Sick and tired of hearing everyone say “Just Photoshop it”? Well, if that’s because you don’t have the expensive software, then guess what? You can now join the club of users because earlier today, Adobe launched Photoshop Express! It’s a web-based application for anyone who wants to store, sort and show off digital photos with eye-catching effects without having to slave over a manual. And the best part? It’s totally FREE! So check it out and create your own visual masterpieces. Read on for more details!

As the newest addition to the Photoshop family line, Photoshop Express has taken much of Adobe’s best image editing technology and made it simple and accessible to a new online audience. It allows users to store up to 2 gigabytes of images online for free, make non-destructive edits to their photos (i.e. you always preserve the original image), and share them online in creative ways, including downloading and uploading photos from popular social networking sites like Facebook.

Whether removing blemishes and red-eyes, converting to black and white, cropping and resizing, and much more, no experience is required to add special effects that will impress friends and family. In keeping with its one-click approach, Photoshop Express offers tricks like Pop Color which selects an object in an image, mutes the background color of the photo and allows the user to swap the object’s color so it jumps off the page. Sketch effects help photos look like drawings and the Distort feature allows you to distort facial features or objects within the images for a comical or artistic effect. Even users with limited photo editing knowledge can simply select what looks best from a line-up of sample photos with visual hints showing different variations of the added effect.

Photoshop Express offers a variety of creative sharing options, including uploading and showing off photos and slideshows in your own online “Gallery” hosted by Adobe, or conveniently embedding or linking photos to social networking sites and personal blogs without having to leave the application. Slideshows never looked better with animation that makes photos float and fly across the screen, allowing for viewer interactivity and unique presentation styles.

Users may experience slow performance if accessed outside of North America. Future plans include availability in other languages and countries.