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Best photo editing apps (Quick answer, for more detail you can scroll down)
- Canva
- GIMP
- Fotor
- Paint.net
- Adobe Photoshop Express Editor
- PicsArt (Bonus)
Canva
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Canva is a very popular free photo editing app that runs your browser like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, etc, it is used for making social media graphics, presentations, posters, youtube thumbnails, logos, banners, and more, and can you download the images in PNG, JPG, SVG and more. It was founded in 2012 in Perth, Australia.
Canva's founders are Melanie Perkins, Cliff Obrecht, and Cameron Adams, as of now it has more than 2000 employees and it provides templates and amazing features like one-click optimization, creating shadows, backgrounds, and different shapes, images default for free which helps its users to create the above-mentioned social media graphics easily.
I also personally use it for my graphic designing work and it is amazing. It is free and if you want more features in Canva then you can also upgrade to the paid subscription you want but we will discuss later the paid plan. It has more than 8000 templates and, you can also edit your videos on Canva and can download videos on mp4, GIF, and more.
If you want to make some color corrections and manual color selection like using hex codes, etc then Canva also allows this type of feature but there is a bad thing about color correction is that you can't even apply the same color changes to a whole set of pictures at once. Now let's also discuss the advantages and disadvantages of Canva -
Advantages of Canva
- It is very user-friendly.
- Available for all android and IOS devices.
- it helps you create good designs even if you are not a professional.
- It provides you a lot of different templates and filters.
- You don't have to pay for additional text, graphics, and images.
- You can also edit videos on Canva and can download them on MP4.
- You can download images in different formats like PNG and JPG for free.
Disadvantages of GIMP
- This site is down quite a bit and crashes sometimes.
- Its customer support is not so good.
- It doesn't support layers.
- Its mobile app is pretty difficult to use than the desktop version.
- Its background remover doesn't work too well.
Pricing
Free (everything you need to start designing)
- 250,000+ free templates.
- 100+ design types (social media posts, presentations, letters, and more)
- Hundreds and thousands of graphics and pictures.
- Invite members to your team.
- Collaborate and comment in real time.
- 5 GB of cloud storage.
Pro(Designing together just got better. Professional design made easy with unlimited access to premium tools and content.)
4000 INR with a 30-day free trial
- Everything free has and plus:
- 100 million + graphics, photos, audio, and videos.
- 610,000 plus premiums and templates with new designs daily.
- Remove images instantly with background remover.
- Save designs as templates for your team to use.
- 100 GB of cloud storage. for more info visit.
Enterprise(Empower your team, manage your brand, and scale your content all in one place. with a minimum of 25 people.)
2,200 INR per person
- Everything pro has, plus:
- Establish your brand's virtual identity with logos, colors, and fonts across multiple brand kits.
- control team uploads with Canva.
- Built-in workflow to get approval on your designs.
- Unlimited storage.
- Single sign-on (SSO). for more info visit.
GIMP (the GNU Image Manipulation Program)
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Gimp's full form (the GNU Image Manipulation Program) is the best free and open-source photo editor among all free photo editors. It was developed by GIMP development teams and its original authors are Spencer Kimball and Peter Mattis. GIMP is released under a GPL-3.0-or-later license and is available for Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, Solaris, AmigaOS 4, and Microsoft Windows.
It is available in 84 languages and it was released on 2 June 1884 around 24 years ago. It has many and lots of image editing tools that you find in paid photo editing software like Adobe Photoshop and new features are added daily on GIMP. It will help you create beautiful and good-looking graphics really fast.
It has many features like free-form drawing, and transcoding between different image file formats, it provides you the stamp and healing tools which will help you to eliminate flaws easily, and you also download the file in different formats like PNG, JPG and SVG, and more than 40 formats to install the image and they also provide a lot of filters to beautify it like Canva.
It has a huge collection of plugins to extend its utility a lot of useful plugins come pre-installed only for extra plugins you can easily install them from their official glossary and if you want that you could use Adobe Photoshop plugins on GIMP then also you can install them from their glossary and if you are worried that does it have layers then yes, it has layers for photo editing. Now let's also discuss some advantages and disadvantages of GIMP -
Advantages of GIMP
- Resizing and cropping images.
