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Free Photoshop Alternatives: A Guide for Photographers

By Nicholas
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Picture this: you’re ready to dip your toes into the world of graphic design. You’ve got a great idea, a hot cup of coffee, and then it hits you – Adobe Photoshop is expensive! But don’t let that put out your creative flame.

Photoshop on computer screen

You ask yourself if there are free options available? Absolutely! Let’s explore….

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Free photo editors for Linux, Mac, and Windows

By John Watson
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Can’t afford Photoshop? Can’t justify the expense? What do you need in a good photo editor anyway? To me, the absolute essential features necessary for any photo editing app are:

  • Layers and layer masks (alpha editing). These features let you selectively apply edits and filters to portions of the image that you control.
  • Painting tools. Brushes in varying sizes and hardness. For painting masks, mostly.
  • Curves. Essential. A curves adjustment tool lets you control color, color saturation, contrast, brightness, and black white points. Curves is often the only tool I use.
  • Color adjustment. Hue and saturation adjustments.
  • Channel mixer/B&W converter. Some way to make black and white photos.
  • Filters. Blur and sharpen. You don’t need page curl or lens flare.

Without further ado, and in alphabetical order, some free apps that fit the bill:

Aviary Phoenix (Web app–All platforms)

The only web/online app in the list that supports layers and masks. “From basic image retouching to complex effects,

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