Comparison of raster graphics editors

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Raster graphics editors can be compared by many variables, including availability.

## Contents

* 1 List
* 2 General information
* 3 Operating system support
* 4 Features
* 5 Color spaces
* 6 File support
* 7 See also
* 8 Notes
* 9 References
* 10 External links

## List

Free and open-source software | Proprietary software

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Freeware, trialware, freemium, shareware | Commercial (paid)

* CinePaint
* Darktable
* DigiKam
* F-Spot (inactive)
* Fotografix
* G'MIC
* GIMP
* GimPhoto
* GIMPshop
* GNU Paint (inactive)
* GrafX2
* GraphicsMagick
* gThumb
* Hugin
* ImageJ
* ImageMagick
* KolourPaint
* Krita
* LazPaint
* LightZone
* mtPaint
* MyPaint
* Panorama Tools
* Pencil2D
* Phatch (inactive)
* Pinta
* Rawstudio
* RawTherapee
* Seashore
* Shotwell
* Tile Studio
* Tux Paint
* UFRaw

* Ability Photopaint
* ACD Canvas X (formerly Deneba Canvas)
* Acorn Image Editor
* ArcSoft PhotoImpression
* Artipic
* ArtRage
* Autodesk SketchBook Pro
* Bloom Image Editor
* Brush Strokes Image Editor
* Chasys Draw IES
* Clip Studio Paint
* CodedColor PhotoStudio Pro
* Erdas Imagine
* FastStone Image Viewer
* Fatpaint
* GraphicConverter
* Helicon Filter
* IrfanView
* Iridient Developer
* Kid Pix
* LiveQuartz
* LView Pro
* Microsoft Paint
* NeoPaint
* OpenCanvas
* Paint Tool SAI
* Paint.NET
* Photogenics
* PhotoLine
* Photo Mechanic
* Photos (Apple app)
* Photo Raster
* PhotoScape
* Photopea[1]
* PicMaster
* Pixelmator
* Pixia
* PMview
* Portrait Professional
* Project Dogwaffle
* QFX
* Serif PhotoPlus
* TVPaint
* Xara Photo & Graphic Designer
* XnView
* Zoner Photo Studio

* ACDSee
* Adobe Photoshop
* Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
* Adobe Photoshop Elements
* Affinity Photo
* Capture One
* Corel Painter
* Corel Painter Essentials
* Corel PaintShop Pro
* Corel Photo-Paint
* Pixlr
* PicMonkey
* Picsart
* Procreate

Discontinued

* Adobe Fireworks
* Adobe ImageReady
* Adobe PhotoDeluxe
* Aldus PhotoStyler
* Apple Aperture
* ArtRage Starter Edition
* Barco Creator
* Bibble
* Brilliance
* Dazzle Draw
* Degas Elite
* Deluxe Paint

* Deluxe Paint Animation
* DigiPaint
* Dr. Halo
* iPhoto
* KoalaPainter
* MacPaint
* Micrografx Picture Publisher
* Microsoft Digital Image (formerly Microsoft Picture It!)
* Microsoft Office Picture Manager
* Microsoft Photo Editor
* NeoChrome
* PC Paintbrush

* PCPaint
* Picasa
* PhotoPerfect
* Photon Paint
* Picnik
* Quantel Paintbox
* SuperPaint (Macintosh)
* Ulead PhotoImpact
* Unified Color HDR PhotoStudio
* xRes

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## General information

Basic general information about the editor: creator, company, license, etc.

| Description  | Creator  | First public release date  | Latest stable version  | Latest stable release date[lower-alpha 1] | List price (United States dollar )  | Software license

