Awesome AI Image Tools

A curated list of 300+ AI-powered image tools for creators, designers, and developers.

Whether you're a content creator, designer, or developer, this list helps you find the best AI tools for image editing, enhancement, generation, and more.

Contents

• Background Removal
• Image Upscaling & Enhancement
• Text & Watermark Removal
• Object Removal & Inpainting
• Face Editing & Retouching
• AI Face Swap
• Photo Restoration & Colorization
• Style Transfer
• Image Compression & Optimization
• Format Conversion
• AI Photo Editing Suites
• Text-to-Image Generation
• AI Logo & Brand Design
• AI Avatar & Headshot Generation
• AI 3D Generation
• AI Architecture & Interior Design
• AI Fashion & Virtual Try-On
• AI Product Photography
• AI Comic & Manga Generation
• Sketch-to-Image
• AI QR Code Generation
• AI Graphic Design Platforms
• AI Presentation & Slide Design
• Open Source Libraries & Models
• APIs & Platforms
• Browser Extensions & Plugins

Background Removal

	Tool	Free Tier	API	Description
	Remove.bg	✅ Limited	✅	Most popular background removal tool. Fast, accurate, widely integrated.
	PhotoRoom	✅ Limited	✅	AI product photography suite with BG removal, AI backdrops, and batch processing.
	Clipdrop	✅ Daily limits	✅	Multi-tool suite by Stability AI — background removal, cleanup, reimagine, and more.
	Adobe Express	✅ Unlimited	❌	Free unlimited background removal powered by Adobe Firefly AI.
	Canva	✅ Limited	❌	Magic Background Remover in full design platform. Pro unlocks unlimited.
	Pixelcut	✅ Limited	✅	E-commerce focused BG removal with AI product photography features.
	Erase.bg	✅ Limited	✅	Simple, fast AI background eraser with HD download support.
	Removal.ai	✅ Limited	✅	Bulk background removal for product and portrait photos.
	Claid.ai	❌ Trial	✅	Enterprise-grade BG removal for e-commerce at scale with AI photo staging.
	VanceAI BGRemover	✅ Limited	✅	AI background removal with integrated image enhancement.
	PicWish	✅ 50/day	✅	AI background remover with batch processing up to 30 images simultaneously.
	BgEraser	✅ Free	❌	Browser-based BG eraser, free for commercial use, no watermarks.
	Slazzer	✅ Limited	✅	AI background remover with design templates and bulk processing.
	Cutout.Pro	✅ Limited	✅	Multi-feature AI platform: BG removal, headshots, portrait enhancement.
	PixPretty	✅ 5/day	❌	AI batch background removal and photo editing with free daily credits.
	insMind	✅ Trial	❌	AI background removal and object erasure with 3-day free trial.
	Photiu.ai	✅ Free	❌	Free AI background removal, object erasure, and upscaling. No login required.
	Blend	✅ Limited	❌	AI background eraser with AI-generated background replacement.
	Pixian.ai	✅ Limited	✅	AI background removal up to 25MP. Great for objects, logos, hair/fur. Drop-in remove.bg replacement.
	EzRemove	✅ Free	❌	Free AI background remover with batch processing. No signup, no watermark.

