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Feature checklists make every tool look equivalent. This table leads with the three things that actually differ — what it costs you before it works, whether your files leave your device, and where the free version stops.
| Palettepalette.fm | Pixlrpixlr.com | Cleanup.picturescleanup.pictures | |
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| What it does | Colourises a black-and-white photo and lets you steer the colours | The 2008 browser photo editor, now split into a simple and an advanced one | Paint over an object in a photo and it fills in what was behind it |
| What it costs you | Free accountFree to use, but you have to register before it will do the job. | Free tierA genuinely usable free tier with paid plans for volume or team features. | Free tierA genuinely usable free tier with paid plans for volume or team features. |
| Your files | Runs on their server | Runs on their server | Runs on their server |
| Where it stops | Free results are limited to 500 pixels and carry a Palette watermark; full resolution costs a credit. | Free use now needs an account, shows ads, and meters the AI features with a small daily credit allowance. | Free results come back at reduced resolution; full-size output and the better model are paid. |
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| Category | Images & Photo Editing | Images & Photo Editing | Images & Photo Editing |
| Last checked | 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Open the site | Open | Open | Open |
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