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Adobe Photoshop alternatives

Raster image editor for photo retouching and digital compositing.

Vendor
Adobe
List price
$22.99/mo
Free alternatives
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  1. GIMP

    86.4/100

    Raster editor for photo retouching, compositing, and design work.

    Licence
    GPL-3.0
    Platforms
    macos, windows, linux
    Self-hostable
    No
    Repo activity
    Not available
    Last verified
    October 24, 2026
    Why this rank
    FactorPointsWeight
    Licence opennessGPL-3.0 licence (open); not self-hostable31.845.5%
    Repository activityNo repository metadata; activity unavailable (not enough data)—0%
    PopularityNo repository metadata; traction unavailable (not enough data)—0%
    Feature coverage6 of 6 curated capability tags covered36.436.4%
    Costfree pricing model18.218.2%

    Points add up to the score. Factors without data are left out and the remaining weights are renormalised.

  2. Krita

    74.2/100

    Digital painting studio for illustrators, concept art, and comics.

    Licence
    GPL-3.0
    Platforms
    macos, windows, linux, android
    Self-hostable
    No
    Repo activity
    Not available
    Last verified
    October 24, 2026
    Why this rank
    FactorPointsWeight
    Licence opennessGPL-3.0 licence (open); not self-hostable31.845.5%
    Repository activityNo repository metadata; activity unavailable (not enough data)—0%
    PopularityNo repository metadata; traction unavailable (not enough data)—0%
    Feature coverage4 of 6 curated capability tags covered24.236.4%
    Costfree pricing model18.218.2%

    Points add up to the score. Factors without data are left out and the remaining weights are renormalised.

  3. Photopea

    51.8/100

    Browser image editor that opens layered PSD files without installing.

    Licence
    Free tier
    Platforms
    web
    Self-hostable
    No
    Repo activity
    Not available
    Last verified
    October 24, 2026
    Why this rank
    FactorPointsWeight
    Licence opennessFree tier licence (free-tier); not self-hostable6.445.5%
    Repository activityNo repository metadata; activity unavailable (not enough data)—0%
    PopularityNo repository metadata; traction unavailable (not enough data)—0%
    Feature coverage6 of 6 curated capability tags covered36.436.4%
    Costfreemium pricing model9.118.2%

    Points add up to the score. Factors without data are left out and the remaining weights are renormalised.