Photoshop Alternatives for PortableApps.com

Adobe Photoshop is not available for PortableApps.com but there are some alternatives with similar functionality. The best PortableApps.com alternative 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 seven of them are available for PortableApps.com so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting PortableApps.com alternatives to Adobe Photoshop are Krita, MyPaint, PhotoFiltre and LazPaint.

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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GIMP
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Photo Editor
Digital Painting Tool
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204 GIMP alternatives
GIMP is a free program for such photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. Essentially it's the closest thing to Photoshop you can get for free.
- - GIMP is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Adobe Photoshop.
- - GIMP is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Adobe Photoshop.
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GIMP Features
1. Support for LayersGIMP supports the organization of elements through a hierarchical order that can be manipulated/viewed independently.
2. DRM FreeNo Digital rights management (DRM), i.e. no copy protection.
3. Ad-freeGIMP doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
4. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsGIMP can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
5. Dark ModeGIMP supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
6. PortableGIMP can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
7. Works OfflineGIMP can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
8. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in GIMP without registration.
9. Custom BrushesYou can use modified/custom brushes in GIMP.
Customizable
Photo effects
High-resolution images
Retouch photos
Open PSD files
Color to Alpha
Image Processing
Select by Color
Built-in Color picker
Batch image manipulation
Comments about GIMP as a Alternative to Adobe Photoshop
Almost everyone thinks GIMP is a great Adobe Photoshop alternative.
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Conner Vieira
If you're used to Photoshop, GIMP will feel very unusual, since it has very different ways of doing things. That being said, its more than capable of keeping up with Photoshop on a technical level, and well exceeds Photoshop's abilities (if at the cost of intuitiveness) in my opinion
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pyudev
GIMP is a great alternative to Adobe Photoshop!

It's free and open source. Anyone can contribute to fix glitches etc. Also contains a lot of features. If you cant get used to the user interface of GIMP you can check out a plugin called PhotoGIMP.
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Guest
If you area already familiar with Photoshop, GIMP is almost completely alien, even though it can do pretty much anything Photoshop can. It just does things very differently.

