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LightX

Edit photos like a pro, Create unique videos, Get creative
8.5
Rating
$5/month
Price
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Key Features

Overview

LightX is a web-based suite offering online photo and video editors, AI-powered creative tools, batch/studio features, and a developer API to automate image tasks. The API supports endpoints such as remove-background and text2image, with REST-style authentication via x-api-key, and multi-language code samples. The platform provides cloud storage, templates/assets, cross-platform access, and enterprise-grade features for developers and teams. Pricing blends credit-based AI usage with subscription tiers, one-time credits, and promotional offers. Documentation, support channels, and policy pages are available on the site.

Details

Developer
Launch Year
2025
Free Trial
Yes
Updated
2026-02-14

Features

AI background removal

One-click background removal and precise cutout/mask tools.

Photo editing suite

Color splash, selective edits, retouching, blur background, templates and assets library.

Video editor

Browser-based editing with text, subtitles, stickers, audio, simple animation and templates.

AI creative tools

Text-to-image, image-to-image, avatar generator, stylization, upscaling and cleanup/denoise.

Batch and studio features

Bulk editing, templates, cross-platform access, cloud storage, and project/folder organization.

Developer API

REST endpoints to automate image tasks like background removal and text2image.

Screenshots

LightX Screenshot

Pricing

Starter
Free

Free daily credits and basic tools

  • 5 AI credits per day (free daily credits)
  • up to 5 image generations/day
  • basic photo editor tools
  • free templates/assets
  • 1 GB cloud storage
  • royalty-free images
Pro
$4/mo

1,000 AI credits/month, unlimited projects

  • 1,000 AI credits/month
  • up to 1,000 images/month
  • unlimited background removal
  • premium templates/assets
  • cross-platform access
  • no watermark
  • unlimited cloud storage
  • multiple projects/folders
AI Credits (One-time)
$5once

500 AI credits — one-time

  • Generates up to 500 images
  • access to premium AI tools
  • no watermark
API Starter Trial
Free

25 free API credits for new API users

  • 25 free API credits for new API users (no credit card)
  • testing access

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Studio-quality results at home for photographers, designers and e-commerce
  • Beginner-friendly workflows with templates/assets
  • Developer-friendly API onboarding with multiple language samples
  • Freemium pricing with free daily credits and API credits
  • Cross-platform (Web, iOS, Android) and cloud storage

Cons

  • Pricing shown in multiple currencies/regions; regional variations
  • Some pages have minimal content in extraction
  • Production API usage requires review of Terms of Use & Privacy Policy
  • Live pricing differences may apply by region

Audience

Content creatorsEditing photos/videos with AI features and automating workflows via API

Tags

AI editingphoto editorvideo editorAI toolsavatar generationtext to imageimage upscalingbackground removalcloud storageAPIdeveloperspricingtemplates/assets