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Adobe alternatives
Adobemaydominatethephoto-editingsoftware
market,buttherearemany moreoptionsavailable.
James Abbott looks at free and low-cost alternatives
Transferable
skills
Movingtonewsoftwarecan
bedauntingbutsomeoptions
in thisround-upusethe
samekeyboardshortcuts
asPhotoshop.
Creativefilters
ManyAdobealternatives
featureone-clickadjustments
thatallowyoutoeffectivelyedit
atthetouchofa buttonwith
roomforcustomisation.
Powerful
features
Someoftheoptionsare
comparabletotheirAdobe
counterparts,andsome
offerevenmorein the
wayoffeatures.
Professional
quality
Adobemaybetheindustry
standardbutmany
professionalsareswitchingto
thelikesofSkylumLuminar
andAffinityPhoto.
Subscription-free
Editingsolutionsthatcost
nomoneyorareavailablewith
a perpetuallicencerather
thana subscription.
Rawprocessing Layers
16-bit
images
Desktop,
phoneorweb Operatingsystem Systemrequirements Price
Snapseed Yes No,butadjustments
canbestacked
No Phone Android and iOS Android 4.4 and above/iOS 9.0 and above Free
Pixlr No Yes No Web, phone Browser-based editing Windows7 andabove/Mac OS 10.9 or later/Linux/latest
versionof browser
Free
VSCO Yes No,butfilterscan
bestacked
No Phone Android and iOS Android 4.4 and above/iOS 11.0 and above Freeto £18.49
peryear
GIMP No,butworkswith
Darktable and RawTherapee
Yes Yes Desktop Linux,MacOS
andWindows
Linux/Mac OS 10.9 and above/Windows 7 and above Free
Serif Affinity Photo Yes Yes Yes Desktop Mac OS and Windows MacOS10.9andabove/Intel64-bitCore2 Duoor betterand
2GBRAM/Windows7 SP1andabove,64-bitOSand2GBRAM
£48.99
Skylum Luminar 3 Yes Yes Yes Desktop Mac OS and Windows MacOS10.10.5andabove,Intel64-bitCore2 Duoor better
and 8GB RAM/Windows 7 64-bit and above and 8GB RAM
£65
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Testbench ROUND-UP