We poked around and found 10 good prospects spanning Mac, Windows and Linux platforms, and suitable for amateurs and enthusiasts seeking a Photoshop alternative. We stuck to the desktop apps only because it much of serious image editing still takes place on the desktop.
Affinity Photo
Affinity Photo, a brand new app from Serif, has just emerged from an open beta as the closest pro-level Photoshop challenger yet. Not only does it works with Raw files, unlike most photo editors, it offers CMYK (four-color separation) alongside support for most popular photo formats, including PSD.
Mylio
Mylio, another newcomer, was launched recently for Windows and Mac, plus both mobile platforms, to manage and sync your photo collections.
Adobe Photoshop Elements
Adobe Photoshop Elements is essentially Photoshop Lite — the consumer version of the granddaddy of image editors. Elements borrows heavily from Photoshop in terms of core image editing functionality, but its interface differs vastly — it’s much more accessible, with a bright, friendly consumer feel.
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Adobe’s Lightroom photo manager was basically considered a direct competitor to Apple’s Aperture until the latter was discontinued. Lightroom is more of a photo manager than its sibling, Photoshop, but even so, it has a huge variety of image editing features that will likely satisfy most hobbyists.
Apple Photos
Apple Photos is the free Photoshop alternative for Mac. It replaced iPhoto and Aperture on the Mac desktop, providing full-featured organizational tools as well as consumer-level editing capabilities.
Pixelmator
At launch, Pixelmator became an instant favorite of the Mac community. The current version includes support for recent Apple technologies, including integration with the new Photos app, Force Touch trackpad and more.
GIMP
GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a free, open source semi-replica of Photoshop. This pro-level app is free and lets you accomplish much of what you can in Photoshop.
Corel AfterShot Pro
When photographers think about photo management, Adobe’s Photoshop Lightroom may spring to mind, but consider Corel’s AfterShot Pro.
Acorn
Flying Meat’s Acorn has been a perennial favorite for years among folks who have a bit of image editing to do for work or personal photos and can manage to organize their photo collection on their own.
CyberLink PhotoDirector
CyberLink Photo Director — like Adobe’s Photoshop,Photoshop Elements and Apple’s iPhoto — concentrates on image editing, with some management tools thrown in.
Source:The nextweb
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