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Design · 13 alternatives

Instead of Adobe Photoshop, try one of these 13.

Every alternative is lined up against Adobe Photoshop on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Adobe Photoshop sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
Adobe PhotoshopWhat you have now
Industry-standard raster image editor for photos and compositing.
PricePaid
from $23/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Web · iOS
GIMP#1Our pick
Free, open-source image editor with layers, masks and plugins.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
Photopea#2
Photoshop-like editor right in the browser, opens PSD files.
PriceFreemium
ads, $5/mo to remove
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Affinity Photo#3
Professional photo editing with a one-time purchase.
PricePaid
$70 once
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · iOS
Krita#4
Open-source digital painting studio made by artists.
PriceFree
donations
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux · Android
Paint.NET#5
Lightweight free image editor for Windows with layers.
PriceFree
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win
Affinity Designer#6
Precise vector design with a flat, one-time price.
PricePaid
$70 once
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · iOS
Pixelmator Pro#7
Powerful, beautifully native image editor for the Mac.
PricePaid
$50 once
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Mac · iOS
Pixlr#8
Web photo editor with AI tools and filters.
PricePaid
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · iOS · Android
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite#9
Vector illustration and page layout design suite.
PricePaid
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac
Clip Studio Paint#10
Drawing app for comics and manga artists.
PricePaid
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · iOS · Android
Luminar Neo#11
AI-powered photo editor for RAW and portrait work.
PricePaid
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · iOS · Android
PhotoCraft#12
Open-source Photoshop-style editor with layers and vector tools.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux
PhotoSplice#13
Offline open-source PSD editor with layers and masks.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux

How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. Our pick, marked in lime, is the option we would point most people leaving Adobe Photoshop to first. How we compare.

Adobe Photoshop alternatives at a glance

Adobe Photoshop is a paid design app (from $23/mo). We compared 13 alternatives: 4 are open source, 5 are completely free, 0 can be self-hosted and 8 work fully offline. The most popular is GIMP, with 3.1k likes.

Most liked overallGIMP

Free, open-source image editor with layers, masks and plugins.

Free · Open source · Works offline
Best free optionKrita

Open-source digital painting studio made by artists.

Free · Open source · Works offline
Best open-source optionPhotoCraft

Open-source Photoshop-style editor with layers and vector tools.

Free · Open source
Best for offline useAffinity Photo

Professional photo editing with a one-time purchase.

Paid · Works offline

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