Clip Studio Paint AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Photo Editors

The best Photo Editor alternative to Clip Studio Paint is Adobe Photoshop. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try MediBang Paint or Affinity. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Clip Studio Paint and 17 are Photo Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Photo Editor alternatives to Clip Studio Paint are Photopea, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite, Xara Designer Pro and Icecream Photo Editor.

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  1. Adobe Photoshop icon
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    Comprehensive raster graphics editor offering advanced photo and image editing features. Supports multiple layers, masks, alpha compositing, various color models, and has limited vector graphics, 3D, and video capabilities. Extensible via plug-ins.

    227 Adobe Photoshop alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
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    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Wine
    • ReactOS
     
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  2. MediBang Paint icon
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    MediBang Paint is a lightweight software for illustration and making comic books on Windows and Mac OS.

    77 MediBang Paint alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
     
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  3. Affinity icon
     70 likes

    Unified design solution merging advanced photo, vector, and layout tools for seamless workflow, non-destructive editing, RAW support, batch processing, AI enhancements, GPU acceleration, file compatibility, cloud asset integration, and tailored workspace options.

    72 Affinity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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  4. Photopea icon
     350 likes

    Browser-based image editing supports PSD, XCF, Sketch formats, advanced layers, vector tools, RAW photo support, and exports in 40+ formats. Fully client-side with AI background removal, content-aware tools, and privacy as files never leave your device.

    113 Photopea alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  5. Suite featuring tools for vector illustration, image editing, page layout, bitmap tracing to convert bitmaps to vectors, asset browsing, web page creation, screen capture, file compatibility, color management, and professional multi-page document design.

    87 CorelDRAW Graphics Suite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
     
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  6. Xara Designer Pro offers tools for illustration, photo editing, and desktop publishing, with exceptional vector design capabilities. Suitable for billboards, business cards, and more, it supports diverse file formats, provides abundant templates, and powers web design and prototyping without coding.

    58 Xara Designer Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Edit and manage photos on Windows with cropping, resizing, rotating, filters, stickers, drawing, collage layouts, organization tools, and support for JPG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, BMP. Features frames, blur, automatic enhancement, and a simple interface for easy editing.

    30 Icecream Photo Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  8. Seashore icon
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    Seashore is an open source image editor for Mac OS. It features gradients, textures and anti-aliasing for both text and brush strokes. It supports multiple layers and alpha channel editing. It is based around the GIMPs technology and uses the same native file format.

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    • Mac
     
  9. PixelStyle icon
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    PixelStyle Photo Editor for Mac is an all-in-one photo editing and graphic design software, providing professional high-quality photo processing tools to edit the photos, enhance and touch up photos on Mac OS X.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. XGimp icon
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    XGimp is a version of gimp that works on a mobile. It can be used as a paint program, image editor or a photo retouching program.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  11. AlterPhoto icon
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    AlterPhoto is powerful photo editor and image manipulation tool for Windows. It combines ease of use with powerful editing features powered by computer vision and generative AI. This program will become an indispensable tool for both photographers and graphic designers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. Photokit icon
     3 likes

    PhotoKit.com is integrated with a powerful online photo editor, smart brush, image quality enhancement, exposure repairment and image filters, splicing, cropping, transformation, painting, resizing, and can add text, shape, sticker, frame, round corners, etc.

    91 Photokit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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