Image Upscaling & Enhancement

	Tool	Free Tier	API	Description
	Topaz Photo AI	❌ Trial	❌	Industry-leading desktop app with AI denoising, sharpening, and upscaling.
	Magnific AI	❌ From $39/mo	❌	Creative "hallucinating" upscaler generating new details via text prompts. Up to 22K.
	Krea AI	✅ Limited	❌	Real-time AI enhancer. Upscales images to 22K and video to 8K.
	Upscayl	✅ Free & OSS	❌	Free open-source AI upscaler. Desktop, runs locally on CPU/GPU/Apple Silicon.
	Let's Enhance	✅ 10 credits	✅	Cloud-based upscaling up to 16x with smart HDR and color enhancement.
	Aiarty Image Enhancer	❌ Trial	❌	Generative AI reconstructing missing details for 4K/8K output.
	Bigjpg	✅ Limited	✅	Anime/illustration upscaling using deep learning.
	waifu2x	✅ Free	❌	Classic open-source upscaler, best for anime-style images.
	ON1 Resize AI	❌ Trial	❌	Print-focused AI upscaler. Enlarges up to ~10x.
	Nero AI	✅ Limited	✅	Cloud-based image upscaling and enhancement with API.
	PicWish Enhancer	✅ Limited	✅	AI upscaler with 2x/4x resolution increase preserving edge clarity.
	AI Image Enlarger	✅ Limited	✅	Enlarge images up to 800% without quality loss using deep learning.
	SparkPix Unblur	✅ 5 credits	❌	AI unblur and sharpening for motion blur, out-of-focus, and low-light photos. Face optimization.
	Imgupscaler	✅ 20 credits/mo	❌	AI image upscaler that enlarges photos to 4K/16K without quality loss.
	Upscale.media	✅ Limited	✅	AI image upscaler for 2x-4x enlargement with bulk processing and API.
	AIEnhancer	✅ Free	❌	AI photo enhancer restoring colors, sharpening details, and upscaling to 4K.
	Upsampler	✅ Limited	✅	All-in-one AI platform for image upscaling, enhancement, and restoration.

Text & Watermark Removal

	Tool	Free Tier	API	Description
	Watermarkremover.io	✅ Limited	✅	AI watermark removal using inpainting to fill removed areas.
	Dewatermark.ai	✅ Limited	❌	Auto-detects and removes watermarks, logos, and stamps without blur.
	Cleanup.pictures	✅ Limited	✅	Remove text, objects, and watermarks with a simple brush tool.
	Hama	✅ Limited	❌	Object and text eraser powered by AI inpainting.
	AniEraser	✅ Limited	❌	AI watermark remover for images and videos by Media.io.
	Inpaint (Teorex)	❌ $19.99	❌	Desktop watermark and object removal tool.
	SnapEdit	✅ Limited	❌	AI-powered object and text removal with auto-detection.
	RemoverMarca	❌ Paid	❌	AI 4K watermark removal with neural inpainting reconstruction.
	ImageCleanr	✅ Free	❌	Free removal of objects, people, text, and watermarks. No signup required.
	Unwatermark AI	✅ 3/day	✅	AI watermark remover for photos and videos. Cleans logos, text, and overlays.
	RemoveTexts	✅ Free	❌	AI text and watermark remover with auto-detection. Free, no signup, no watermark on results.

Object Removal & Inpainting

	Tool	Free Tier	API	Description
	Cleanup.pictures	✅ Limited	✅	Brush-based object removal with AI inpainting. Simple and effective.
	Magic Eraser	✅ Limited	❌	Simple tool to remove unwanted objects from photos.
	IOPaint (Lama Cleaner)	✅ Free & OSS	✅	Open-source inpainting. Supports LaMa, MAT, SD Inpainting + SAM plugin.
	Adobe Generative Fill	❌ Paid	❌	Industry-leading Firefly AI inpainting. Describe what to replace.
	Fotor Object Remover	✅ Limited	❌	AI object/person removal with auto background completion.
	MyEdit	✅ Limited	❌	AI inpainting and object removal with precise selection.
	Zmo.ai	✅ Limited	❌	AI object removal with smart fill.
	RetouchAI	✅ 5 credits	❌	AI inpainting and outpainting to modify or extend images.
	EzEditor AI	✅ Daily credits	❌	AI generative fill, outpainting, and text-to-image editing.
	PhotoFairy	✅ 100 credits	❌	AI object removal and inpainting with 100 complimentary credits. From $8/mo.
	Smoothrase	✅ Free	❌	Local-processing AI object eraser for privacy-conscious users.

