Adobe Photoshop
5 free alternatives
Top pick:AffinityLicense: Freeware
Saves $264 USD a year
Photo editing
Retouch, composite and export images with layers, masks and adjustments.
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Affinity
Free design app from Canva that combines photo editing, vector illustration and page layout in one window.
License: Freeware- Windows
- macOS
Status: Verified- PSD: opens and saves, partial fidelity. Layers and adjustment layers import; smart objects are rasterized unless smart-object import is turned on
- PSB: opens only, partial fidelity. Opens PSB files
- TIFF: opens and saves, full fidelity
- PNG: opens and saves, full fidelity
- JPG: opens and saves, full fidelity
- +5 more
This replaces Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Canva, CorelDRAW and Microsoft Publisher
GIMP
Open-source raster editor with layers, masks and non-destructive filters for photo editing and retouching.
License: Open source- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Status: Active- PSD: opens and saves, partial fidelity. Layers, groups, masks and CMYK carry over; adjustment layers and smart objects do not
- PSB: opens and saves, partial fidelity. PSB import since 3.0 and export since 3.2
- TIFF: opens and saves, full fidelity
- PNG: opens and saves, full fidelity
- JPG: opens and saves, full fidelity
- +1 more
This replaces Adobe Photoshop
PhotoCraft
Open-source Photoshop-style image editor written in Rust, with adjustment layers and layered PSD round trips.
License: Open source- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- Self-hosted
Status: Active- PSD: opens and saves, partial fidelity. Re-saved files render the same for 307 of 309 test files but are not byte-identical
- PSB: opens and saves, partial fidelity
- TIFF: opens and saves, full fidelity
- PNG: opens and saves, full fidelity
- JPG: opens and saves, full fidelity
- +1 more
This replaces Adobe Photoshop
Photopea
Browser-based image editor that opens PSD, XCF, Sketch and many other files, free with ads.
License: Free tier- Web
Status: Verified- PSD: opens and saves, partial fidelity. Keeps layers, adjustment layers, smart objects and styles; some newer Photoshop features are lost
- TIFF: opens and saves, full fidelity
- PNG: opens and saves, full fidelity
- JPG: opens and saves, full fidelity
- WEBP: opens and saves, full fidelity
This replaces Adobe Photoshop and Canva
Paid apps with no free alternative yet
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Retouch4me
License: PaidNo free option listed yet