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Ability Photopaint | Part of Ability Office  | Ability Software  | 2001  | 10  | 2020  |  | Proprietary
ACDSee Home | Changed name in 2021 to Photo Studio Home  |  |  | 2020  | 2019  | $59  | Proprietary
ACDSee Pro | Changed name in 2021 to Photo Studio Pro  |  |  | 2020  | 2019  | $99  | Proprietary
ACDSee Ultimate | Changed name in 2021 to Photo Studio Ultimate  |  |  | 2020  | 2019  | $149  | Proprietary
Acorn Image Editor  | Image editor and graphics creator for macOS | Flying Meat Inc.  | 2007  | 6.6.3  | 2020  |  | Proprietary
Adobe Fireworks*  | Alternative to 1 targeted at web designers, discontinued after CS6  | Macromedia  | 1998  | CS6 / 12.0  | 2012 (dead/discontinued)  |  | Proprietary
Adobe Photoshop | Professional image editor and graphics creation tool  | Adobe Systems | 1990  | CC 2021 / 22.4.1  | 2021  | $9.99 per month  | Proprietary
Adobe Photoshop Elements | Raster graphics editor for entry-level photographers, image editors and hobbyists  |  |  | 2021  | 2020  | $99  | Proprietary
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom  | Photo editor  | Adobe Systems | 2007  | 10.0  | 2020  | $9.99 per month  | Proprietary
Affinity Photo | Professional image editor for Windows, macOS and iOS  | Serif Europe  | 2015  | 1.9.0  | 2021  | $49.99  | Proprietary
Artipic | Image editor for Windows and macOS  | Artipic AB  | 2014  | 2.6  | 2017  |  | Proprietary
ArtRage | Digital paint program for tablet computers | Ambient Design  | 2004  | 6  | 2019  |  | Proprietary
Artweaver | Emulates physical painting experience on a computer  | Boris Eyrich  | 2002  | 7.0.10  | 2021  | Freeware | Proprietary
Autodesk SketchBook Pro | Paint and drawing toolset for use with digitized pen tablets & tablet computers | Autodesk | 2004  | 8.4.3 (Android 4.0.6, iOS 4.1)  |  | Freeware | Proprietary
Bibble*  | Photo editor and organizer with camera raw file support  | Bibble Labs  | 2000  | 5.2.3  | 2011  |  | Proprietary
Bloom | Procedural node-based image editor  | Sad Cat Software  | 2015  | 1.0.467  | 2016  |  | Proprietary
Brush Strokes Image Editor | Image editor like Windows Paint  | Paul Bird  | 2004  | 2.0  | ? (dead/discontinued)  | Freeware | Proprietary
Capture One | Professional raw converter and image editor  | Phase One  | 2002  | 13.1.3  | 2020  |  | Proprietary
Chasys Draw IES | Image editor with layers, animation, icon edit, super-res, batch and camera raw  | John Paul Chacha  | 2001  | 5.09.01  | 2021  | Freeware | Proprietary
CinePaint | Moving picture, photo and graphics editor  | Robin Rowe  | 2002  |  |  | Free  | GPL-2.0-or-later
CodedColor PhotoStudio Pro | An bitmap graphics editor and image organizer for Windows pc  | 1STEIN Corp.  | 2001  | 8.2  | 2020  |  | Proprietary
Corel PaintShop Pro  | Advanced image editor and graphics creator  | Jasc Software  | 1992  | 2021 Update 1  | 2020  |  | Proprietary
Corel Painter | Made to create natural-looking artistic images (for Professional)  | Mark Zimmer, Tom Hedges, John Derry  | 1991  | 2022  | 2021  |  | Proprietary
Corel Painter Essentials | Made to create natural-looking artistic images (for beginner)  | Mark Zimmer, Tom Hedges, John Derry  | 2003  | 8  | 2020  | $39.99  | Proprietary
Corel PHOTO-PAINT  | Professional image editor and graphics creator with advanced features, part of Corel Draw Graphics Suite  | Corel Corporation  | 1992  | 2021  | 2021  |  | Proprietary
darktable | Photography workflow application and raw developer  | Johannes Hanika  | 2009  |  |  | Free  | GPL-3.0-or-later
Deluxe Paint*  | Efficient bitmap and true-color paint program with rendering features and advanced animation capabilities.  | Dan Silva  | 1985  | 5.2  | 1995  |  | Proprietary
Deneba Canvas X3  | Graphics editor and creator supporting both raster graphics and vector graphics.It also work on GIS data.  | Jorge Miranda, Joaquin de Soto, Manny Menendez  | 1987  | 14  | 2020  |  | Proprietary
DigiKam | Free photo organizer and image editor  | Renchi Raju, Gilles Caulier  | 2002  |  |  | Free  | GPL-2.0-or-later
Digital Photo Professional | Photo organizer and image editor from Canon  | Canon Inc. |  | 4.14.0  | 2021  |  | Proprietary
Erdas Imagine  | Advanced remote sensing and GIS ability;
handles multispectral images  | ERDAS, Inc.  | 1980  | 2016 (16)  | 2016  |  | Proprietary
Fatpaint | Full featured web-based graphic design and photo editing application  | Mersica Inc.  | 2010  | 1.99.55  |  | Freeware | Proprietary
Fotografix | Free photo editor  | Madhavan Lakshminarayanan  | 2009  | 2022.6.1  | 2022  | Free  | MIT
F-Spot | Image viewer and organizer for GNOME | Ettore Perazzoli  | 2005  |  |  | Free  | MIT
G'MIC | Free command line software for 2D or 3D image processing and visualization  | David Tschumperlé  | 2008  |  |  | Free  | CECILL-2.1 or CECILL-C
GIMP | Free image editor and graphics creator  | Spencer Kimball, Peter Mattis  | 1996  |  |  | Free  | GPL-3.0-or-later
GimPhoto | Modification of the free and open-source graphics program GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP), with the intent to be a free alternative to Adobe Photoshop.  | Ek Kian  |  | 24.1  | 2014  | Free  | GPL-2.0-or-later
GIMPshop | GIMP with a GUI similar to Adobe Photoshop  | Scott Moschella  |  | 2.2.11  | 2006 (dead/discontinued)  | Free  | GPL-2.0-or-later
GNU Paint | Free and open-source raster graphics editor for GTK 2  | Andy Tai  | 2007  |  | (dead/discontinued)  | Free  | GPL-3.0-or-later
GrafX2 | GrafX2 with a GUI similar to Deluxe Paint  | Sunset Design (Guillaume Dorme, Karl Maritaud)  | 1996  |  |  | Free  | GPL-2.0-only
GraphicConverter | Image viewer, converter, organizer and editor capable of importing around 200 and exporting 80 different image file types. Compatible with many Photoshop plug-ins  | Thorsten Lemke  | 1992  | 11.5.1  | 2021  |  | Proprietary
GraphicsMagick | Commandline image converter and editor  | GraphicsMagick Group  | 2002  |  |  | Free  | MIT
gThumb | Image viewer and organizer for the GNOME desktop environment  | Paolo Bacchilega  | 2001  |  |  | Free  | GPL-2.0-or-later
HDR PhotoStudio | HDR (High Dynamic Range Editor) with human vision imaging model  | Unified Color  | 2009  | 2.15.42  | 2010  |  | Proprietary
Helicon Filter | Advanced image editor with a simplified tabbed interface, new Helicon Focus  | Helicon Soft Ltd.  | 2004  | 7.6.6  | 2020  |  | Proprietary
ImageJ | Image processing program developed at the National Institutes of Health. See ImageJ2 and FIJI for modified and extended versions.  | Wayne Rasband (NIH)  | 1997  |  |  | Free  | Public domain