Face Editing & Retouching

	Tool	Free Tier	API	Description
	FaceApp	✅ Limited	❌	Popular mobile app for face transformations and retouching.
	Remini	✅ Limited	✅	AI face restoration and old photo repair.
	FaceTune	✅ Limited	❌	Selfie editing and portrait retouching app.
	Retouch4me	❌ Trial	❌	Professional skin retouching plugins for Photoshop.
	Evoto AI	✅ Limited	❌	Desktop app for automated professional portrait retouching.
	PortraitPro	❌ Trial	❌	Portrait enhancement with facial landmark detection.
	YouCam Makeup	✅ Free	❌	Mobile AR face editing with virtual makeup.
	Meitu	✅ Free	✅	Chinese super-app for photo beautification. 600M+ users.
	Luminar Neo (Face AI)	❌ From $99	❌	Skin AI, Face AI, and Portrait Bokeh AI. Desktop, perpetual license.

AI Face Swap

	Tool	Free Tier	API	Description
	FaceSwapper	✅ Free	❌	100% free AI face swap for photos and videos. No signup, unlimited use, batch support.
	DeepSwapper	✅ Free	❌	Free AI face swap for photos, videos, and GIFs. Single or multi-face, no watermarks.
	Remaker	✅ Free	❌	Free online face swap with natural lighting and expression matching.
	AiFaceSwap	✅ Free	❌	Free AI face swap online for photos and videos. No sign-up required.
	DeepFaceSwap	✅ Free	❌	Online face swapping with no watermarks. Single and multi-face support.
	BeArt AI	✅ Free	❌	Free AI face swap for photos, videos, and GIFs with batch processing. Weekly credits.
	Reface	✅ Limited	❌	AI face swap studio for creating face-swapped videos, GIFs, and AI avatars.

Photo Restoration & Colorization

	Tool	Free Tier	API	Description
	Remini	✅ Limited	✅	Restores blurry, low-res, and B&W old family photos. Mobile-first.
	Hotpot.ai Colorize	✅ Free	✅	AI colorizer analyzing context to apply realistic colors to B&W photos.
	Cutout.Pro Colorizer	✅ Limited	✅	AI colorization trained on millions of B&W photos.
	Fotor Colorize	✅ Free	❌	AI color prediction based on contextual image analysis.
	Kolorize	✅ Free	❌	Specialized in preserving natural skin tones and environmental hues.
	Media.io Colorizer	✅ Free	❌	Free AI photo colorizer with natural-looking colors.
	MyHeritage Photo Enhancer	✅ Limited	❌	Enhance, colorize, and animate old family photos.
	VanceAI Photo Restorer	✅ Limited	✅	AI old photo restoration removing scratches and damage.

Style Transfer

	Tool	Free Tier	API	Description
	Prisma	✅ Limited	❌	Mobile app for artistic photo filters and style transfers.
	DeepArt.io	✅ Limited	❌	Turn photos into artwork using neural style transfer.
	GoArt (Fotor)	✅ Limited	❌	200+ art styles via AI style transfer.
	NeuralStyle.art	✅ Limited	❌	HD neural style transfer turning photos into artwork.
	Dzine.ai	✅ Limited	❌	Apply style from reference images. Architecture and product design.
	OpenArt	✅ Limited	❌	Style transfer in a broader image generation platform.
	Vizcom	❌ From $49/mo	❌	AI style transfer for product and architectural design sketches.
	Magic Hour	✅ Limited	✅	Face swap, video style transfer, and image animation.
	PicLumen	✅ Free	❌	AI image generation with style transfer and artistic style application.
	DomoAI	✅ Limited	✅	AI animation platform for video-to-video style transfer, image-to-video, and avatars.

