Free Photoshop Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Adobe Photoshop for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best free Windows alternative is GIMP, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Adobe Photoshop and loads of them are free and available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Windows alternatives to Adobe Photoshop are Krita, Paint.NET, MyPaint and Photoscape.

Adobe Photoshop alternatives are mainly Image Editors but may also be Digital Painting Tools or Photo Editors. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Adobe Photoshop.

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Black Ink
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Freemium • Proprietary
Digital Painting Tool
Image Editor
Windows
37 alternatives to Black Ink
Black Ink is a digital painting software that uses your computer's rendering hardware to provide a perfectly responsive experience no matter your picture's size.
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Black Ink Features
1. Node BasedBlack Ink supports node editing, a form of visual programming that gives you full control over the rendering.
GPU Acceleration
Image Processing
Convert Photo to Painting
photivo
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Raw Photo Editors
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GIMP
37 alternatives to photivo
Photivo is a multi platform photo processor for RAW and bitmap images with 16 bit precision. Photivo tries to give the user as much control as possible to express his creativity and to allow flexible adjustments for the various needs in photography.
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photivo Features
Image Processing
Discontinued
From their website: “Photivo has not been in development for several years. This page is outdated.”

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Fotografix
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Free • Proprietary
Image Editor
Photo Editor
Windows
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92 alternatives to Fotografix
In addition to being totally portable, Fotografix has a ridiculously small footprint. Its a 370Kb download and about 700Kb once extracted. Despite its size, most of the features I rely on in Photoshop are available.
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Fotografix Features
1. PortableFotografix can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Photo effects
PixBuilder
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Free • Proprietary
Image Editor
Windows
144 alternatives to PixBuilder
Free Photo Editing Software for PC

PixBuilder Studio is a free image editing software program for digital photo editing, images processing, and resizing. For digital photo editing, you can use its many professional quality functions. PixBuilder Studio allows you to use the foll.
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PixBuilder Features
1. LightweightPixBuilder consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Support for LayersPixBuilder supports the organization of elements through a hierarchical order that can be manipulated/viewed independently.
Color correction
Verve Painter
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Free • Proprietary
Digital Painting Tool
Windows
63 alternatives to Verve Painter
Verve (Dictionary: Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas, especially in artistic performance or composition...) is the result of a curious idea I had to try using the graphics hardware to run a fluid dynamics simulation.
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Verve Painter Features
1. PortableVerve Painter can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Vector painting
Project DogWaffle
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Freemium • Proprietary
Digital Painting Tool
Windows
117 alternatives to Project DogWaffle
Project Dogwaffle lets you be creative without the fear of messing up your clothes. No sudden spills, no funny fumes. You can paint, erase it, and try again, and again, and again......

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RealWorld Paint
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Free • Proprietary
Image Editor
Digital Painting Tool
Windows
71 alternatives to RealWorld Paint
RealWorld Paint is an free portable image/photo/animation editor. It supports layers with styles and can import and export Photoshop, GIMP and Paint.net images with layers.
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RealWorld Paint Features
1. PortableRealWorld Paint can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Support for LayersRealWorld Paint supports the organization of elements through a hierarchical order that can be manipulated/viewed independently.
Retouch photos
Discontinued
The program is no longer updated. Last version, 2013.1, released in June 2013, can be still downloaded from the official website.
Gimel Studio
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Free • Open Source
Image Editor
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Windows
Linux
22 alternatives to Gimel Studio
Gimel Studio is a non-destructive, 2D image editor focused on simplicity, speed, elegance and usability.
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Gimel Studio Features
1. Node BasedGimel Studio supports node editing, a form of visual programming that gives you full control over the rendering.
2. Non Destructive EditingGimel Studio allows you to make changes to a file without overwriting the original data, which remains available in case you want to revert to it.
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Image Analyzer
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Free • Proprietary
Image Editor
Windows
76 alternatives to Image Analyzer
Advanced image editing, enhancement and analysis software. The program contains both most image enhancement features found in conventional image editors plus a number of advanced features not even available in professional photo suites.

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PhotoPad
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Image Editor
Photo Editor
Photo Sharing App
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Kindle Fire
111 alternatives to PhotoPad
PhotoPad picture editor is the fastest and most fun way to edit your digital photos. PhotoPad is one of the most stable, easy-to-use, and comprehensive photo editors available.
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PhotoPad Features
Convert Photo to Painting
Blur Filter
Correct Red Eyes
Image Processing
Noise Reduction
Photo effects
Retouch photos
Photographic filters
Crop images