ImageMagick | Command line software suite for displaying, converting, and editing raster image files  | ImageMagick Studio LLC  | 1990  |  |  | Free  | ImageMagick
iPhoto*  | Image organizer and basic editor for macOS; replaced by Photos | Apple Inc. | 2002  | 9.6  |  |  | Proprietary
IrfanView | Image and video viewer with basic editing functions  | Irfan Skiljan  | 1996  | 4.58  | 2021  | $12 (commercial use)  | Proprietary
Iridient Developer | Powerful raw image conversion application designed and optimized for macOS  | Iridient Digital  | 2004  | 3.6.0  | 2021  |  | Proprietary
KolourPaint |  | KDE | 2004  |  |  | Free  | BSD
Krita | Digital painting oriented free and open-source raster graphic editor with vector support. KDE/Calligra based.  | KDE | 2005  |  |  | Free  | GPL-3.0-only
LazPaint | Free multiplatform layered image editor  | circular  | 2011  |  |  | Free  | GPL-3.0-only
LiveQuartz | Basic multi-layer photo editor  | Romain Piveteau  | 2005  | 2.8  | 2018  |  | Proprietary
MacPaint*  | Obsolete basic editor  | Bill Atkinson  | 1984  | 2.0  |  |  | Proprietary
Microsoft Office Picture Manager*  | Basic image editor  | Microsoft | 2002  | 14.0  |  |  | Proprietary
Microsoft Paint | Basic graphic creator and editor packaged with Microsoft Windows operating systems  | Microsoft  | 1985  | 10.19043  | 2021  |  | Proprietary
Microsoft Photo Editor*  | Obsolete basic image editor for Windows  | Microsoft  | 2000  | 3.01  |  |  | Proprietary
mtPaint | Pixel art and photo editing application  | Mark Tyler  | 2004  |  |  | Free  | GPL-3.0-or-later
MyPaint | Digital painting application  | Martin Renold  | 2005  |  |  | Free  | GPL-2.0-or-later
NUFRaw | Raw image format processor, GTK 2, compatible with gimp 2.8 to 2.10,[2] see also UFRaw  | Matteo Lucarelli [3] |  | 0.43  | 2020  | Free  | GPL-2.0-or-later
OpenCanvas |  | Portalgraphics  | 2000  | 7.0.25  | 2019  |  | Proprietary
paint.net | Freeware image editor and graphics creator based on .NET  | Rick Brewster, et al. | 2004  | 5.0.10 (64-bit only for Windows 11, Windows 10 (1809+), Windows Server 2019/2021)  | 2023  | Freeware | Proprietary[4][5]
Paint Tool SAI*  | Simple and lightweight painting software  | Systemax Software  | 2008  | 1.2.5  | 2016  | ~$50 (5500JPY)  | Proprietary
PC Paintbrush*  | Obsolete basic editor  | ZSoft Corporation | 1984  | 5  |  |  | Proprietary
Pencil2D | 2D graphical animation software.  | Pascal Naidon  |  |  |  | Free  | GPL-2.0-only
Phatch | Editor for batch processing digital graphics and photographs.  | Stani Michiels  |  | 0.2.7  | 2010 (dead/discontinued)  | Free  | GPL-3.0-or-later
Photogenics | Made to create 32-bit HDRs  | Idruna Software Inc.  | 1995  | HDR 7.0  | ? (dead/discontinued)  |  | Proprietary
PhotoLine | Image editor with advanced features  | Computerinsel (Germany)  | 1995  | 22.51  | 2021  | €59  | Proprietary
PhotoPerfect*  | Image editor with some advanced features  | Arcadia Software AG, Joachim Koopmann Software  | 2002  | 2.9  |  |  | Proprietary
Photos | Image organizer and basic editor for macOS; replaced iPhoto from OS X 10.10.3 onwards  | Apple Inc. | 2014  | 1.0  | 2021  |  | Proprietary
Photo Raster | Advanced online photo editor | David Levinsky  | 2012  | 1.3  | 2013  |  | Proprietary
Picasa*  | Efficient image organizer with basic editing tools, other image effects  | Google  | 2002  | 3.9.141.259  | 2015 (dead/discontinued)  | Freeware | Proprietary
PicMaster | Has 300 filter effects, slide show, poster printing, mosaics, true 3D, more  | Alexander Sabov  | 1999  | 6.0  | 2020  |  | Proprietary
Pinta | Mid-level Free and Open Source raster graphics editor, based on Paint.Net  | Jonathan Pobst  | 2010  |  |  | Free  | MIT
StudioPixBuilder  | See pixbuilder studio features | WnSoft Graphic Software  | 2005  | 2.20  | 2020  | Freeware | Proprietary
Pixelmator | Image editor and graphics creator for macOS | Pixelmator Team ltd.  | 2007  | 3.9  | 2019  |  | Proprietary
Pixen App  | Pixel art and sprite editor app for macOS and iOS | Open Sword Group  |  | 3.8  | 2021  |  | Proprietary
Pixia | Originally designed for Anime/Manga art.  | Isao Maruoka  | 1998  | 6.50s  | 2021  |  | Proprietary
PMview  | Fast image viewer with basic editing functions  | Peter Nielsen  | 1992  | 3.82  | 2020  |  | Proprietary
Project Dogwaffle | Dan Ritchie  | 1997  | V14 (1.2 available as freeware)  | 2021  |  | Proprietary
QFX | Mature and complete image editing package  | Ron Scott  | 1990  | 8  | ? (dead/discontinued)  |  | Proprietary
Rawstudio | Raw image processor.  | Anders Brander & Anders Kvist  | 2006  |  |  | Free  | GPL-2.0-or-later
RawTherapee | Powerful free and cross-platform raw image editor, for developing raw photos from digital cameras.  | Gabor Horvath  | 2006  |  |  | Free  | GPL-3.0-or-later
Seashore | Basic counterpart to GIMP, using its XCF format; full support for a few graphics formats  | Mark Pazolli  | 2003  | 2.5.10  | 2020  | Free  | GPL-2.0-only
Serif PhotoPlus | Complete editor and photo organizer suite; similar features and menus to other software from Serif; available as economy version or in bundle with clipart, effects, public domain image library; made for easy use  | Serif  | 1999  | X8  | 2015  |  | Proprietary
Shotwell | Image organizer for GNOME  | Yorba Foundation  | 2009  | 0.30.10  | 2020  | Free  | LGPL-2.1-or-later
Turbo Play  | Audio, Image, Animation and hardware accelerated Video editor  | TurboIRC.COM  | Jan 2, 2021  | 2.2051  | 2021  |  | Proprietary
Tux Paint | Drawing program for young children.  | Bill Kendrick  | 2002  |  |  | Free  | GPL-2.0-or-later
TVPaint | 2D animation software  | Herve ADAM  | 1991  | 11.5.0  | 2020  |  | Proprietary
UFRaw | Raw image format processor, GTK 2, compatible with gimp 2.0 to 2.8 (2.10 incompatible), see also NUFRaw 0.43  | Udi Fuchs  |  |  |  | Free  | GPL-2.0-or-later
Ulead PhotoImpact*  |  | Ulead Systems  |  | 13  | 2008  |  | Proprietary
WinImages | Animation-centric  | Black Belt Systems  | 1985  | 7.5  | 2004 (dead/discontinued)  | Freeware | Proprietary
Xara Photo & Graphic Designer  | Graphic design program including photo editing and vector illustration tools  | Xara  | 1995 (Windows)  | October 2018  | 2018  |  | Proprietary
XnView | Cross-platform image viewer used for converting, organising and editing graphical & video files.  | Pierre-emmanuel Gougelet  | 1998 (1.06)  | 2.50.0 (Windows)/0.64 (Linux, macOS)  | 2021  |  | Proprietary
XPaint  | Simple Drawing program for Unix/X11 with Xaw3d widgets  | David Koblas, Torsten Martinsen, Jean-Pierre Demailly | 1993  | 3.0.3  | 2020  | Free  | Custom open source license
Zoner Photo Studio | All-in-one editor package  | Zoner Inc.  |  | 19.2103  | 2021  |  | Proprietary