Image Compression & Optimization

	Tool	Free Tier	API	Description
	TinyPNG	✅ 20/session	✅	Industry-standard PNG/JPEG compression. Also AVIF and WebP.
	Squoosh	✅ Free	❌	Google's open-source compressor. Runs in browser, no upload.
	ShortPixel	✅ 100 free	✅	Image optimization with WordPress plugin. WebP + AVIF.
	Kraken.io	✅ Limited	✅	Professional compression API: lossy, lossless, expert modes.
	ImageOptim	✅ Free (Mac)	❌	Lossless compression desktop app. Removes metadata.
	Cloudinary	✅ 25 credits/mo	✅	Media management with AI-driven optimization and auto format.
	Imagify	✅ 20MB/mo	✅	WordPress-focused optimization with WebP conversion.
	Compressor.io	✅ Limited	❌	Web compressor for JPEG, PNG, GIF, SVG, WebP.

Format Conversion

	Tool	Free Tier	API	Description
	CloudConvert	✅ 25/day	✅	200+ formats including AVIF, WebP, HEIC.
	Convertio	✅ Limited	✅	Online converter for all major image formats.
	ezgif	✅ Free	❌	GIF maker and format converter. Great for WebP/AVIF.
	Squoosh	✅ Free	❌	Converts to AVIF, WebP, JPEG XL and more.
	Zamzar	✅ Limited	✅	Convert between 1200+ formats online.
	FreeConvert	✅ Limited	✅	Free online converter with advanced settings.
	Vectorizer.AI	✅ Preview	✅	AI-powered raster-to-vector converter turning PNG/JPG into clean SVG vectors.

AI Photo Editing Suites

	Tool	Free Tier	API	Description
	Adobe Photoshop	❌ $20.99/mo	❌	Industry standard. Generative Fill, Expand, neural filters, AI selection.
	Adobe Lightroom	✅ Mobile	❌	AI masking, denoise, subject selection, sky replacement.
	Luminar Neo	❌ From $99	❌	AI-first editor: GenErase, Relight AI 3D, Skin AI, Noiseless AI.
	Canva	✅ Free tier	❌	Magic Edit, Magic Erase, Background Remover, text-to-image.
	Fotor	✅ Free tier	❌	All-in-one: AI enhance, BG removal, object removal, style transfer.
	Pixlr	✅ Free tier	❌	Browser editor with AI BG removal, object removal, generative tools.
	DxO PhotoLab	❌ Trial	❌	Professional RAW converter with DeepPRIME AI noise reduction.
	Aftershoot	❌ $9.99/mo	❌	AI culling + editing + retouching for professional photographers.
	DxO PureRAW	❌ Trial	❌	Best-in-class AI denoising with DeepPRIME XD2s technology.
	ON1 NoNoise AI	❌ $69.99	❌	Excellent noise reduction for Raw and JPEG files.
	Picsart	✅ 5/week	❌	AI creative platform: background removal, effects, image generation. 150M+ MAU. From $5/mo.
	Magic Studio	✅ 40 free	❌	AI photo editing suite: background removal, eraser, AI image generation.
	Nano Banana AI	✅ 5 credits	❌	AI-powered photo editing with background removal and enhancement.
	VSCO	✅ Free tier	❌	Professional photo and video editor with 200+ presets and AI tools. 18M+ monthly users.
	AirBrush	✅ Free tier	❌	AI photo editor focused on portrait retouching, skin refinement, and selfie enhancement.
	BeFunky	✅ Free tier	❌	Online photo editor and collage maker with AI effects. No experience required.
	BeautyPlus	✅ Free tier	❌	AI selfie and photo editor with filters, retouching, and image generation tools.

