6 free Photoshop alternatives

Open-source projects that do what Adobe Photoshop does, no subscription required. Sorted by GitHub stars.

PhotoCraftalpha

replaces Photoshop

★ 63k

Photo editor written from scratch in Rust, part of the ArtCraft suite built as a free answer to Adobe Creative Cloud.

WindowsmacOSLinux

Graphite

replaces Illustrator, Photoshop

★ 28k

Vector and raster editor that runs in the browser, with node-based non-destructive editing.

Browser

Compositor

replaces Photoshop

★ 17k

Native macOS image editor built around Photoshop workflows: layers, masks, adjustment layers, content-aware fill and a Camera Raw filter.

macOS

Krita

replaces Photoshop

★ 11k

Digital painting and illustration app with advanced brushes, 2D animation and drawing tablet support.

WindowsmacOSLinux

GIMP

replaces Photoshop

★ 6.5k

The best-known open-source image editor: layers, masks, plugins and professional retouching.

WindowsmacOSLinux

miniPaint

replaces Photoshop

★ 3.5k

Image editor with layers, filters and effects that runs right in your browser, nothing to install.

Browser