AI image editing may be all the rage, but good old-fashioned image editors are still essential.Theres a problem, though: Windows PCs, Chromebooks, and Macs dont include exceptional image editors that go beyond the most basic editing needs. Sure, you can pay for Photoshop or hunt down another image editorbut what if you just want to do something quick?Well, then youre left searching the weband maybe you come across a reasonably decent online image editor, but perhaps it forces you to sign into an account or pay for a subscription. Or maybe it just doesnt do what it promises to do in any especially impressive way.Lets skip all that. Todays tool is an easy, free, and completely browser-based image editor that doesnt need any accounts or payments. You can access it from any type of device, too, and start editing images almost instantly.Psst: If you love these types of tools as much as I do, check out my free Cool Tools newsletter from The Intelligence. Youll be the first to find all sorts of simple tech treasures!Photoshop for the rest of usAllow me to introduce you to Photopea. Photopea is a powerful tool that many of our Cool Tools newsletter readers have recommended over time. You can get started with it in roughly 10 seconds.Its simple: Just head to the Photopea website. (The first time you load it, youll want to click the X in the top-right corner to hide the welcome banner.)Then choose the Open From Computer button and select an image from your devices storageor, if youre on a PC, drag and drop an image from your computers file manager directly onto the Photopea page.Photopea makes it easy to import files from your phone or computer.Youll then see an image-editing interface thatll look immediately familiar if youve ever used Adobe Photoshop.Photopea is packed with professional-grade tools that are normally limited to costly, complex, and at-times clunky desktop image editors. Youll find layers, filters, a clone stamp for touch-ups, a background removal system, and even batch resizing and image-converting options.Whenever youre made the modifications you need, click the File menu and select Save to download your final file. Thats it.Photopea looks and feels a lot like Photoshop, but its completely free and runs entirely in your browser.Now youve got a Photoshop-caliber image editor at your fingertips whenever you need itfor free, usable without signing in, and without any software installation required. Whats not to love?You can use Photopea on its website in your browser. (Its technically compatible with both desktop and mobile browsers, but the desktop experience tends to be best. If you see a Photopea app in the Android or iOS App Store, know that it isnt official or associated with this same site.)Photopea is free with ads. You can sign up for an account and pay $5 per month to remove the ads and get access to AI photo-editing tools, if you like, but it absolutely isnt required.Photopeas privacy policy says all your photos are stored on your device and never sent to any remote servers or shared in any way.Keep the geeky goodies coming with my free Cool Tools newsletter. Youll get an instant introduction to an incredible audio app and a new off-the-beaten-path gem in your inbox every Wednesday!