![]() ![]() With an interface that betrays its mobile roots, Photoshop Express offers quick-and-easy access to slide bar adjustments and one-touch fixes for photos of all types. ![]() Although pared down compared to the premium Photoshop model, the Express variant does have several excellent options for editing photos with a much more gradual learning curve. If the above options seem too derivative or you want more of the Adobe experience without the associated price, Photoshop Express is another option worth considering. Photoshop Express Mark Coppock/Digital Trends Paint.NET is available as a free, traditional desktop program for Windows and a $7 app in the Microsoft Store. While Microsoft Paint could do little more than resizing images, Paint.NET can handle advanced photo editing you’d expect only Photoshop and other paid programs could perform. Paint.NET features an intuitive user interface that supports layers, an “unlimited undo” tool to back out of any mistake no matter how disastrous, various special effects, and other utilities. Paint.NET has surpassed Microsoft Paint in functionality and also provides more advanced features. The software initially was developed as a free replacement for Microsoft Paint, which comes standard with Windows. Created as a college undergraduate senior’s design project mentored by Microsoft, Paint.NET continues to be maintained by alumni of the program. Paint.NET is a case where the apprentice becomes the master. Making the jump from one to the other will take a little time, but you’ll save yourself a monthly subscription fee if you do. Overall, GIMP may feel like a free version of Photoshop, but it sports a unique look and experience. You can apply numerous filters, too, such as dropping a shadow, adding a neon effect, adding a glass tile, removing devilish red eyes, and so on. Icons in the toolbox represent specific tools, like Scale, Pencil, Paintbrush, Bucket Fill, Airbrush, Smudge, and more. When using a large display, or two monitors, you’ll have an expansive workspace to edit your images. You’ll also see two floating docks: One with the toolbox and another for managing layers, paths, brushes, and more. Once you launch the program, you’ll find a dedicated window that displays the image. It provides many professional-level editing and retouching tools - perfect for designers who can’t or won’t shell out hundreds of dollars for Adobe Photoshop. It’s available for MacOS, Windows, and Linux. Often heralded as the best free alternative to Photoshop, GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is an open-source application that relies on a community of volunteer developers who maintain and improve the product. There are great choices for both conventional desktop software, mobile apps, and web-based solutions that don’t require installing software. And if our top pick isn’t for you, be sure to check out the other options on this list. We provide more than 7,000 how-to articles, news articles, and best-of lists to help you build your photography skills, choose the best gear for your photography needs, and make the most out of your photo equipment. It offers a huge workspace and a wide variety of professional editing tools. Our top pick is GIMP, an open-source photo editing software available for the big three operating systems. We want to make more accessible and easier for more people to try it out and experience the product…I want to see Photoshop meet users where they’re at now…You don’t need a high-end machine to come into Photoshop. The plan is to offer free access to it, while holding out some of its best tools for those who subscribe, but it will allow enough of these basic editing features to be free so that it’s comparable to how Pixlr others do things. In Canada, the company is testing a “freemium” version of the web software and plans to open it up to larger audiences down the line. So, it’s natural that with so many users going the route of free or subscription-based web apps to modify photos instead of buying into Adobe’s hefty paid model, they’ve started to feel the heat. ![]()
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