## Operating system support

The operating systems on which the editors can run natively, that is, without emulation, virtual machines or compatibility layers. In other words, the software must be specifically coded for the operation system; for example, Adobe Photoshop for Windows running on Linux with Wine does not fit.

| Windows | macOS | Linux | iOS | BSD  | Unix | AmigaOS | Other

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Ability Photopaint  | Yes  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
ACD Canvas  | Yes  | Yes[lower-alpha 2] | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
ACDSee | Yes  | Yes  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Acorn Image Editor  | No  | Yes  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Adobe Fireworks*  | Yes  | Yes  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Adobe Photoshop | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes (iPad)  | No  | No  | No  | No
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom  | Yes  | Yes  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Affinity Photo | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes (iPad)  | No  | No  | No  | No
Aperture  | No  | Yes[lower-alpha 3] | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Autodesk SketchBook Pro | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | Android
Artipic | Yes  | Yes  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
ArtRage | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | Android
Artweaver | Yes  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Bibble*  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Black Ink  | Yes  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Bloom Image Editor | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Brush Strokes Image Editor | Yes  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Capture One | Yes  | Yes  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Chasys Draw IES | Yes  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
CinePaint | Version 0.17 only  | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No
CodedColor PhotoStudio Pro | Yes  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Corel PaintShop Pro  | Yes  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Corel Painter | Yes  | Yes  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Corel Photo-Paint | Yes  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
darktable | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | No  | No  | Solaris
Deluxe Paint*  | No  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | Yes  | Atari ST, DOS[lower-alpha 4]
DigiKam | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No
Erdas Imagine  | Yes  | No  | No  |  | No  | Yes  | No  | No
Fatpaint | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Fotografix | Yes  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
F-Spot | No  | No  | Yes  |  | Yes  | No  | No  | No
G'MIC | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No
GIMP | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No[6] | Yes  | Yes  | Needs X11 Cygnix | SkyOS
GimPhoto | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
GIMPshop | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No
GNU Paint | No  | No  | Yes  |  | Yes  | No  | No  | No
GrafX2 | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Haiku, MiNT, DOS
GraphicConverter | No  | Yes  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
GraphicsMagick | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | No  | No  | No
gThumb | No  | No  | Yes  |  | Yes  | No  | No  | No
HDR PhotoStudio | Yes  | Yes  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Helicon Filter | Yes  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
ImageJ | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | No  | No  | No
ImageMagick | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | No  | No  | No
iPhoto*  | No  | Yes  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
IrfanView | Yes  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Iridient Developer | No  | Yes  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Kolourpaint  | Yes  | No  | Yes  |  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No
Krita | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No
LazPaint | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
LiveQuartz | No  | Yes  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
MacPaint*  | No  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | Mac OS[lower-alpha 5]
Microsoft Office Picture Manager*  | Yes  | Yes  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Microsoft Paint | Yes  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Microsoft Photo Editor*  | Yes  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
mtPaint | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No
MyPaint | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No
OpenCanvas | Yes  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Paint.NET | Yes  | No  | Partial[lower-alpha 6] |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Paint Tool SAI | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No
PC Paintbrush*  | No  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | DOS[lower-alpha 7]
Pencil2D | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | No  | No  | No
Phatch | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | No  | No  | No
Photogenics | Yes  | No  | Yes  |  | No  | No  | Up to version 5  | Pocket PC
PhotoLine | Yes  | Yes  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | ATARI ST
PhotoPerfect*  | Yes  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Photos | No  | Yes  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Photo Raster | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No
Picasa*  | Yes  | Yes  | Up to version 3.0  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
PicMaster | Yes  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Pinta | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No
PixBuilder Photo Editor  | Yes  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Pixelmator | No  | Yes  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Pixen App  | No  | Yes  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Pixia | Yes  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
PMview  | Yes  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | OS/2
Project Dogwaffle | Yes  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
QFX | Yes  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | DOS 3.3 and up
Rawstudio | No  | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | No  | No  | No
RawTherapee | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Seashore | No  | Yes  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Serif PhotoPlus | Yes  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Shotwell | No  | No  | Yes  |  | Yes  | No  | No  | No
Turbo Play  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No
Tux Paint | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No
TVPaint | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | No  | No  | Up to version 3.59[lower-alpha 8] | No
UFRaw | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | No  | No  | No
Ulead PhotoImpact*  | Yes  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Ultimate Paint*  | Yes  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
WinImages | Yes  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Xara Photo & Graphic Designer  | Yes  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
XnView | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | No  | No  | No  | varying[lower-alpha 9]
XPaint  | No  | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | IBM AIX
Zoner Photo Studio | Yes  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No

