Alternatives to Photoshop? Check out 6 best free image editors
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When we talk about editing photos, probably the first thing that comes to mind is the Photoshop. However, if you don't have the money to spare, it's worth checking out some of the best free image editors on this list:
GIMP
O GIMP is one of the first projects open code for end users, which means that the platform has been developed (and is maintained) by many different programmers. Considered by many people to be one of the best free image editors on the market today, it is a great alternative to Photoshop. with is available for download on computers from various operating systems, including Linux, OS X, Windows, among others.
Adobe Photoshop Express
As its name suggests, the Adobe Photoshop ExpressEditor is a free, leaner version of Photoshop, with paid by Adobe – and also one of the best free image editors out there. O Express is available for use online, is for download No. Windows and on devices Android e iOS.
Pixlr
O Pixlr is one of the best free and online image editors available today, with features very similar to Photoshop. It is also known as Free Photoshop that's why. The site even offers the possibility of layering, expanding photo editing capabilities.
Currently, there are two versions of the image editor: the pixlr X, a more modest option with fewer features, and the Pixlr E, full version for professionals. Both open most image file types, including PSD. Pixlr is also available for download on devices Android e iOS.
Canva
O Canva, although it can be used for photo editing, it is one of the best free image editors for transform photos on cards, posters, invitations and posts on social networks. The site can be used free of charge and paid - unless you need the platform for professional use, the free version it will be enough.
The text editing tools available are quite intuitive and there is a large selection of backgrounds and other graphics to complete your designs. You can even add music and videos to your projects in Canva.
Photor
O Photor is one of the best free image editors for beginners — which does not mean that it cannot be used by professionals as well. With it, you can apply filters and noise corrections, among other photo editing features, such as cropping, editing curves, changing temperature, saturation, hue and adjusting sharpness.
The image editor allows manual changes of curves and levels, but without the complexity of more advanced tools. O Photor it also provides smart effects options as well as a tool for quick collage creation.
Just as Ashampoo, this image editor allows you to upload multiple images at once and the parallel editing between one photo and another. This functionality can be very useful if you want to standardize the adjustments made to a set of images.
Paint.NET
Just as GIMP, Paint.NET was born as a college project, this time guided by the ecosystem - O with continues to be maintained by its creator, Rick Brewster. Originally thought of as a free replacement for the Microsoft Paint, Paint.NET ended up surpassing its predecessor both in functionality and in features offered.
O Paint.NET is considered one of the best free image editors on the market and is compared to others software photo editing, such as Photoshop, Corel, Microsoft PhotoEditor and to himself GIMP — as with the aforementioned platforms, it is necessary to download in order to use the platform.
Have you used any of these software or sites before? Tell us which one you consider the best free image editor.
Sources: TechRadar, Digital Camera World, DigitalTrends
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