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PicMonkey has been redeveloped and its old version can no longer be accessed due to Adobe Flash sunsetting.[1]

On the PicMonkey website and mobile app, the key features are: Photo editor, Design tools, Touch up, Facebook design, Instagram design, Youtube design, Templates, Graphics, and Branding. These added features to photos and graphic designs can easily be downloaded and shared/exported out to others.[2]


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PicMonkey was founded by former Picnik employees Brian Terry, Justin Huff, Charlie Whiton, and Lisa Conquergood, with financial support from former Picnik CEO Jonathan Sposato.[3] Picnik was a popular online photo editor that had been acquired by Google in 2010, but was shut down in January 2012.[4] Terry, Huff, Sposato and others saw this as an opportunity to create a new company, PicMonkey, which was founded in April 2012[3] with the stated aim of creating a “fast and lightweight” photo editing experience.[5]


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On September 7, 2021, PicMonkey was acquired by Shutterstock in a $110M cash deal.[6] This has resulted in the stock photo options, which was originally provided by PicMonkey, now being shifted and provided by Shuttershock.[7]

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  1. ^ "Guide to Switching from Old to New PicMonkey". PicMonkey. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  2. ^ "Create with PicMonkey's easy yet powerful photo editing and graphic design software". PicMonkey. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  3. ^ a b "From Picnik to PicMonkey: How these entrepreneurs rebuilt one of Seattle's hottest startups". GeekWire. 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  4. ^ "The Picnik is over: Google plans to shutter popular photo editing service, other products". GeekWire. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  5. ^ "With Picnik set to shut down, former Picnik engineers scratch itch with PicMonkey". GeekWire. 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  6. ^ "Shutterstock pays $110M to acquire PicMonkey, a photo editing and graphic design software maker". GeekWire. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  7. ^ Soper, Taylor (2021-09-08). "Shutterstock pays $110M to acquire PicMonkey, a photo editing and graphic design software maker". GeekWire. Retrieved 2023-12-12.