- Easy working with layers.
- Export images in more than 40 formats like JPG, PNG, SVG, GIF, and more.
- Has a huge number of filters and plugins.
- It has the tools of Photoshop which can give a feel of using Photoshop only.
- It has a big user community and the solutions to problems are easily available.
- It is open-source and available on browsers and all android and IOS devices.
Disadvantages of GIMP
- GIMP's selection tool isn't very precise.
- Has lower features than other paid software.
- Lack of customer support, since it's open-source software.
- Limit the use of Layers for photo editing.
- Cropping is also a bit difficult to use.
- Download time is slow since it's a large file.
Pricing of GIMP
Completely Free
It is completely it doesn't have any subscription model if you want to help them you can donate them easily.
Fotor
Image Credits - fotor.com
Fotor is also a good photo editing software for beginners, it is very good for those who want to do quick editing and beautify their images using the amazing tools of fotor and if you want to do simple editing then I would recommend you use Canva or Fotor because they make your work simple and in just one click you can make amazing changes on images like
In photos, you can alter your curves and levels without worrying about complexity or how to use high-end tools it is very simple in Fotor. Fotor is available on every major mobile device like android and IOS, desktop computers, and online browsers like Google Chrome, etc.
The founder of Fotor is Tony Duan, it was founded in 2012, it has more than 100 employees and its headquarters are in the USA(United States of America), California and as of now, it is owned by Chengdu Hengtu Technology Co., Ltd which is a Chinese company and the most important thing is that it is not entirely free you can use it for free but for more features, you have to buy subscriptions and their pricing is at the cheaper side only it is good. It is less than Canva.
This app has unique features like it has 1000+ design templates dimensions, it has 100+ exclusive photo effects, it has all basic effects, HDR tech, and basic edit adjustments like GIMP and Canva, basic portrait touch-up, 30+ stylized photo frames, advanced beauty features, backgrounds, and textures, regularly updated new content, high-resolution export options and more features are there on this photo editor.
But some features are not available on this site like there is no plugin support on this photo editor and it only supports the web they don't have their own app for android and IOS users which is not good. But overall, it's good because browsers are available on all sites and you can easily access them for android you can use Google Chrome. Now let's discuss some advantages and disadvantages of Fotor -
Advantages of Fotor
- Fantastic effects
- A wealth of tutorials
- Custom project dimensions
- Cloud-based storage
- Templates for almost any project
- A lot of stock elements like images are available and graphic designs too.
Disadvantages of Fotor
- Limited editing functions
- Premium profile necessary for important program features
Pricing
Fotor Basic which is 100% Free (Take it for a test drive, finish your quick project)
Features you will get with this plan -
- Basic edit adjustments
- Basic photo effects
- Basic portrait touch up
- Limited collage layouts
- Limited design resources
- Sync photos and works online to access anywhere
- Support JPG and PNG file formats for download
- High dynamic range (HDR) tech.
Features you will not get -
- 100+ Photo frames
- 300+ Stylish fonts
- Massive storage in the Fotor cloud
- Ad-free File management
- Auto-resized designs HD stock photos for personal and commercial use
- Stock photos and templates are updated weekly
- Priority email
Fotor Pro(Best for small businesses, freelancers, and designers)
8.99 US$ per month and 39.99 US$ billed annually.
features you will get with this plan
- All advanced editing tools
- 200+ Premium photo effects
- Advanced beauty touch-up
- 200+ Photo collage layouts
- 100,000+ Templates & design resources
- Sync photos and works online to access anywhere
- Supports HD files for download and printing (JPG, PNG, PDF)
- High dynamic range (HDR) tech 100+
- Photo frames 300+
- Stylish fonts
- Massive storage in the Fotor cloud
- Ad-free File management
- Auto-resized designs
- 1000 HD stock photos for personal and commercial use.
Features you will not get -
- Stock photos are updated weekly.
- Priority email support.
