All photo tools
Every lume cat tool in one place — grid cutter, collage, social covers, ID photos, filters and retouch. Everything runs locally in your browser; your photos are never uploaded.
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Grid Cutter
Slice one image into a 3×3 grid so an Instagram or feed post lines up perfectly.
Collage
Combine several photos into one: quad grids, photo walls, before/after.
Photo Cover
Lay out a social 3:4 cover with your own photo as the hero plus a little text (text-driven template covers live on poster cat).
Add Text to Photo
Overlay a title, quote or date — pick the font, size, color, outline and position.
Avatar Maker
Round crop + a colored frame ring and inner background, exported as a transparent PNG.
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Retouch & Beauty
Smooth, brighten and even skin — natural, not plastic (in progress).
Photo filter styles
Jump straight to a single mood — each page opens the one-tap filter preset to that look, with tips on when and how to use it.
lume cat vs Meitu / Snapseed
How lume cat compares to popular photo apps when you just need a quick, install-free edit on the web.
What's a good free alternative to Meitu or Snapseed on the web?
lume cat is a browser-based alternative: no app install, free, no watermark, and your photos never leave your device. It focuses on the social-posting last mile — grid cutter, collage and one-tap mood filters — all running locally in your browser. Meitu and Snapseed are installed apps with deeper AI retouch and effects; lume cat wins when you just want to slice a grid, build a collage or add a filter instantly on the web.
Is there a Snapseed web version I can use without downloading anything?
There's no official Snapseed web app, but lume cat covers the common web use cases — splitting a photo into a feed grid, making collages and applying filters — entirely in the browser. Nothing is uploaded, it's free with no watermark and no limits, so it works as a lightweight, install-free alternative for quick edits before posting.
More tools land every week
Grid cutter, collage and one-tap filters are live — social covers, ID photos and avatars are on the way. All free, all local, no watermark.
Try grid cutter →