## Features

| Selection editing | Layers | Alpha channel | Histogram | Scripting | HDR  | Retouching | Resizing | Noise removal | Lens correction | Sized printing | Sharpening | Color correction | Image library  | Plug-in support[lower-alpha 10] | Non-destructive editing

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Ability Photopaint  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | ?  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?
ACD Canvas  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | No  | ?
ACDSee (Win)  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Partial
Acorn Image Editor  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes
Adobe Fireworks*  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?
Adobe Photoshop | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes (Through Mini Bridge)  | Yes  | Partial
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom  | Yes  | No  | ?  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Affinity Photo | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes
Aperture  | Yes  | Partial  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Autodesk SketchBook Pro | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  | Yes
Artipic | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes
ArtRage | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | ?  | ?  | ?
Artweaver | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | No  | Via plug-in[7] | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | ?
Bibble*  | Partial  | Partial  | ?  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?
Bloom Image Editor | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes
Black Ink  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes
Brush Strokes Image Editor | Yes  | No  | ?  | No  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?
Capture One | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Chasys Draw IES | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Partial  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes
CinePaint | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | ?
CodedColor PhotoStudio Pro | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | No  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?
Corel PaintShop Pro  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?
Corel Painter | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | ?
Corel Photo-Paint | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?
darktable | No  | No  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes
Deluxe Paint*  | No  | Partial[lower-alpha 11] | ?  | Partial  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | ?  | No  | No  | ?  | No  | ?
DigiKam | No  | No  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Erdas Imagine  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | ?
Fatpaint | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | ?
Fotografix | No  | No  | ?  | No  | No  | No  | ?  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes
GIMP | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | 2.10+  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No
GIMPshop | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | ?
GraphicConverter | Yes  | Partial  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Via plug-in  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?
HDR PhotoStudio | No  | No  | ?  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | ?
Helicon Filter | Partial  | No[lower-alpha 12] | ?  | Yes  | No[lower-alpha 13] | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | ?
iPhoto*  | No  | No  | ?  | Yes  | Partial[lower-alpha 14] | No  | Yes  | Partial  | Yes  | Partial  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
IrfanView | Yes  | No  | ?  | Yes  | No  | No  | Via plug-in[8] | Yes  | No  | No  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | ?
Iridient Developer | ?  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Kolourpaint  | Yes  | No  | ?  | No  | No  | No  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?
Krita | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes
LazPaint | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Partial  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | Partial  | Partial  | No  | No  | Partial
LiveQuartz | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | No  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Partial
MacPaint*  | Yes  | No  | ?  | No  | No  | No  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?
Microsoft Office Picture Manager*  | Partial  | No  | ?  | No  | No  | No  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | No  | ?  | No  | No  | ?
Microsoft Paint | No  | No  | ?  | No  | No  | No  | Partial  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No
Microsoft Photo Editor*  | Yes  | No  | ?  | No  | No  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | ?
mtPaint | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No  | ?  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes
OpenCanvas | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | No  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | ?  | ?
Paint.NET | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Partial  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No
Paint Tool SAI | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No
PC Paintbrush*  | Yes  | No  | ?  | No  | No  | No  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?
Photogenics | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?
PhotoLine | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
PhotoPerfect*  | Yes  | No  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | ?
Photos | No  | No  | ?  | Yes  | Partial[lower-alpha 15] | No  | Yes  | Partial  | Yes  | Partial  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Photo Raster | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | ?
Picasa*  | No  | No  | ?  | Yes  | No  | Partial[lower-alpha 16] | Partial  | Partial  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes
PicMaster | Yes  | No  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | ?
PixBuilder Photo Editor  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | No  | No  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?
Pixelmator | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes [9][10] | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No
Pixia | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | ?
Project Dogwaffle | ?  | Commercial version  | ?  | Yes  | Partial  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | ?
QFX | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | ?
RawTherapee | No  | No  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes
Serif PhotoPlus | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | ?
Side Effects Houdini | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | ?
Turbo Play  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Tux Paint | No  | No  | ?  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | ?
TVPaint | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | ?
Ulead PhotoImpact*  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?
Ultimate Paint*  | Yes  | No  | ?  | Yes  | No  | No  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?
WinImages | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?
Xara Photo & Graphic Designer  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Partial  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
XnView | No  | Partial  | ?  | Partial  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No
XPaint  | Yes  | Partial  | ?  | No  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Partial  | Yes  | No
Zoner Photo Studio | Yes  | Partial[lower-alpha 17] | ?  | Yes  | No[lower-alpha 18] | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?