Fotor Pro Plus (Best for start-ups, agencies, and corporate marketing)
19.99 USD per month and 89.99 US billed annually
In this plan, you will get every feature
- Standardizing and simplifying your brand identity with brand fonts, colors, and logos
- Upload your fonts
- All advanced editing tools
- 200+ Premium photo effects
- Advanced beauty touch-up
- 200+ Photo collage layouts
- 100,000+ Templates & design resources
- Sync photos and works online to access anywhere
- Supports High definition good quality files for download and printing of (JPG, PNG, PDF) format files and images.
- High dynamic range (HDR) tech
- 100+ Photo frames 300+
- Stylish fonts
- Massive storage in the Fotor cloud
- Ad-free File management
- Auto-resized designs
- 1,000,000+ HD stock photos for personal and commercial use
- All new content such as stock photos, templates, stickers, fonts, and all design elements are updated weekly
- Priority email support
Paint.net
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If you are not good at editing and don't have any long experience with photo editing and you are finding a free, easy-to-edit, and user-friendly simple photo editing software this is the app you might be looking for because it is very free, easy-use and quick and supports amazing features in its new version which is Paint.net 4 its features are simple same intuitive user interface, you can Open & edit multiple images, Layers support like GIMP, Unlimited History, more optimized for today's hardware and more.
but the best thing that I like about Paint.net is that it supports layers like GIMP and has 10+ export formats to install your images. However, it doesn't have all the features of GIMP and provides fewer features than it does. But the worst thing that I don't like about Paint.net is that you can't install it on your Linux or MAC devices it is only supported for Windows.
It is available on Microsoft Windows and it is developed on .NET framework, its size is very low which is just only 9.2 MB, its developers are dotPDN, LLC, it was initially released on 6 MAY in the year 2004, it is available on more than 25 languages and its original author is Rick Brewster.
But there are two versions of Paint.net one is the classic version which is completely free and you can use it to edit your images by downloading it from their original website and the other is the paid one which is the store release you have to purchase it and then you can install it in your Windows computer.
It just provides a simple tool only for a simple task-it don't provide any complex tool for just a small task while editing your photos like GIMP because GIMP is recommended to those who want to edit photos as a professional and it is Paint.net's main selling point.
Many people get confused due to its name which is similar to Microsoft Paint which we have used in our schools to make drawings and they think that it is an updated version of Paint which is not true. It is a proper photo editing tool and if it gets compared with Microsoft Paint then definitely it can easily replace it. Now let's discuss some advantages and disadvantages of Paint.net -
Advantages of Paint.net
- Easy and convenient to use
- Many useful functions and effects
- Many useful plugins
- Clear and well-ordered user interface (UI)
- A lot of formats to export the edited image.
- Easy to find tutorials.
- Support layers.
Disadvantages of Paint.net
- Only available for Windows.
- It has limited brushwork.
- It has no burn and dodge.
- No text correction after you applied other effects.
Pricing
Classic release
It is completely free and it is available on their website.
Store release
It is not free and it is available on the Microsoft store you can purchase it under a trialware license and its cost is about just 7 USD which is quite cheap than other options in the market like Canva and Adobe.
Adobe Photoshop Express Editor(License Registerware)
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Adobe Photoshop Express Editor is a free and less featureful browser-based version of Adobe Photoshop which is the world's best photo editing software and is used by many popular YouTubers and bloggers around the world. It has a lot of cons like it only supports JPG format images under 16 MB. It was released in November 2016 for collage creation.
But along with a con, it also has a pro like it is cross-platform because it has mobile apps for android, IOS, and a browser mean you can use it on every device like a smartphone, iPad, etc this photo editor is also good for those who are obsessed with Adobe Photoshop and are interested in using a free photo editor from Adobe only.
Like Adobe Photoshop it is well-designed, user-friendly, and provides a lot of customizable tools to its users. Some of its amazing features are -
- It is cross-platform.
- Completely Free.
- Easy to use.
- Best for color, lighting, and exposure correction.
- Quick, fast, and well-optimized.
