Design
Illustrator
$22.99/mo
2 free swaps: Affinity, Inkscape
Keep $276/yr
Photoshop costs about $276 a year. These free editors cover retouching, layers, PSD files and digital painting.
Rated by how safe they are to install. Established tools have years of use behind them; early alpha means brand-new.
Canva's former paid suite, free since October 2025. Opens PSD files and combines photo, vector and layout tools. Needs a free Canva account; AI tools need Canva Pro.
Photoshop-style editor in a browser tab, nothing to install. Opens PSDs faithfully. Free with ads; about $5/mo removes them.
The original open-source image editor, modernized with the 3.0 release. Powerful, with a steeper learning curve.
Open-source painting app built for illustrators and concept artists. Excellent brushes, layers and PSD support.
Quick browser photo editor for crops, cutouts and fixes. Free with ads and limited AI credits.
October 2026's viral AI-built Photoshop clone, part of a free 7-app Adobe rebuild. Fun to try, not ready for client work.
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