inPixio Photo Studio is a Windows and WebApp ased photo editor that uses AI to help you clean up, tweak, and stylize images with minimal effort. It's built for folks who want pro-looking results without spending hours learning Photoshop.

inPixio Photo Studio

Most of us just want our photos to look better without diving into a Photoshop course. Tough, in fairness I've taken several of those. inPixio Photo Studio gets that. It focuses on the tools people actually use, like background removal, object erasing, and sky swapping, and wraps them in an interface that won't make your eyes glaze over. It's great for social media pics, product photos, and casual edits.

What It Does

This app brings real functionality without turning into a bloated mess like so many photo apps tend to do. Its AI tools do the heavy lifting so you can focus on the fun stuff. You can erase unwanted people, drop in dramatic skies, or slap on filters that actually look decent. And for those pixel-peepers out there, there's a Photo Maximizer feature to upscale those grainy images.

You also get the standard crop, rotate, and brightness tools, plus some extras like LUTs, frames, and an underrated photomontage mode for building memes or quick promos. It's not going to replace Lightroom for RAW workflows but for fast edits? It's great.

What We Like

It's impressively user-friendly. From AI background removal that works surprisingly well to an interface that stays responsive even on mid-range machines, it's clear this app was designed for real people. Although older machines may struggle. The sky replacement and object eraser tools are particularly fun to mess around with. The free version doesn't feel like a complete bait and switch. You can do real edits without hitting a paywall every five minutes. Though most of the cooler items you need to pay up for.

What Could Be Better

It's Windows only, so Mac users are stuck using the Web Version. Additionally, if you're working with layers or RAW files, this tool isn't for you. Some of the AI edits, like sky swaps, can occasionally look a little off and need some cleanup.

The sky replacement tool and one-click effects are fun to play with, though many of those are locked behind the paid version. That's where the experience starts to feel a little limited. While the free version is functional, a lot of the more impressive stuff like advanced sky swaps, one-click image correction, and premium filters are paywalled. You can preview them, but if you want to download without a watermark, you're out of luck unless you upgrade.

It would have been nice if users could try and share some of those features without being blocked by a watermark, as it detracts from how effective those tools actually are. Still, even with the limitations, there’s enough in the free tier to have a good time editing your photos.

You need to register for an account, and we had a difficult time getting the online system to recognize that we had registered through our Windows app. The trick is to make sure you log out of both the website and the App. Then log back in.

Geek Verdict

If you want photo editing that doesn't require a degree or a subscription to a huge and clunky service, inPixio Photo Studio delivers. It's fast, fun, and actually useful. Great for cleaning up your pics before they hit Instagram or eBay. Just don't expect full pro-level control. For what it does, it nails it. Is it a replacement for pixel-level detail like Photoshop or Topaz? No. But it 's not supposed to be, and, frankly, most people will never need that level of editing.