On the other hand, if this is the first professional editor you use, I think the learning curve is as steep or as lean as Photoshop.
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Elmir Farouk
Maybe the colsest one to photoshop after Affinity photo of course !
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Susan Baker
It's super easy to use and it's free and open source!
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Krita
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145 Krita alternatives
Krita is a professional Free and open source (FOSS) painting program. It is made by artists that want to see affordable art tools for everyone within concept art, texture and matte painters, illustrations and comics.
- - Krita is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Adobe Photoshop.
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Krita Features
1. Keyframe AnimationCompositions can be keyframed in Krita, allowing you to change the parameters over time.
2. LightweightKrita consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. Drawing Tablet SupportKrita supports the use of external drawing tablets as input devices.
4. Support for LayersKrita supports the organization of elements through a hierarchical order that can be manipulated/viewed independently.
5. Non Destructive EditingKrita can make changes to a file without overwriting the original data, which remains available in case you want to revert to it.
6. Custom BrushesYou can use modified/custom brushes in Krita.
7. Color PickerKrita allows you to select and copy a color property from an image, object, or shape.
8. Dark ModeKrita supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
9. Pressure SensitivityKrita can change attributes like thickness or opacity, based on how much force you apply to your stylus/finger.
Digital Drawing
Blending brushes
Drawing 2D
Advanced brush settings
Digital-painting focused
Color blending
Sketching
Texture painting
Adjustment Layers
Cross-Platform
Comments about Krita as a Alternative to Adobe Photoshop
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Guest
I like Krita as an alternative to Photoshop because it's open source and free from the tyranny of Adobe Subscriptions
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Guest
Was born as a sketching app, now it includes all the Gimp features. Plus new features recently introduced (for example Smart clone, that acts as the content aware brush in Photoshop). In my opinion it is much faster and useful than Gimp. Can be a valid Phototshop replacement.
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Soul Rain
photoshop is a photo editing software; krita is a painting and sketching app
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Antain Rhys
Photoshop is photo editing software. Krita is for painting and sketching. Creating digital artwork. Photoshop can do bits of this but it's not really designed for it. That's why Adobe created Illustrator. Krita is 100% an alternative to Illustrator.
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fomenkois
It works with legacy graphics card, it's intuitive, it has super transform tools
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MyPaint
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Digital Painting Tool
Image Editor
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128 MyPaint alternatives
MyPaint is a fast painting program with an emphasis on full-screen use. It lets you focus on the art instead of the program. You work on your canvas with minimum distractions, bringing up the interface only when you need it.
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MyPaint Features
1. Support for LayersMyPaint supports the organization of elements through a hierarchical order that can be manipulated/viewed independently.
2. Distraction-freeMyPaint has a distraction-free mode for when you need to focus.
3. Drawing Tablet SupportMyPaint supports the use of external drawing tablets as input devices.
4. PortableMyPaint can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
5. Custom BrushesYou can use modified/custom brushes in MyPaint.
6. Ad-freeMyPaint doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Sketching
Infinite canvas
Fullscreen support
Color blending
Comments about MyPaint as a Alternative to Adobe Photoshop
Most users think MyPaint is a great Adobe Photoshop alternative.
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uhada
If you're looking for a painting app, MyPaint may be a good alternative to Photoshop. It has infinite canvas, good, natural brushes and overall good tools.
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wee soft
Free and good performance
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sedeti
My paint is not a image editor
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Guest
MyPaint is a program for digital art. Though GIMP can be used for that purpose, GIMP is also an image editing software.
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mypaint is really only for drawing, it's not an image editor
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PhotoFiltre
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Image Editor
Windows
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124 PhotoFiltre alternatives
PhotoFiltre 7 is a complete image retouching program. It allows you to do simple or advanced adjustments to an image and apply a vast range of filters on it. It is simple and intuitive to use, and has an easy learning curve.
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PhotoFiltre Features
1. Support for LayersPhotoFiltre supports the organization of elements through a hierarchical order that can be manipulated/viewed independently.
2. PortablePhotoFiltre can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Special effects
Retouch photos
Multiple languages
Comments about PhotoFiltre as a Alternative to Adobe Photoshop
Most users think PhotoFiltre is a great Adobe Photoshop alternative.
Guest
In my opinion it provides most intuitive way to edit photos.
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Guest
Very fast & lightweight but still powerful with great features. Doesn't take forever to load for quick edits
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LazPaint
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Digital Painting Tool
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43 LazPaint alternatives
Raster & vector graphic editor with many tools and filters, written in Lazarus (Free Pascal). Portable, 32bit (under 3mb) & 64bit (3.55mb) versions, ORA format & 16384x16384 image support. In app 3D import & rendering.
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LazPaint Features
1. LightweightLazPaint consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Support for LayersLazPaint supports the organization of elements through a hierarchical order that can be manipulated/viewed independently.
3. PortableLazPaint can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Transparent images
Reads PDN Format
Pixel accuracy
Export to SVG
Support for SVG
Comments about LazPaint as a Alternative to Adobe Photoshop
Some users think LazPaint is a great Adobe Photoshop alternative, some don't.
maurosoft391
the software is poorly designed
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Fotografix
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Image Editor
Photo Editor
Windows
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92 Fotografix alternatives
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
SmartDeblur
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Image Editor
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14 SmartDeblur alternatives
Restoration of distorted images is one of the most interesting and important problems of image processing - from the theoretical, as well as from the practical point of view. There are especial cases: blurring due to incorrect focus and blurring due to movement - and these very...
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SmartDeblur Features
1. PortableSmartDeblur can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Retouch photos
Image Processing
Discontinued
From twitter: "We released SmartDeblur 2.3 - HOME and PRO versions ... 525 days ago"See version and other info: http://smartdeblur.net/download.html