- We can easily apply advanced filters which are called looks.
- We can instantly share them on social media apps like Facebook, Twitter, etc.
- We can create beautiful collages.
This amazing photo editor has all the basic tools that you expect from Adobe. However, if you are a professional then I would recommend you use the paid version only because it doesn't have all the features of adobe like it doesn't support layers and if you want to use it, it requires flash.
It only supports basic tools but each tool in this photo editor is well-optimized, easy to use, and works just perfectly. However, its popular rivals like GIMP and Paint.net provides more features and simplicity than Adobe Photoshop Express but if you are a beginner and want to visit the Adobe ecosystem, and use their apps then this photo editor will be good for you.
The only problem that you might face or feel is its export option which is only available in JPG, you can edit an image of less than 16 MB only and it requires Flash. Now let's see a summary of its advantages and disadvantages -
Advantages of Adobe Photoshop Express
- It is cross-platform.
- Completely Free.
- Easy to use.
- Best for color, lighting, and exposure correction.
- Quick, fast, and well-optimized.
- We can easily apply advanced filters which are called looks.
- We can instantly share them on social media apps like Facebook, Twitter, etc.
- We can create beautiful collages.
Disadvantages of Adobe Photoshop Express
- Doesn't support layers.
- The only export option is JPG.
- Requires Flash.
- The above 16 MB image can not be edited.
Pricing
Free
Adobe Photoshop Express is completely free and has all the necessary tools.
Paid
Adobe Photoshop is the upgraded version of Adobe Photoshop Express and is the world's best photo editing software and has all advanced features.
PicsArt
Image credits - Playstore
Last but not least, PicsArt is a very popular photo editor like Canva and GIMP. It is used by beginners and professionals both because it is very simple to use and has a lot of features that would help you to high-quality images. They also allow you to share images on other social media platforms and draw with layers while editing images.
You can remove backgrounds, add borders and shadows, and can add stickers along with that basic features it has some advanced features like it supports layers, is cross-platform, has its own video editor for creating videos, video trimmer, slideshow maker, promo videos, subtitles, and resizing options and more. But the main thing is that it also supports more than 10 export formats which include JPG, PNG, SVG, PSD, BMP, and more.
But some problems that I faced with PicsArt are it is very large and occupy a lot of space, and a lot of ads pop up while editing videos and images which is annoying sometimes, if you are using PicsArt then you must have a good internet connection otherwise it may cause lagging issues, problems and sometimes it may crash.
Now let's also see the background of PicsArt it is a Miami, Florida-based company that creates photo editing and video editing tools both free and paid freemium also. They have a big social media community and the tutorials of PicsArt are easily available their website's UI is also good. PicsArt was developed by Hovhannes Avoyan who is a big entrepreneur. Some advantages and disadvantages of PicsArt are -
Advantages of PicsArt
- Loads of photo tools and effects.
- Drawing tools.
- Active social network.
- Highly adjustable filters.
- Layered effects.
- You can share it on social sites.
- It is cross-platform.
- It is free and provides a lot of templates and filters for editing.
Disadvantages of PicsArt
- Requires good internet connection.
- It is slow and lags sometimes.
- Occupy large space.
- A lot of ads.
Pricing
Free (Start creating with free photo and video editing tools)
- Powerful photo and video editing tools
- Thousands of free images and templates
- Always free
PicsArt Gold (Every tool you need to bring your ideas to life)
154.16 INR per month
- Thousands of templates, fonts, stickers, and tools at your fingertips
- Cross-platform access on both the mobile app and the web
- 20M+ high-res stock images including
- Shutterstock for personal and commercial use
- Remove and change image backgrounds with a click
- Bring movement to your photos with
- Picsart animation maker
- No watermarks whatsoever
- Save your designs as JPG, PNG, or PDF.
PicsArt Team (Manage and provide full premium access to multiple members under your account.)
210 INR per month (already includes everything from the Gold plan plus)
- Team management.
- Full premium access for every team member.
- Centralized billing and account administration.
- Priority support.
- File sharing and collaboration coming soon.
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