to give your photo a retro look with the help of light leaks, scratches and more.

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  • Center Focus: With this provide focus to the important thing in the image which you want to highlight.

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Pros: 

  • Auto Correct: It does the magic itself, you don’t need to be a pro.
  • Selective Adjustment: Mostly present in applications on PC, this enhancement really does a good job and helps to make the app stand out from the rest.
  • Instant Share: With the help of Google Plus Button present at the top one can instantly share it’s edited image.

Cons:

  • No Sketch: Applications doesn’t have sketch effect which is also one of the popular effects to make your photos look nice.
  • Draw: There is no option to draw or write on photos.
  • No Red Eye: Application does not have red-eye reduction even

Verdict:

Now it’s the time for the scores. In spite of some cons, application is one of the best and we can also use this for regular basis on or phones. You can download the Snapseed for and for Apple devices from here. Did you like the application? Do tell us know in comments.