## Color spaces

| sRGB | Adobe RGB (1998)  | Indexed | Grayscale | CMYK | LAB  | HSV

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Ability Photopaint  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Import only  |  |
ACD Canvas  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  |
ACDSee (Win)  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | No
Acorn Image Editor  | Yes  | Yes  | Import only  | Import only  | Yes  | Import only  | Import only
Adobe Fireworks*  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes
Adobe Photoshop | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Import only  | ?  | ?
Affinity Photo | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Autodesk SketchBook Pro | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | No  | No  |  |
Artipic | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Import only  | Import only  | Import only  | Import only
ArtRage | Yes  | ?  | No  | No  | No  |  |
Artweaver | Yes  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  |  |
Black Ink*  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No
Bibble*  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | ?
Brush Strokes Image Editor | Yes  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  |  |
Capture One | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Chasys Draw IES | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Partial  | Partial  | Partial
CinePaint | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |
CodedColor PhotoStudio Pro | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  |
Corel PaintShop Pro  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Partial[lower-alpha 19] | Partial[lower-alpha 19]
Corel Painter | Yes  | ?  | No  | No  | Yes  |  |
Corel Photo-Paint | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |
darktable | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | ?
Deluxe Paint*  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | No  |  | Yes
Erdas Imagine  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes
Fatpaint | Yes  | No  | Partial  | Partial  | Partial  | No  | Partial
Fotografix | Yes  | No  | Import only  | Import only  | No  | No  | Yes
GIMP | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Partial[11] | 2.10+  | Yes
GIMPshop | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Partial[11] | No  | Yes
GrafX2 | No  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No
GraphicConverter | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  |
Helicon Filter | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  |  |
iPhoto*  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
IrfanView | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | No  |  |
Iridient Developer | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Kolourpaint  | Yes  | ?  | No  | Yes  | No  |  |
Krita | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
MacPaint*  | No  | No  | No  | Yes  | No  |  |
Microsoft Office Picture Manager*  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | ?  | No  |  |
Microsoft Paint | Yes  | ?  | Import only  | No  | No  | No  | No
Microsoft Photo Editor*  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | No  |  |
mtPaint | Yes  | Import only  | Yes  | Yes  | Import only  | No  | Yes
OpenCanvas | Yes  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | No  |  |
Paint.NET | Yes  | No  | Partial  | Partial  | Partial  | No  | Partial
Paint Tool SAI | Yes  | No  | ?  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | ?
PC Paintbrush*  | No  | ?  | Yes  | No  | No  |  |
Photogenics | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  |
PhotoLine | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
PhotoPerfect*  | Yes  | Import only  | No  | Yes  | Import only  | Curve editing only  | No
Photos | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Photo Raster | Yes  | No  | No  | Partial  | No  | No  | No
Picasa*  | Yes  | ?  | Partial  | Partial  | No  |  |
PicMaster | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
PixBuilder Photo Editor  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  |  |
Pixelmator | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No
Pixia | Yes  | ?  | No  | No  | No  |  |
Project Dogwaffle | Yes  | ?  | No  | No  | No  |  |
QFX | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  |
RawTherapee | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes
Seashore | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | ?
Serif PhotoPlus | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | ?
Turbo Play  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No
Tux Paint | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No
TVPaint | Yes  | ?  | No  | No  | No  |  |
Ulead PhotoImpact*  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Import only  | No  | Yes
Ultimate Paint*  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | No  |  |
WinImages | Yes  | ?  | ?  | ?  | Yes  |  | Yes
Xara Photo & Graphic Designer  | Yes  | Partial  | Partial  | Partial  | Partial  | No  | Partial
XnView | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Partial  | No  | Partial
XPaint  | Yes  | No  | Partial  | Yes  | No  | No  | No
Zoner Photo Studio | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Partial  | Partial  | No

