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Photoshop Alternatives

Photoshop is looked upon as the only source for photo editing by most of the users around the world. There is no doubt that Photoshop is one of the best photo editing applications but there are some great alternatives to Photoshop. Some of the Photoshop Alternatives are even available for free. Moreover, Photoshop can be complicated to most users who do not need so many advanced photo editing options. Let us look at some of the best Photoshop Alternatives that are as good as Photoshop or even better.

5 Best Photoshop Alternatives You Must Try

1. Affinity Photo

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Affinity Photo

Affinity Photo is designed for Mac platform and comes with a significantly lower cost. It may be pretty new to the world of photo editing but has created a huge buzz. It is perfectly designed for the experts and professionals with all the necessary advanced photo editing features. In fact, the developers of the Affinity Photo claim that it is even better than the Photoshop in some ways. You can easily transfer all your Photoshop files to this wonderful application that supports a variety of file formats including Photoshop file format.

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2. GIMP

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Most users assume that good photo editing applications cannot be available at free of cost. GIMP is here to prove you wrong and that is what makes it so popular. It is a versatile and free application that can be run on various platforms including Mac, Windows and Linux. GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) is an open source application that gives you a variety of tools. One of the versions of GIMP comes with a similar looking interface as Photoshop to make it easier for the users to start using GIMP.

3. Sketch

 Sketch is a modern photo editing vector graphics application that gives you some great features at a much lower cost. This is designed to be run on Mac platform. At a much lower cost of just $99, It ensures that you do not miss any of the important photo editing features that are available in Photoshop. The user interface is comparatively simple that allows even the normal users to adopt it in place of Photoshop.

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4. Pixelmator

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Pixelmator comes with some simple but very useful features that make it very easy to export images directly to social media websites such as Flicks and Facebook. You can install it on any of the Pac platforms including iPhone and iPad. It may not be available for free but still, the price of the application is reasonably less with just $29.99. It is packed with almost all the tools that are available in Photoshop. The latest version comes with some significant improvements that make it faster and better.

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5. Pixlr

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Pixlr is another free photo editing application that can be installed on all iOS and Android devices. While its developers claim it to be the most popular photo editing application, there is no doubt that it is an extremely popular application. Photoshop users would find it even easier to migrate to Pixlr as it has a reasonably similar interface. The tools contained in the application let you create more than 600 effects.

Did you find the list helpful? If you know any best alternatives to Photoshop, tell us in the comment section below.

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