Text-to-Image Generation

	Tool	Free Tier	API	Description
	Midjourney	❌ $10/mo	❌	Leading AI image generator. Cinematic, artistic quality. Discord + web.
	DALL·E 3 / GPT Image	✅ Via ChatGPT	✅	OpenAI's text-to-image with strong prompt understanding.
	FLUX (Black Forest Labs)	✅ Limited	✅	Gold standard for photorealism. Pro, Dev, Schnell variants.
	Stable Diffusion 3.5	✅ Open Source	✅	Foundational open-source text-to-image. Maximum customizability.
	Adobe Firefly	✅ 25 credits/mo	✅	Commercially safe. Trained on licensed content. Integrated with Photoshop.
	Ideogram	✅ Limited	✅	Best-in-class text rendering in images. Posters, logos.
	Leonardo.ai	✅ 150 tokens/day	✅	Game assets, concept art, consistent characters.
	Google Imagen 3	✅ Via Gemini	✅	Google's flagship image model. Vertex AI API.
	Playground AI	✅ 500/day	❌	Consumer-friendly with strong aesthetics and canvas editor.
	Krea AI	✅ Limited	❌	Real-time generation with canvas controls. Instant feedback.
	Recraft	✅ Limited	✅	Vector-aware generation. Brand consistency, icons, stock images.
	Dreamina (ByteDance)	✅ Limited	❌	ByteDance's image + video generation, integrated with CapCut.
	Tencent Hunyuan	✅ Via app	✅	Tencent's text-to-image with multilingual understanding.
	NightCafe Studio	✅ Free	❌	Community-driven AI art with daily challenges and multiple models.
	Artbreeder	✅ Free	❌	Image blending platform using "genes" to morph portraits and art.
	StarryAI	✅ 5/day	❌	Mobile-first AI art generator with daily free credits.
	Civitai	✅ Free	❌	Community hub for fine-tuned SD models, LoRAs, checkpoints.
	Tensor Art	✅ Free	❌	Free model hosting with thousands of community SD checkpoints.
	SeaArt AI	✅ Free	❌	200k+ models spanning anime to photorealism, ComfyUI integration.
	Getimg.ai	✅ 100/mo	✅	API-first platform for generating, editing, fine-tuning at scale.
	Freepik AI	✅ Limited	❌	36+ AI models in one platform including FLUX and SD.
	Microsoft Designer	✅ Free	❌	Free DALL-E 3–powered generator in Edge, Bing, Microsoft 365.
	Nijijourney	❌ Paid	❌	Midjourney x Spellbrush collaboration fine-tuned for anime.
	NovelAI	❌ Paid	❌	AI storytelling + anime image generation on licensed data.
	Meta Imagine	✅ Free	❌	Meta's AI image generator powered by Emu model.
	Jimeng AI (即梦)	✅ Free	❌	ByteDance's Chinese text-to-image with native font support.
	SparkPix AI	✅ 5 credits	❌	Text-driven AI photo editing: generation, style transfer, colorization, headshots, and more.
	Hailuo AI (MiniMax)	✅ Limited	✅	MiniMax-powered Chinese AI for images and video.
	PixAI.art	✅ Free	❌	Anime-focused AI art with character consistency tools.
	DeepAI	✅ Free	✅	Pioneering AI platform with text-to-image generation and multiple ML model APIs.
	Artguru AI	✅ 5/day	❌	AI art generator with 10+ styles for text-to-image, enhancement, and avatars.
	Imagine.art	✅ 50 tokens/day	✅	AI creative suite for generating images, videos, and voice from text prompts.
	Raphael AI	✅ Free	❌	Free unlimited AI image generator with intelligent multi-model routing.
	Stable Diffusion Online	✅ Free	❌	Free browser-based interface for generating images with Stable Diffusion XL.
	Craiyon	✅ Free	❌	Free AI image generator (formerly DALL-E Mini) creating 9 images per prompt.