## File support

| TGA | RAW imports | BMP  | GIF  | JPEG | JPEG 2000 | HD Photo  | PNG | TIFF  | PSD | PSP  | XCF | PCX | ORA | HEIF

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Ability Photopaint  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | ?  | ?  | ?
ACD Canvas  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | ?  | ?  | ?
ACDSee (Win)  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?
Acorn Image Editor  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?
Adobe Fireworks*  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | ?  | ?  | ?
Adobe Photoshop | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Via plug-in[lower-alpha 20] | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | ?  | ?
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom  | ?  | Yes  | No  | Via plug-in[12] | Yes  | Via plug-in[13] | No  | Via plug-in[12] | Yes  | Partial[lower-alpha 21] | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?
Affinity Photo | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  | Yes
Autodesk SketchBook Pro | ?  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | ?  | ?
Artipic | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Partial  | No  | No  | Yes  | ?  | ?
ArtRage | ?  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | ?  | ?  | ?
Artweaver | ?  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Partial  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Partial  | No  | No  | Yes  | ?  | ?
Bibble*  | ?  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  | ?  | ?
Brush Strokes Image Editor | ?  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  |  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | ?  |  |
Capture One | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | ?  |  |
Chasys Draw IES | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |
CinePaint | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  |  | Yes  | Yes  | Partial  | No  | Yes  | ?  |  |
CodedColor PhotoStudio Pro | ?  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  |  |
Corel PaintShop Pro  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | Yes  | Partial[lower-alpha 22] | Yes  | No  | Yes  |  |
Corel Painter | ?  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  |  | No  | Yes[lower-alpha 23] | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Import  |  |
Corel Photo-Paint | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  |  |
darktable | ?  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  |  |
Deluxe Paint*[lower-alpha 24] | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  |  |
DigiKam | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | ?  |  |
Erdas Imagine  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | Import  |  |
Fatpaint | ?  | No  | No  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  |  |
Fotografix | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  |  |
GIMP | Yes[14] | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes[lower-alpha 25] | Via plug-in[15] | Yes  | Yes[16] | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes[17]
GIMPshop | ?  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  |
GrafX2 | ?  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Import only  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | Yes  |  |
GraphicConverter | ?  | Partial[lower-alpha 26] | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes[lower-alpha 27] | Yes  |  |
HDR PhotoStudio | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  |  |
Helicon Filter | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Import  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  |  |
ImageMagick | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  |  |
iPhoto*  | ?  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | ?  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | Yes  |  |
IrfanView | ?  | Via plug-in  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Via plug-in  | Via plug-in  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Via plug-in  | Yes  |  |
Iridient Developer | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | ?  |  |
Kolourpaint  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Import  | Yes  |  |
Krita | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Import  | Yes  |
LiveQuartz | ?  | Partial  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Partial  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | Yes
LazPaint | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Import  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No
MacPaint*  | ?  | No  | ?  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  |  |
Microsoft Office Picture Manager*  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  |  | Yes  | First page only[lower-alpha 28] | No  | No  | No  | Yes  |  |
Microsoft Paint | ?  | No  | Yes  | Partial[lower-alpha 29] | Yes  | No  | No  | Partial[lower-alpha 29] | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  |  |
Microsoft Photo Editor*  | ?  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  |  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  | Import  |  |
mtPaint | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | Yes  | No  | No
OpenCanvas | ?  | ?  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | No  | Yes[lower-alpha 30] | No  | No  | ?  |  |
Paint.NET | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes[lower-alpha 31] | Yes  | Via plug-ins[18] | Partial  | No  | No  | Yes  |  |
Paint Tool SAI | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | ?  | No  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No
PC Paintbrush*  | ?  | ?  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  |  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | Yes  |  |
Photogenics | ?  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  |  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | Yes  |  |
PhotoLine | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  |  |
PhotoPerfect*  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No layer support  | Yes  | No  | Yes  |  |
Photos | ?  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | ?  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | Yes  |  |
Photo Raster | ?  | No  | Import  | Import  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | Import  | No  | No  | No  | Import  |  |
Picasa*  | ?  | Yes  | Import  | Import  | Yes  | No  |  | Import  | No  | Import  | No  | No  | No  |  |
PicMaster | ?  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | Yes  |  |
PixBuilder Photo Editor  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | ?  |  |
Pixelmator | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  |  |
Pixia | ?  | ?  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No  |  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  |  |
PMview  | ?  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  |  |
Project Dogwaffle | ?  | ?  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No  |  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  |  |
QFX | ?  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | ?  |  |
RawTherapee | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  |  |
Seashore | ?  | No  | Partial  | Partial  | Yes  | Partial  |  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | ?  | Yes  | ?  |  |
Serif PhotoPlus | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  |  |
Turbo Play  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  |  |
Tux Paint[lower-alpha 32] | ?  | No  | Yes  | Import  | Import  | No  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  |  |
TVPaint | ?  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  |  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  |  |
Ulead PhotoImpact*  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | Yes  | Partial  | Import  | No  | Yes  |  |
Ultimate Paint*  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  |  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  | Yes  |  |
WinImages | ?  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  |  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | ?  |  |
Xara Photo & Graphic Designer  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Import only  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  |  |
XnView | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Import  | Yes  |  |
XPaint  | ?  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  |  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  |  |
Zoner Photo Studio | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Import only  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Import only  | Import only  | No  | Yes  |  |

## See also

* Raster graphics (also called bitmap)
* Raster graphics editor
* Comparison of graphics file formats
* Vector graphics
* Comparison of raster-to-vector conversion software
* Comparison of vector graphics editors
* Comparison of 3D computer graphics software
* Comparison of image viewers

## Notes

1. ↑ and dead/discontinuation notice
2. ↑ Canvas X for Mac was dropped with the release of Canvas 11 in 2007, a Canvas for Mac program was reinstated in 2015 as Canvas Draw.
3. ↑ Discontinued after the release of 3.6 in 2014 for OS-X 10.10 Yosemite.
4. ↑ Deluxe Paint runs on only AmigaOS, Atari ST, and DOS.
5. ↑ MacPaint was developed for the classic Mac OS.
6. ↑ Limited support using Mono
7. ↑ PC Paintbrush runs on only DOS.
8. ↑ Linux version is available as freeware.
9. ↑ IRIX, DOS, mobile, iOS in different periods.
10. ↑ External plug-ins may allow the program to perform some tasks, such as noise reduction or lens distortion, that could not otherwise be done.
11. ↑ There are two: the main page and the swap page.
12. ↑ Helicon Filter does not implement layers, but it can insert frames and editable text, and objects from one photo can be brushed into the main photo.
13. ↑ Although Helicon Filter does not support actual scripting, it is capable of storing and reusing sequences and settings of edits.
14. ↑ iPhoto can be scripted using Automator and AppleScript.
15. ↑ Photos can be scripted using Automator and AppleScript.
16. ↑ If images are perfectly aligned, Picasa can create a Multi-Exposure Collage which effectively makes a simple HDR with little customization, though brightness has to be corrected afterwards with no bit depth increase.
17. ↑ Zoner Photo Studio 11 supports one temporary layer.
18. ↑ Zoner Photo Studio does not actually support scripting, but it can store and reuse sequences of filters with preset parameters (Batch Filter).
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Split to channels.
20. ↑ Photoshop requires an optional plug-in from the installation disc to support JPEG 2000.
21. ↑ To import and work with a multi-layered PSD file in Lightroom, the file must be saved in Photoshop with the Maximize PSD and PSB File Compatibility preference turned on.
22. ↑ No layer modes support.
23. ↑ Corel Painter does not support TIFF with LZW compression.
24. ↑ Deluxe Paint can load and save only IFF ILBM file format.
25. ↑ Native support added in version 2.8
26. ↑ Many RAW images can be imported, but are reduced to 8 bits per color channel.
27. ↑ GraphicConverter requires macOS or later with installed Image Magick application of the Fink package or any other distribution in order to support XCF.
28. ↑ Microsoft Office Picture Manager and Paint.NET only support TIFF for viewing and editing of the first page.
29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 MS Paint does not support transparency in GIF or PNG.
30. ↑ PSD is supported only in openCanvas 4 Plus, not regular openCanvas 4.
31. ↑ Paint.NET 3.08 supports import/export of images in HD Photo lossy & lossless format via a file-type plug-in based on a Microsoft HD Photo specification; it expires on September 1, 2007 or if the Paint.NET version is 3.20 or higher. The developers hope tentatively plan to implement full HD Photo support by version 3.20.
32. ↑ For the BMP, JPEG and PNG formats, the user is sandboxed in an interface that does not permit file system interaction, including viewing of filenames and the choice of a file's name, type, or location. Files are selected by thumbnails, and may only be loaded from one predetermined directory.

