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You shouldnt need to spend Adobe money to edit images and photos.
you could grab GIMP from theDownloads pageor use apackage manager like Flatpak for LinuxorMac equivalent Homebrew.
GIMP is even available on theWindows Store.
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Thankfully you’re free to resort to GIMPs plentifulhelp documentationandtutorialsto get up to speed.
If you put the time into learning how it works, its an excellent Photoshop alternative.
you might think of Paint.NET as a turbocharged version of the default Paint app thats included with Windows.
Paint.NET is highly optimized so you wont be waiting around for things to happen.
Core to the Paint.NET experience is an active community andbusy forum.
Paint.NET is a fast and easy-to-use image editor that all Windows users should have installed.
Though the interface differs between these versions, the base feature set is the same.
Fortunately, theres a rich suite of photo editing options available.
Images can be cropped, mirrored, rotated, and straightened too.
you’re free to use the Spot Fix tool to repair blemishes, but theres no red-eye removal.
Pixlr E looks just like Photoshop when starting a new project or opening an existing image.
you might work with layers and masks just like you might in Photoshop.
SumopaintandSumophoto
Like Pixlr, Sumopaint and Sumophoto have compelling free options but are ultimately paid products.
The apps are available as part of the Sumo Creative Suite.
Though they are two separate apps, Sumopaint and Sumphoto together make a fairly feature-complete Photoshop alternative.
Sumophoto is a photo editor with a decent number of adjustment parameters that work similarly to Apple Photos.