AI Logo & Brand Design

	Tool	Free Tier	API	Description
	Looka	✅ Preview	❌	AI logo + brand identity platform. Best overall in 2026.
	Brandmark	❌ Paid	❌	AI logo generator with app icons, pitch decks, social assets.
	LogoAI	✅ Limited	❌	Brand-building platform: logos, identity kits, social content.
	Canva AI Logo	✅ 20/mo	❌	Text-prompt AI logo maker inside Canva's ecosystem.
	Logo Diffusion	✅ Limited	❌	Diffusion-based logo generator with 4 unique variations per prompt.
	Tailor Brands	❌ Paid	❌	End-to-end brand platform: logo + business registration + website.
	Hatchful (Shopify)	✅ Free	❌	Shopify's free logo generator with commercial rights.
	Wix Logo Maker	✅ Preview	❌	AI logo creation integrated with Wix website builder.
	Kittl	✅ Limited	❌	AI design platform for logos, brand systems, and merchandise.
	DesignEvo	✅ Limited	❌	Template-based logo maker with 10,000+ icons.

AI Avatar & Headshot Generation

	Tool	Free Tier	API	Description
	HeadshotPro	❌ Paid	❌	Enterprise AI headshots used by Fortune 500 companies.
	Aragon AI	❌ Paid	❌	Up to 100 professional headshots per session.
	Dreamwave AI	❌ Paid	❌	Studio-quality AI headshots from selfies.
	ProfilePicture.ai	❌ Paid	❌	Profile pictures for LinkedIn, social media, resumes.
	Fotor AI Headshot	✅ Limited	❌	Free AI headshots from text descriptions.
	Cutout.Pro Headshot	✅ Limited	✅	Headshots + background removal + portrait enhancement.
	Profile Bakery	❌ Paid	❌	Studio-grade headshots via Stable Diffusion. Under 30 min.

AI 3D Generation

	Tool	Free Tier	API	Description
	Meshy AI	✅ Limited	✅	Leading text/image-to-3D with texturing and Blender export.
	Tripo AI	✅ Free	✅	Image/text to 3D mesh in 10-30 seconds. Full pipeline.
	Luma AI Genie	✅ Limited	✅	Text-to-3D for games, VFX, visualization.
	Kaedim	❌ Trial	✅	2D-to-3D production-ready models for studios.
	Alpha3D	✅ Limited	✅	Text/image to 3D using generative algorithms.
	CSM.ai	✅ Free	✅	2D images (incl. Midjourney) to 3D with part segmentation.
	Sloyd.ai	✅ Limited	✅	Procedural AI 3D for game dev with real-time generation.
	Shap-E (OpenAI)	✅ Open Source	✅	Open-source text-to-3D neural representation.

AI Architecture & Interior Design

	Tool	Free Tier	API	Description
	RoomGPT	✅ Limited	❌	AI room redesign tool. 2M+ users. Style-transfer renovations.
	REimagineHome	✅ Limited	❌	Virtual staging for real estate. Auto-stage in under 60 seconds.
	Interior AI	✅ Limited	❌	Transform room photos into styled design concepts.
	Collov AI	✅ Limited	❌	Professional AI interior rendering with furniture placement brush.
	Spacely AI	✅ Limited	❌	AI room planner with Realistic Render and Auto-Furnish.
	Maket.ai	✅ Limited	❌	AI floor plan generator. Hundreds of layout variations.
	ArchiVinci	✅ Limited	❌	AI architecture rendering for architects and designers.
	D5 Render	✅ Limited	❌	Real-time ray-traced architectural renderer with AI materials.
	Foyr Neo	❌ Paid	❌	AI interior design with 60,000+ drag-and-drop products.
	Rendair AI	✅ Limited	❌	Fast photorealistic visualization from room sketches.

AI Fashion & Virtual Try-On

	Tool	Free Tier	API	Description
	FASHN.ai	✅ Limited	✅	API-first virtual try-on for fashion apps.
	Kling AI Try-On	✅ Limited	❌	180+ styles with realistic fabric texture and lighting.
	FitRoom	✅ Free	❌	Outfit swaps in 10-15 seconds for styling and retail.
	The New Black	✅ Limited	❌	AI fashion design + virtual try-on for designers.
	Perfect Corp	✅ Limited	✅	Enterprise beauty/fashion try-on SDK for retail brands.
	WeShop AI	✅ Limited	❌	AI product photography + model generation for e-commerce.

