About Shutterstock Editor
Shutterstock Editor (now evolved into Shutterstock Create) is a web-based graphic design tool and photo editing platform developed by Shutterstock, Inc.
Shutterstock Editor (now evolved into Shutterstock Create) is a web-based graphic design tool and photo editing platform developed by Shutterstock, Inc. Originally introduced to give marketers and small businesses a fast way to customize stock photos, the tool unifies Shutterstock’s media catalog with automated canvas resizing, background removal, template design, and generative AI creation. Its primary strengths lie in its frictionless integration with Shutterstock stock assets (allowing users to preview, edit, and license images on a single canvas), its one-click multi-channel social media preset resizer, and its approachable, non-technical interface. While power users seeking advanced multi-layer photo retouching may still prefer complex desktop suites, Shutterstock Editor / Create provides a fast, efficient design foundation for digital marketers, content creators, and businesses seeking quick, high-impact marketing visuals.
Pros & Cons
- Intuitive layout makes it easy for non-designers to produce polished marketing collateral.
- Generates custom AI visual assets directly inside the canvas layout.
- Pre-built canvas ratios save hours when adapting ad creative across multiple social channels.
- Eliminates switching between tabs by licensing images directly inside the editor canvas.
- Requires an active web connection to access templates and cloud stock libraries.
- Lacks advanced professional retouching tools found in full desktop suites like Adobe Photoshop.
- Stock images require an active subscription or credit pack to remove watermarks.
- The original standalone "Editor" interface has been migrated into the broader Shutterstock Create suite.
Features
Key features
Includes a wide selection of Google Fonts and custom brand font/logo upload capabilities for corporate consistency.
Access to thousands of customizable templates formatted for social media graphics, flyers, marketing banners, and presentation slides.
Automated AI subject isolation tool that instantly strips image backgrounds for clean product cutouts and ad overlays.
Pre-configured social media canvas ratios (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest) that automatically re-crop designs instantly.
Allows users to search, preview, license, and edit millions of royalty-free stock photos, vectors, and illustrations without leaving the design editor canvas.
Additional features
Test and position stock images on designs before spending licensing credits.
Crop photos into custom geometric frames, circles, or custom vector shapes.
Add drop shadows, text outlines, curved text paths, and gradient fills to copy elements.
Save corporate brand color palettes, fonts, and company logos for rapid team asset application.
Text-to-image AI prompt generator embedded within the canvas to create unique custom assets.
Download finalized visual designs in PNG, JPG, or print-ready vector PDF files.
Arrange, lock, align, and organize graphic shapes, text boxes, and background images in custom depth orders.
Native sliders for brightness, contrast, saturation, color overlays, and artistic photographic filters.
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About Shutterstock Editor
Shutterstock Editor (now evolved into Shutterstock Create) is a web-based graphic design tool and photo editing platform developed by Shutterstock, Inc.
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Shutterstock Editor's In-App Market Place
Does Shutterstock Editor have an in-app market place?
Yes
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Pros & Cons
- Intuitive layout makes it easy for non-designers to produce polished marketing collateral.
- Generates custom AI visual assets directly inside the canvas layout.
- Pre-built canvas ratios save hours when adapting ad creative across multiple social channels.
- Eliminates switching between tabs by licensing images directly inside the editor canvas.
- Requires an active web connection to access templates and cloud stock libraries.
- Lacks advanced professional retouching tools found in full desktop suites like Adobe Photoshop.
- Stock images require an active subscription or credit pack to remove watermarks.
- The original standalone "Editor" interface has been migrated into the broader Shutterstock Create suite.
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