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hotoshop is an absolute staple of
modern graphic design, an
industry standard for over 30
years. It’s also insanely expensive
and no longer available as a stand-alone
program. You’ll pay Adobe a minimum of
$120 every year to use it as a part of a Creative
Cloud subscription (fave.co/3DkLt9y). That’s
a lot of dough to drop, especially if you’re
only using it for the occasional photo edit.
There are low-cost alternatives to
Photoshop, like Adobe’s own Photoshop
Elements (fave.co/3E7K5qw) or Affinity Photo
(fave.co/3FeMWPT). But if you’re looking to
get the job done without spending a dime,
you have a few surprising options. For even
more no-cost alternatives to popular software,
be sure to check out our roundup of the best
free software for your PC (fave.co/3J9elFk).A WEB-BASED PHOTOSHOP
CLONE: PHOTOPEA
Photopea (fave.co/3kCAVeJ) is a web-based
editor, available in any browser. The bigFive free Photoshop alternatives
for Windows
Photoshop is crazy expensive. If you’re looking to save some cash while hanging on to
powerful photo editing, check out these five programs. BY MICHAEL CRIDER