## References

1. ↑ "Photopea online image editor is a free Photoshop clone with advanced tools". DPReview. https://www.dpreview.com/news/2971000086/photopea-online-image-editor-is-a-free-photoshop-clone-with-advanced-tools.
2. ↑ "Archived copy". https://www.partha.com/.
3. ↑ "NUFRaw". http://matteolucarelli.altervista.org/nufraw/.
4. ↑ "A new license for Paint.NET v3.5". 7 November 2009. http://blog.getpaint.net/2009/11/06/a-new-license-for-paintnet-v35/.
5. ↑ "Paint.NET - Licensing and FAQ". http://www.getpaint.net/license.html.
6. ↑ "GIMP - Feature Overview". https://www.gimp.org/features/#supported-platforms.
7. ↑ Artweaver does not have scripting by default, but with the Lua Scripting Plug-In , one can add scripting to Artweaver using the Lua programming language.
8. ↑ IrfanView has basic retouching capabilities via the Paint plug-in that is bundled by default with the application.
9. ↑ Shortcuts (app) scripting possible since MacOS Monterey and Pixelmator Pro 2.2+
10. ↑ AppleScript vocabulary for the whole hierarchy: Application → Documents → Layers → Effects. And ofc you can utilize the whole AppleScript suite then.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Via the Separate+ plug-in
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Requires the Any File plug-in
13. ↑ "Lightroom Plugins - JPEG 2000 Reader for Lightroom". http://www.lightroom-plugins.com/JP2index.php.
14. ↑ Available since at least 2.6.x
15. ↑ Requires the JPEG XR plug-in
16. ↑ Full native support added in version 2.10.12 . Previous versions only supported single pages
17. ↑ Available since 2.10.2
18. ↑ The free plug-ins needed for JPEG 2000, PSD, and XCF support can be found on Paint.NET's website .

## External links

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Raster graphics editors

Open-source|

| Canvas painters|

* CinePaint
* CVIPtools
* GIMP
* GimPhoto
* GIMPshop
* GNU Paint
* GrafX2
* GraphicsMagick
* ImageJ
* ImageMagick
* KolourPaint
* Krita
* LazPaint
* LightZone
* mtPaint
* MyPaint
* Pencil2D
* Phatch
* Pinta
* Seashore
* Tile Studio
* Tux Paint

|

Raw photo editors|

* darktable
* LightZone
* Rawstudio
* RawTherapee
* UFRaw

Organizers|

* DigiKam
* Eye of GNOME
* F-Spot
* gThumb
* Shotwell

Proprietary|

| Freeware|

* AndreaMosaic
* Artweaver
* Autodesk SketchBook Pro
* Brush Strokes Image Editor
* Chasys Draw IES
* Fatpaint
* Fresh Paint
* Microsoft Photos
* FastStone Image Viewer
* Fotografix
* IrfanView
* Paint 3D
* paint.net
* PhotoScape
* Pixia
* Windows Photo Gallery
* XnView

|

Commercial|

* ACD Canvas
* ACDSee
* Acorn
* Adobe Photoshop Elements
* Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
* Adobe Photoshop
* Affinity Photo
* Aldus PhotoStyler
* Aperture
* Artipic
* ArtRage
* Bibble
* Barco Creator
* Brilliance
* Clip Studio Paint
* CodedColor PhotoStudio Pro
* Corel Painter Essentials
* Corel Painter
* Corel Photo-Paint
* Dazzle Draw
* Deluxe Paint
* Deluxe Paint Animation
* Erdas Imagine
* GraphicConverter
* HDR PhotoStudio
* Helicon Filter
* Kid Pix
* KoalaPainter
* LiveQuartz
* LView Pro
* MacPaint
* Microsoft Digital Image
* NEOchrome
* NeoPaint
* OCP Art Studio
* OpenCanvas
* PC Paintbrush
* PCPaint
* PaintShop Pro
* Paint Tool SAI
* Photo Mechanic
* Photo Raster
* PhotoFinish
* PhotoImpression
* PhotoLine
* Photon Paint
* PhotoPerfect
* PicMaster
* Picnik
* PixBuilder Photo Editor
* Pixelmator
* PMview
* Portrait Professional
* Procreate
* Project Dogwaffle
* QFX
* Quantel Paintbox
* Serif PhotoPlus
* SilverFast HDR
* SuperPaint
* TVPaint
* Ulead PhotoImpact
* Ultimate Paint
* Xara Photo & Graphic Designer
* Zoner Photo Studio

Bundled|

* Ability Photopaint
* Microsoft Photo Editor
* Microsoft Office Picture Manager
* Microsoft Paint
* Photos (Windows)

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