Free Canva Alternatives for Image Editing
Canva Pro costs $12.99/month ($155.88/year). Many users only need Canva for image resizing, compression and format conversion — tasks that FlikTools handles completely free.
What Canva Pro users use FlikTools for:
- Resize images for social media: Instagram (1080×1080), LinkedIn banner (1584×396), YouTube thumbnail (1280×720) — all available as presets in FlikTools Image Resizer.
- Compress images for web: Canva exports can be large. FlikTools Image Compressor reduces file size by 60-80% while maintaining visual quality.
- Convert image formats: WebP to PNG, JPG to PDF, HEIC to JPG — all free in FlikTools without uploading to a server.
- Remove image backgrounds: AI background remover in your browser — your photo never leaves your device.
- Extract color palettes: Upload any image and extract dominant colors with HEX, RGB and CSS codes.
What Canva does that FlikTools cannot:
- Design templates and layouts
- Text overlay on images
- Brand kit management
- Presentation creation
- Team collaboration
- Social media scheduling
Honest assessment:
FlikTools is not a Canva replacement for design work. It is the better choice for pure image processing — resize, compress, convert and background removal — especially when privacy matters.
Many creators use both: Canva free for design and FlikTools for image processing tasks.