AI Product Photography

	Tool	Free Tier	API	Description
	Pebblely	✅ Limited	❌	AI product photo backgrounds. Drop product, get studio-quality scenes instantly.
	Flair AI	✅ Limited	❌	Drag-and-drop AI product photography with scene building and brand consistency.
	Caspa AI	✅ Limited	❌	AI product photography for brands managing large product catalogs.
	Nightjar	❌ Paid	✅	Visual consistency across hundreds of product images at scale.
	WizStudio	✅ Limited	❌	AI product photos for wholesalers: lifestyle images, shadows, relighting, multi-product staging.
	Pro Photo Playground	❌ $50/mo	❌	Professional AI editing + generation with virtual try-on, video creation, and 4K upscaling.

AI Comic & Manga Generation

	Tool	Free Tier	API	Description
	LlamaGen	✅ Free	❌	Comics, webtoons, manhwa, manga from text + character refs.
	Dashtoon	✅ Free	❌	AI comic studio with consistent characters and panel layouts.
	ComicsMaker.ai	✅ Free	❌	Comic strips, manga pages, webtoon panels from text.
	KomikoAI	✅ Free	❌	Infinite canvas + consistent character engine for manga.
	Anifusion	✅ Limited	❌	AI anime art and manga panels from prompts.

Sketch-to-Image

	Tool	Free Tier	API	Description
	Adobe Firefly Sketch	✅ Limited	✅	Rough sketches to refined images with style control.
	Canva Sketch to Life	✅ Limited	❌	Sketch → describe → generate workflow inside Canva.
	Fotor AI Sketch	✅ Free	❌	Sketches to digital art in 14+ styles (anime, watercolor, oil).
	NewArc.ai	✅ Limited	❌	Sketches, fashion illustrations, technical drawings to photos.
	Google AutoDraw	✅ Free	❌	ML recognizes doodles and suggests professional icon replacements.

AI QR Code Generation

	Tool	Free Tier	API	Description
	Quick QR Art	✅ Free	❌	300k+ creators. Artistic, scannable QR codes with style control.
	QR Code AI	✅ Free	❌	AI artistic QR codes with scan tracking for marketing.
	QR Diffusion	✅ Free	❌	Stable Diffusion + ControlNet for artistic QR codes.
	Gooey.AI QR	✅ Free	✅	AI QR codes for marketing/branding with API.

AI Graphic Design Platforms

	Tool	Free Tier	API	Description
	Canva	✅ Free	❌	All-in-one design platform with extensive AI tools.
	VistaCreate	✅ Free	❌	Graphic design platform with templates and AI tools.
	Piktochart	✅ Limited	❌	AI-powered infographic and visual content creator.
	Visme	✅ Limited	❌	Visual content platform: presentations, infographics, reports.
	Simplified	✅ Free	❌	All-in-one design + copy + video with AI assistance.
	Pixelied	✅ Free	❌	AI toolkit: BG remover, image generator, smart editor. 4M+ stock photos.
	Desygner	✅ Free	❌	Brand templating platform. 25M+ users. Lockable templates.
	Snappa	✅ Limited	❌	Quick graphic design for social media and ads.
	MiriCanvas	✅ Free tier	❌	Korean-origin online design tool with 530K+ templates and DALL-E 3 integration.

AI Presentation & Slide Design

	Tool	Free Tier	API	Description
	Gamma	✅ 400 credits	❌	Text-to-presentation AI. Most generous free plan.
	Beautiful.ai	❌ 14-day trial	❌	Design-centric AI presentations with auto layouts.
	SlidesAI	✅ Limited	❌	Google Slides/PPT extension converting text to slides.
	Decktopus	✅ Limited	❌	Ideas to formatted slide decks in clicks.
	Pitch	✅ Free	❌	Collaborative presentations with AI-assisted design.
	Presentations.ai	✅ Limited	❌	Conversational AI slide builder with infographics/charts.

