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The best Photo Editor alternative to Adobe Photoshop is GIMP, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Adobe Photoshop and loads of them are Photo Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Photo Editor alternatives to Adobe Photoshop are Affinity Photo, Paint.NET, Photopea and Pixlr.

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Adobe Photoshop alternatives are mainly Photo Editors, but if you're looking for Image Editors or Digital Painting Tools you can filter on that. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Adobe Photoshop.
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Adobe Photoshop is a raster graphics editor developed and published by Adobe for Windows and macOS. It was originally created in 1987 by Thomas and John Knoll. Since then, the software has become the most used tool for...

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Adobe Photoshop alternatives page was last updated Feb 25, 2025
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    Adobe's mobile photo-editing app lets you edit, share, and upload photos across devices. With features like free 2 GB storage, original size backup, and extra tools for advanced editing, it enhances your images for social media without reducing file quality.

    168 Adobe Photoshop Express alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad

    Adobe Photoshop Express Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Custom Brushes
    3.  RAW Photo Editors
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Ad-free
    6. Android icon  Android Sync
    7.  Business Simulator
    8.  Support for Android Things
    9.  Sync with Simplenote

    Adobe Photoshop Express VS Adobe Photoshop

     
    Comments about Adobe Photoshop Express as an Alternative to Adobe Photoshop
    Guest
    Negative Jan 21, 2016
    7

    Limited features and none of the real photoshop features

    Haque
    Negative Apr 15, 2023
    0

    Not even a single useful feature, this is just for adding filters to pictures and making photos the correct size for social media. (from the free version)

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    • Most users think Adobe Photoshop Express is a great Adobe Photoshop alternative.

    • Adobe Photoshop Express is Freemium and ProprietaryAdobe Photoshop is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Snapseed icon
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    Snapseed is a photo enhancement and sharing app with a powerful suite of imaging filters and tools for anyone, anywhere, to transform any image into an extraordinary photo.

    68 Snapseed alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  RAW Photo Editors
    2.  Healing brush
    3.  Photo effects
    4.  Noise Reduction
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Retouch photos
    8.  Photobooth

    Snapseed VS Adobe Photoshop

     
  3. Luminar Neo icon
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    Advanced RAW photo editing software equipped with AI-driven features like GenErase, GenExpand, and GenSwap. Enhances portraits and landscapes using Sky AI and Atmosphere AI. Compatible with Adobe and Apple products, supports multiple formats, and offers panorama stitching, noise reduction, and more.

    71 Luminar Neo alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Photos
    • Adobe Photoshop
    • visionOS
    • Adobe Lightroom

    Top Luminar Neo Features

    1.  RAW Photo Editors
    2.  AI-Powered
    3.  Photographic filters
    4.  Non Destructive Editing
    5.  Remove Image Background
    6.  Retouch photos
    7.  Batch Editing
    8.  Raw converter
    9.  Image Filters
    10.  Image Upscaling
    11.  Remove Unwanted Objects
    12.  Raw editing

    Luminar Neo VS Adobe Photoshop

     
  4. PhotoDemon icon
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    PhotoDemon provides a comprehensive selection of photo editing tools in an 8 MB download. It runs on any Windows machine (XP through Win 10) and does not require installation. It can easily be run from a USB stick or SD card.

    21 PhotoDemon alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Top PhotoDemon Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Retouch photos
    3.  Support for Layers
    4.  Color correction
    5.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    6.  RAW Photo Editors
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Non Destructive Editing
    10.  Custom Brushes
    11.  Ad-free
    12.  Batch Editing

    PhotoDemon VS Adobe Photoshop

     
  5. Photoline icon
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    Photoline is a professional image editor which offers creatives a mostly non-destructive workflow for 8/16/32bpc image processing and compositing in RGB, CMYK, and Lab modes.

    Full vector editing, DTP features, and a HSV/HIS workflow are supported.

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Wine

    Photoline Features

    1.  Retouch photos
    2.  Image Processing
    3.  Color correction
    4.  Adjustment Layers
    5.  RAW-Conversion

    Photoline VS Adobe Photoshop

     
    Comments about Photoline as an Alternative to Adobe Photoshop
    herbertvanderwegen
    Positive Sep 19, 2017
    1

    While PhotoLine doesn't cover all the aspects of Photoshop, in terms of raw image editing nothing else comes close.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Photoline is a great Adobe Photoshop alternative.

    • Photoline is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Photoshop is also Paid and Proprietary
  6. miniPaint icon
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    miniPaint is free online image editor using HTML5. Edit, adjust your images, add effects online in your browser without installing anything. You can use the Electron based version of the editor if you like.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • LT flagLithuania
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    miniPaint Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Support for Layers
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Create New Empty Images

    miniPaint VS Adobe Photoshop

     
    • miniPaint is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Adobe Photoshop.

    • miniPaint is Free and Open SourceAdobe Photoshop is Paid and Proprietary
  7. Acorn icon
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    Acorn is a photo editor built for the rest of us. With a simple interface and tools for adding everything from text, shapes, and effects, you can make the perfect picture in seconds and minutes, not hours and days.

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Non Destructive Editing
    2.  Support for Layers
    3.  Dark Mode

    Acorn VS Adobe Photoshop

     
    Comments about Acorn as an Alternative to Adobe Photoshop
    charumbem
    Positive Sep 21, 2018
    0

    This is a great little Mac app.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Acorn is a great Adobe Photoshop alternative.

    • Acorn is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Photoshop is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Acorn is LightweightAdobe Photoshop is not according to our users
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