FreeLightroom alternative
Develop RAW photos from most cameras (in Safari, the camera’s built-in preview is used instead), then fine-tune exposure, curves, levels and colour balance, all as adjustments you can change later. It runs free in your browser, and nothing is uploaded.
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Each setting stays editable. Move the slider to blend between looks.
01Histogram
Each bar counts the pixels at one brightness, from shadows on the left to highlights on the right. The shapes below are measured from the three looks in the hero.
03How it works
04Why CutLift
Free and unlimited. CutLift Pro adds batch processing, upscaling, sky replacement and studio exports for $7.99/month.
05The guide
Some photographers only need to develop a handful of RAW files: a shoot for a friend, a few holiday frames, a product photo taken on a proper camera. For that, a free Lightroom alternative that opens in a browser can be enough, and there is nothing to install or keep updated.
CutLift opens CR2, CR3, NEF, ARW, DNG and other camera RAW files directly. You can edit raw photos free online, with the file decoded on your own device rather than uploaded.
Exposure, vibrance, colour balance, hue and saturation, curves and levels are all there, and each one stays editable so you can return to it later. Unsharp mask and noise reduction help with detail, and black and white is one adjustment away. Crop and straighten the frame before you start, then build the look up one adjustment at a time.
Because CutLift is a full editor, you can also go further than a raw editor like Lightroom usually goes on a single frame: heal a blemish, clone out a stray object, or cut the subject out with the AI and save it as a transparent PNG.
Lightroom is a full desktop photo manager. If you rely on a catalogue of thousands of images, keywords, collections, synced presets or exporting a whole shoot to JPEG in one go, a desktop app remains the right fit. CutLift works on one photo at a time and keeps edits in a layered PSD or project file.
Think of it as a Lightroom alternative in the browser for the moments you need one RAW file developed or retouched quickly, on any computer.
Opening RAW files, every adjustment, healing, cloning and background removal are on the free plan. CutLift Pro, at $7.99 a month or $47.99 a year, adds features such as sky replacement, upscaling, hair and fur refinement and tap-to-select with the AI model. They are free to try while editing, and each account gets one premium download free.
06Questions
Is CutLift a free Lightroom alternative?
Yes. Opening RAW files and editing them is on the free plan.
Free to start. Your photo never leaves your device.
Open the editor49 more tools
Background removerRemove the background from any photoSee how it works
Transparent PNGMake any image background transparentSee how it works
Object removerRemove anything from a photoSee how it works
Background blurBlur the background, keep the subject sharpSee how it works
Photo editorA free AI photo editor in your browserSee how it works
Photoshop alternativeThe Photoshop tools you use, free in your browserSee how it works
PSD viewerOpen PSD files online, with their layersSee how it works
Product photosClean product photos for your storeSee how it works
BatchProRemove backgrounds from a whole folder at onceSee how it works
UpscalerProUpscale photos 2× and 4× with AISee how it works
Sky replacementProSwap a dull sky for a beautiful oneSee how it works
Segmentation & datasetsProSegment and label images in your browserSee how it works
Generative fillProFill any area with AISee how it works
Sticker makerProTurn any photo into a stickerSee how it works
Colour correctionCorrect and grade the colour of any photoSee how it works
Background colourChange the background colour of any photoSee how it works
Text on photosAdd text to any photoSee how it works
Crop & resizeCrop, straighten and resize photosSee how it works
Select anythingSelect any object in a photoSee how it works
Healing & cloneHeal spots, dust and blemishes awaySee how it works
CurvesShape the light with CurvesSee how it works
Camera RAWOpen and edit RAW photos in your browserSee how it works
Rotate & straightenRotate and straighten any photoSee how it works
LiquifyPush, pull and reshape with LiquifySee how it works
COCO & YOLOProLabel photos, export COCO and YOLOSee how it works
AI photo editorEdit photos with AI, free, in your browserSee how it worksAI image editorAn AI image editor that runs in your browserSee how it worksClick to segmentProClick any object to select it with AISee how it worksMask generatorGenerate image masks in your browserSee how it worksPerson cutoutCut a person out of any photoSee how it worksImage annotationAn image annotation tool for training dataSee how it worksImage labellingLabel the objects in your photosSee how it worksSemantic segmentationSemantic segmentation labels, made in your browserSee how it worksPolygon annotationOutline objects with polygons and export themSee how it worksYOLO datasetProTurn your photos into a YOLO datasetSee how it worksWhite backgroundPut product photos on a pure white backgroundSee how it worksLogo backgroundRemove the background from a logoSee how it worksHeadshotChange the background of a headshotSee how it worksWhite backdropRemove a white background from an imageSee how it worksPassport photoSet a passport photo background to whiteSee how it worksPerson removerRemove people from a photoSee how it worksText removerErase text from a photoSee how it worksBlemish removalRemove blemishes from a photoSee how it worksPhoto retouchingRetouch photos right in your browserSee how it worksStraightenStraighten a crooked photoSee how it worksremove.bg alternativeA free remove.bg alternative that works in your browserSee how it works
Photopea alternativeA free Photopea alternative with layers and PSD supportSee how it worksGIMP alternativeA free GIMP alternative you can open in any browserSee how it worksCVAT alternativeProLabel photos in the browser and export COCO or YOLOSee how it works
