Web-Based Photoshop Express Launches

I remember when CS3 was first launched, there were rumors that Adobe would also be releasing a free, web-based version of Photoshop. Well, it looks like today is the day they made it a reality. I took a quick "test drive" of things and personally, I think it should be called "Lightroom Online" – because it has almost the exact same look and feel as Lightroom, and not so much Photoshop. There are no layers, no actions, no filters or masking, but it has a pretty slick interface that excels at being user friendly. Photo editing basics such as cropping, white balance correction, sharpening, tinting and a whole lot more can now be achieved right in a browser – for free. For folks who want to share their photos, this is also an excellent alternative to Picasa, and dare I say Flickr – if Adobe decides to bump up the storage limits. It looks as though it may have been created with a little help from Adobe’s Air Runtime, which in and of itself is pretty cool. I think we’re going to start seeing a lot more of these "web-based apps" popping up in the future, courtesy of the Air Runtime. Check it out and take a test drive for yourself here: Adobe Photoshop Express for the Web