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Ivan Kutskir

@ivankutskir · Solo developer

Prague-based independent developer behind Photopea, Vectorpea, and Jampea.

Website X GitHub Last verified Oct 29, 2026 · 11 sources

Ivan Kutskir Overview

Ivan Kutskir, also known as Ivan Kuckir, is a programmer based in Prague who studied computer science at Charles University.[1][2] He created Photopea and later expanded into vector graphics and music software.[3]

His development model is largely solo: he says he usually works alone, while acknowledging that other programmers contributed components such as PeaDrive and some filters.[3] In his 2017 account of Photopea's development, he wrote:[2]

My name is Ivan Kutskir and I am the only developer of Photopea.

[2] Photopea Blog

What Ivan Kutskir Built

Photopea is a browser-based image editor with PSD opening and saving, layers, masks, smart objects, and support for numerous graphics formats.[4] Its first public version was a PSD viewer, released in 2013 after development began in 2012.[5]

Photopea

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Creator · Browser-based image editor · Launched 2013

Online image editor supporting PSD files, layers, masks, smart objects, and numerous graphics formats. Its public GitHub repository hosts issue tracking and discussion rather than the complete application source.

Source code

Vectorpea is a separate browser-based vector graphics editor supporting AI, PDF, and SVG files.[6] It became publicly available in October 2023.[7]

Vectorpea

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Creator · Browser-based vector graphics editor · Launched Oct 16, 2023

Free online vector graphics editor supporting AI, PDF, and SVG files. Its public GitHub repository is used for bug reports, feature requests, and discussion.

Source code

Jampea is an online MIDI music editor.[8] Kutskir describes it as a digital audio workstation intended to make starting music creation simpler.[3]

Jampea

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Creator · Browser-based MIDI music editor

Online MIDI music editor created by Kutskir, who describes it as a digital audio workstation intended to help people start making music.

How Ivan Kutskir Builds

Kutskir described Photopea's implementation as JavaScript with GLSL for GPU computations.[9] The downloaded application performs its core editing work on the user's device; optional accounts and PeaDrive storage use server-side PHP components.[9] This architecture separates local editing from optional online services.[9]

His public repositories also serve a practical support function: Photopea and Vectorpea use GitHub for bug reports, feature requests, and discussion, while their complete applications are not open source.[10][6] Separately, he has released reusable libraries under the MIT license.[2] Jampea is listed as proprietary software by AlternativeTo.[11]

In his Reddit AMA, Kutskir said he was starting to use AI models and considered them helpful for developers, but that answer did not identify a specific coding assistant.[3] Consequently, this profile does not attribute a named AI coding tool to him.

Business Model

In his May 2025 interview, Kutskir attributed 90% of revenue to advertising and the remainder to Premium accounts and licensing contracts.[9] He later clarified that Premium access is purchased for a fixed period through manual payments rather than automatic recurring billing.[3]

The monthly revenue record below represents approximate advertising revenue he reported in September 2021, rather than a complete revenue breakdown.[5] The annual record covers 2024 revenue disclosed on May 9, 2025; its asOf value records that disclosure date.[9] Both figures are founder-reported historical disclosures, not payment-verified results or current revenue estimates.[5][9]

Photopea · annual revenue

$3M

Founder-reported · as of May 9, 2025 · [9] Indie Hackers

Timeline

  • Began developing a browser-based PSD viewer.[5]
  • Released Photopea's first public version.[5]
  • Started monetizing Photopea through advertising and offered Premium accounts.[9]
  • Made Vectorpea publicly available.[7]
  • Discussed Photopea's architecture, business model, and previous year's revenue in an interview.[9]

Lessons

His marketing experience also offers a useful qualification: many promotional posts were removed, while unsolicited reviews and videos helped bring attention to Photopea.[5] That account supports treating community participation and independently earned coverage as different growth mechanisms.[5]

Further Reading

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Sources

  1. [1]About · Algorithms and Stuff — Ivan Kutskir
  2. [2]Creating Photopea · Photopea Blog · Dec 14, 2017
  3. [3]I made a free alternative to Photoshop, that is used 30 million times a month. Ask me Anything! · Ivan Kutskir (u/ivanhoe90) on Reddit
  4. [4]Photopea | Online Photo Editor · Photopea
  5. [5]Building a Free Photo Editor and Making $100k/mo as a Solo Founder · Failory · Sep 28, 2021
  6. [6]GitHub - photopea/vectorpea: Vectorpea - online editor of vector graphics · GitHub · Photopea on GitHub
  7. [7]Vektorový editor Vectorpea spuštěn v beta fázi · Diit.cz · Oct 31, 2023
  8. [8]Jampea | Online MIDI Music Editor · Jampea
  9. [9]Making $3M+ per year with a free product · Indie Hackers · May 9, 2025
  10. [10]GitHub - photopea/photopea: Photopea is online image editor · GitHub · Photopea on GitHub
  11. [11]Jampea: Online Music Editor lets you edit MIDI files, and open GuitarPro files! | AlternativeTo · AlternativeTo · Jan 31, 2026