The online version of Photoshop has finally gone live. Dubbed as Photoshop Express, we reported about its existence before, but it’s only now that it has become accessible to the public.

Unfortunately, it’s still in the beta phase so its not 100 % glitch free and users like us in the Philippines residing outside the US will suffer the greater bulk of the problem. Adobe warns that while the site maybe accessible, access speeds is greatly reduced if you are not in the US, but once everything gets the stamp of approval for the green signal, international users shouldn’t worry so much. The site, of course, is nothing compared to the full retail version of Photoshop, but it’s a nice alternative when you don’t have access to your home computer. It’s free and is compatible with most web browsers just as long as you’re running the latest version of Adobe Flash 9. Screenshots are all courtesty of Gizmodo.

For my part, I was able to register and create an account that comes with 2 GB of online storage after minutes of waiting for their page to load. After doing that, the wait becomes even longer when making use of the other features such as uploading photos which is basically the first step in utilizing the various functions of the site. A bit of a advice for would-be users of the site, a fast internet connection is recommended, but if you wish to take advantage of the full site, I think its best to wait until the final version is out.

On a similar note, Photobucket recently updated their editing tools which make it a more viable option for now when it comes to online image storage solutions. It allows free 1 GB storage capacity for both images and videos and incorporates some useful photo enhancing features as well. It’s no Photoshop, but at least it works in our part of the world.