Open Source Libraries & Models

Image Generation & Editing

	Library	Language	Description
	Stable Diffusion WebUI (A1111)	Python	Original SD web UI. 140k+ stars. Vast extension ecosystem.
	ComfyUI	Python	Node-based SD/FLUX workflows. Community standard 2025-2026. 60k+ stars.
	Fooocus	Python	Simplified SD UI inspired by Midjourney. Zero-config.
	InvokeAI	Python	Professional-grade open-source SD/FLUX studio for studios.
	Diffusers	Python	Primary library for diffusion models. 25k+ stars. By HuggingFace.
	ControlNet	Python	Structural conditioning: depth, edge, pose. 30k+ stars.
	IP-Adapter	Python	Image prompt adapter for SD/FLUX. Style/content reference.

Image Enhancement & Processing

	Library	Language	Description
	Real-ESRGAN	Python	Foundational super-resolution. 28k+ stars. Used by Upscayl.
	GFPGAN	Python	Face restoration for old/blurry photos. 36k+ stars.
	CodeFormer	Python	Robust face restoration using codebook lookup.
	IOPaint	Python	Self-hostable inpainting: LaMa, MAT, SD + SAM plugin. 19k+ stars.
	rembg	Python	Background removal. Easy to use. 16k+ stars.
	Segment Anything (SAM)	Python	Meta's universal image segmentation model.
	OpenCV	C++/Python	Most widely used computer vision library. 80k+ stars.
	sharp	Node.js	High-performance image processing. 29k+ stars.
	Pillow	Python	Essential PIL fork for image manipulation. 12k+ stars.
	ImageMagick	C	Swiss-army knife for image conversion and manipulation.

APIs & Platforms

	Platform	Free Tier	Description
	Replicate	✅ $10 credit	200+ models. Pay-per-second GPU. FLUX, SD, video.
	fal.ai	✅ $5 credit	600+ models. 30-50% cheaper. Lowest latency.
	Hugging Face	✅ Rate-limited	All major open-source models. Serverless or dedicated.
	OpenAI API	✅ $5 credit	DALL-E 3, GPT-4o vision.
	Stability AI API	✅ 25 credits	SD 3.5, Stable Image Ultra.
	Google Vertex AI	✅ Free tier	Imagen 3. Enterprise-grade.
	Cloudinary	✅ 25 credits/mo	Media management + AI features via CDN API.
	Adobe Firefly API	❌ Paid	Commercially safe. Firefly + FLUX + Ideogram + Runway.
	Black Forest Labs API	❌ Paid	FLUX Pro, FLUX Kontext for image editing.
	SiliconFlow	✅ Free tier	Chinese API aggregator. Open-source models at low cost.
	imgix	✅ Limited	Real-time URL-based image processing and CDN.
	ImageKit	✅ Free tier	Image CDN with real-time optimization and delivery.
	Imagga	✅ Limited	Image recognition API: tagging, categorization, BG removal.
	Prodia	✅ Free	Fast SD API, no sign-up required.
	Runware	✅ Limited	High-performance image gen API. Extremely fast inference.
	PixelBin.io	✅ Free tier	AI image transformation and DAM platform with API, batch processing, and CDN delivery.
	WaveSpeedAI	✅ $1 credit	Developer API platform for AI image generation across 700+ models.

Browser Extensions & Plugins

	Extension	Platform	Free	Description
	Remove.bg Extension	Chrome, Firefox	✅ Limited	One-click BG removal on any web page.
	Clipdrop Extension	Chrome	✅ Limited	Clip images and apply AI tools in browser.
	Adobe Express Extension	Chrome	✅ Free	BG removal, resize, and AI tools in browser.
	Canva Extension	Chrome	✅ Free	Canva's AI design tools from any tab.
	Sider AI	Chrome	✅ Limited	AI sidebar with image generation.
	TinEye	Chrome, Firefox	✅ Free	Reverse image search for source finding.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read the contributing guidelines first.