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PPhotopeaPhotoshop in a browser tab.Opens PSD, XD, Sketch and RAW files in a tab, with layers, masks and adjustment tools that hold up for real edits. Astonishing to hand someone a layered file and have them open it on a borrowed laptop with nothing installed.The catch: Ad-supported unless you pay, and very large files will make the tab work hard.DetailsSSquooshShrink an image without guessing.A split-screen slider showing the original against the compressed version at whatever quality you pick, so you stop guessing at export settings. Everything happens in the browser, so the image is never uploaded.The catch: One image at a time, no batch mode, and development has been quiet for a while.Details
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