ImageJ AlternativesImage Editors and other similar apps like ImageJ

ImageJ is described as 'Public domain, Java-based image processing program developed at the National Institutes of Health. ImageJ was designed with an open architecture that provides extensibility via Java plugins and recordable macros' and is a Image Editor in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 25 alternatives to ImageJ for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, Linux and Android apps. The best ImageJ alternative is Adobe Photoshop. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Photopea or Fotor. Other great apps like ImageJ are Fiji, Spotiplus, Ashampoo Photo Optimizer and Topaz Studio.

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

ImageJ

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Image Editor

ImageJ is a public domain, Java-based image processing program developed at the National Institutes of Health. ImageJ was...

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Adobe Photoshop
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Paid • Proprietary
Image Editor
Photo Editor
Digital Painting Tool
Mac
Windows
Online
iPad
Wine
ReactOS
227 Adobe Photoshop alternatives
Adobe Photoshop is a raster graphics editor developed and published by Adobe Inc. for Windows and macOS. It was originally created in 1988 by Thomas and John Knoll.
- - Adobe Photoshop is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & iPad alternative to ImageJ.
- - Adobe Photoshop is the most popular commercial alternative to ImageJ.
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Adobe Photoshop Features
1. RAW Photo EditorsAdobe Photoshop supports viewing and editing of uncompressed data images (RAW).
2. Support for LayersAdobe Photoshop supports the organization of elements through a hierarchical order that can be manipulated/viewed independently.
3. Color PickerAdobe Photoshop allows you to select and copy a color property from an image, object, or shape.
4. Content-Aware FillAdobe Photoshop can quickly remove objects from your photo and it will fill in the picture based on the rest of the available content.
5. Non Destructive EditingAdobe Photoshop can make changes to a file without overwriting the original data, which remains available in case you want to revert to it.
6. Hardware AcceleratedAdobe Photoshop can use the GPU and CPU to speed up rendering, conversion, and overall performance.
7. Pressure SensitivityAdobe Photoshop can change attributes like thickness or opacity, based on how much force you apply to your stylus/finger.
8. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsAdobe Photoshop can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
9. Works OfflineAdobe Photoshop can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
Color correction
Photo effects
Advanced brush settings
Image Processing
Raster graphics
Intuitive Interface
Resizing dpi
License management
Integrated stock library
Drawing 2D
Comments about Adobe Photoshop as a Alternative to ImageJ
This alternative is disputed. Adobe Photoshop is still a legitimate ImageJ alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
ph soft
ImageJ is used a lot for quantitative image analysis. Photoshop is used to make nice picture.
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ImageJ is for scientifc image analysis
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Photopea
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Freemium • Proprietary
Image Editor
Digital Painting Tool
Photo Editor
Online
106 Photopea alternatives
Online photo editor, which can work with PSD, XCF and Sketch files (Photoshop, Gimp and Sketch App). Convert between PSD, XCF, JPG, PNG and many other formats.
- - Photopea is the most popular free alternative to ImageJ.
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Photopea Features
1. Support for LayersPhotopea supports the organization of elements through a hierarchical order that can be manipulated/viewed independently.
2. RAW Photo EditorsPhotopea supports viewing and editing of uncompressed data images (RAW).
Web-Based
Open PSD files
Vectorize raster images
Sketch to PSD
Photoshop-like
Realtime magic wand tool
Free API
Browser-based
Import from Sketch
Text tool
Fotor
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Freemium • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
Online
Android
iPhone
188 Fotor alternatives
Fotor is a online picture editor and graphic designer, allowing you to use online photo editing tools, such as add filters, frames, text, stickers and effects…and apply design tools to make creative photo designs and graphics.
- - Fotor is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to ImageJ.
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Fotor Features
Collage
Photo effects
Handwriting recognition
Design template
Blur Filter
Automatic brightness dimming
Retouch photos
Fiji
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
11 Fiji alternatives
Fiji is an image processing package—a "batteries-included" distribution of ImageJ, bundling a lot of plugins which facilitate scientific image analysis.
- - Fiji is the most popular Linux alternative to ImageJ.
- - Fiji is the most popular Open Source alternative to ImageJ.
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Fiji Features
Image Processing
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Almost everyone thinks Fiji is a great ImageJ alternative.
Spotiplus
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Free • Proprietary
Android
Android Tablet
Spotify
271 Spotiplus alternatives
With SpotiPlus, you can design nice looking cover arts for your Spotify playlists, tracks, albums, podcasts...in less than 1 minute. SpotiPlus is made by passionate people about Music, with the goal to help other Music fans organize and design better cover arts for their Spotify...
- - Spotiplus is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to ImageJ.
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Spotiplus Features
Spotify integration
Playlists
Ashampoo Photo Optimizer
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Freemium • Proprietary
Photo Editor
Windows
221 Ashampoo Photo Optimizer alternatives
Ashampoo Photo Optimizer 8 enhances your photos at the click of a button! The program fully automatically adjusts colors, contrasts and exposure settings to perfection for individual images or entire collections.
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Topaz Studio
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Paid • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
53 Topaz Studio alternatives
Topaz Studio 2 has only one purpose: creative photo editing. This starts after you select your image and ends when you export your finished work. It’s designed specifically around the artisanal post-processing workflow of carefully crafting a single image to your vision.
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Photomator
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Freemium • Proprietary
Image Editor
Photo Editor
Raw Photo Editors
Mac
iPhone
iPad
54 Photomator alternatives
Photomator is the most powerful photo editing app ever designed for a mobile device. It features over 30 desktop-class color adjustments, support for over 600 RAW image formats, including Apple ProRAW, deep integration with the Photos app and iCloud Photos, tools powered by...
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Photomator Features
1. RAW Photo EditorsPhotomator supports viewing and editing of uncompressed data images (RAW).
2. Batch EditingPhotomator allows you to select multiple items (tasks, files, images etc) and edit their properties all at once.
3. Color PickerPhotomator allows you to select and copy a color property from an image, object, or shape.
AI-Powered
Photo effects
Presets
Batch processing
Color correction
Batch image manipulation
PixelStyle
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Freemium • Proprietary
Image Editor
Photo Editor
Mac
174 PixelStyle alternatives
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.
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PixelStyle Features
Retouch photos
Edit screenshots
Roxio Creator
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Paid • Proprietary
Video Converter
Audio Converter
Disc Burner
Windows
328 Roxio Creator alternatives
If you are looking for an efficient suite that includes graphic and video editing capabilities, as well as CD/DVD burning features, you should know Roxio Creator NXT is a top contender. It lets you edit, capture, convert and burn video content, rip audio files and share your...
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Roxio Creator Features
1. Ad-freeRoxio Creator doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
CDDB access
Ringtone Maker
Upload directly to YouTube
Rotate Video
Video Stabilization
Aeskulap
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Free • Open Source
DICOM Viewer
Linux
9 Aeskulap alternatives
Aeskulap is a medical image viewer capable to load a series of special images stored in the DICOM format for review, query and fetch DICOM images from archive nodes (also called PACS) over the network.
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Photokit
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Free • Proprietary
Image Editor
Photo Editor
Online
Software as a Service (SaaS)
94 Photokit alternatives
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.
- - Photokit is the most popular SaaS alternative to ImageJ.
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Photokit Features
1. Remove Image BackgroundPhotokit automatically detects and selects the background of an image for removal/replacement.
Photo effects
Scanner
Photographic filters