Comparison of raster graphics editors

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

## List

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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
* Tux Paint
* UFRaw

* Ability Photopaint
* ACD Canvas X (formerly Deneba Canvas)
* Acorn Image Editor
* 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)
* PhotoScape
* Photopea[1]
* Pixelmator
* Pixia
* Pixlr
* PMview
* Portrait Professional
* Project Dogwaffle
* QFX
* Retouch4me
* 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
* DxO PhotoLab
* 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
* DxO Optics Pro
* 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
* ArcSoft PhotoImpression

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## General information

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

| Description  | Creator  | First public release date  | Latest stable version  | Latest stable release date[a] | List price (USD)  | Software license

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Ability Photopaint | Part of Ability Office  | Ability Software  | March 2001 | 10  | May 1, 2020 |  | Proprietary
ACDSee Home | Changed name in 2021 to Photo Studio Home  |  |  | 2020  | December 18, 2019 | $59  | Proprietary
ACDSee Pro | Changed name in 2021 to Photo Studio Pro  |  |  | 2020  | December 18, 2019 | $99  | Proprietary
ACDSee Ultimate | Changed name in 2021 to Photo Studio Ultimate  |  |  | 2020  | December 18, 2019 | $149  | Proprietary
Acorn Image Editor | Image editor and graphics creator for macOS | Flying Meat Inc.  | September 10, 2007 | 6.6.3  | November 19, 2020 |  | Proprietary
Adobe Fireworks*  | Alternative to 1 targeted at web designers, discontinued after CS6  | Macromedia | 1998 | CS6 / 12.0  | May 7, 2012 (dead/discontinued)  |  | Proprietary
Adobe Photoshop | Professional image editor and graphics creation tool  | Adobe Systems | February 19, 1990 | CC 2021 / 22.4.1  | May 19, 2021 | $9.99 per month  | Proprietary
Adobe Photoshop Elements | Raster graphics editor for entry-level photographers, image editors and hobbyists  |  |  | 2021  | October 8, 2020 | $99  | Proprietary
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom | Photo editor  | Adobe Systems | February 19, 2007 | 10.0  | October 19, 2020 | $9.99 per month  | Proprietary
Affinity Photo | Professional image editor for Windows, macOS and iOS  | Serif Europe | July 9, 2015 | 1.9.0  | February 4, 2021 | $49.99  | Proprietary
Artipic | Image editor for Windows and macOS  | Artipic AB  | 2014 | 2.6  | October 30, 2017 |  | Proprietary
ArtRage | Digital paint program for tablet computers | Ambient Design  | 2004 | 6  | June 2019 |  | Proprietary
Artweaver | Emulates physical painting experience on a computer  | Boris Eyrich  | 2002 | 7.0.10  | October 3, 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  | August 5, 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  | October 24, 2020 |  | Proprietary
Chasys Draw IES | Image editor with layers, animation, icon edit, super-res, batch and camera raw  | John Paul Chacha  | 2001 | 5.30.01  | March 26, 2024 | Freeware | Proprietary
CinePaint | Moving picture, photo and graphics editor  | Robin Rowe  | July 4, 2002 | 1.4.5[2] | 2021-05-30  | Free  | GPL-2.0-or-later
CodedColor PhotoStudio Pro | An bitmap graphics editor and image organizer for Windows pc  | 1STEIN Corp.  | 2001 | 8.2  | February 8, 2020 |  | Proprietary
Corel PaintShop Pro | Advanced image editor and graphics creator  | Jasc Software | 1992 | 2021 Update 1  | October 22, 2020 |  | Proprietary
Corel Painter | Made to create natural-looking artistic images (for Professional)  | Mark Zimmer, Tom Hedges, John Derry  | August 1991 | 2022  | 2021 |  | Proprietary
Corel Painter Essentials | Made to create natural-looking artistic images (for beginner)  | Mark Zimmer, Tom Hedges, John Derry  | August 2003 | 8  | December 12, 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  | April 2009 | 5.2.1[3] | 2025-08-06  | 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  | September 1987 | 14  | 2020  |  | Proprietary
DigiKam | Free photo organizer and image editor  | Renchi Raju, Gilles Caulier  | 2002 | 8.7.0[4] | 2025-06-30  | Free  | GPL-2.0-or-later
Digital Photo Professional | Photo organizer and image editor from Canon  | Canon Inc. |  | 4.14.0  | March 10, 2021 |  | Proprietary
DxO PhotoLab | RAW image editor  | DxO Labs | October 26, 2017 | 7.5  | March 1, 2024 | €229  | Proprietary
Erdas Imagine | Advanced remote sensing and GIS ability;
handles multispectral images  | ERDAS, Inc.  | 1980 | 2016 (16)  | June 14, 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  | April 14, 2009 | 2022.6.1  | June 11, 2022 | Free  | MIT
F-Spot | Image viewer and organizer for GNOME | Ettore Perazzoli  | 2005 | 0.8.2[5][6][7] | 2010-12-19  | Free  | MIT
G'MIC | Free command line software for 2D or 3D image processing and visualization  | David Tschumperlé  | October 2008 | 3.5.5[8] | 2025-05-26  | Free  | CECILL-2.1 or CECILL-C
GIMP | Free image editor and graphics creator  | Spencer Kimball, Peter Mattis | January 1996 | 3.0.4[9] | 2025-05-18  | 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  | December 30, 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  | September 10, 2007 | 0.3.3[10] | 2007-09-10 (dead/discontinued)  | Free  | GPL-3.0-or-later
GrafX2 | GrafX2 with a GUI similar to Deluxe Paint  | Sunset Design (Guillaume Dorme, Karl Maritaud)  | 1996 | 2.9[11][12] |  | 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  | July 1, 2021 |  | Proprietary
GraphicsMagick | Commandline image converter and editor  | GraphicsMagick Group  | 2002 | 1.3.45[13] | 2024-08-27  | Free  | MIT
gThumb | Image viewer and organizer for the GNOME desktop environment  | Paolo Bacchilega  | 2001 | 3.12.7[14] | 2025-02-09  | Free  | GPL-2.0-or-later
HDR PhotoStudio | HDR (High Dynamic Range Editor) with human vision imaging model  | Unified Color  | October 2009 | 2.15.42  | 2010  |  | Proprietary
Helicon Filter | Advanced image editor with a simplified tabbed interface, new Helicon Focus  | Helicon Soft Ltd.  | August 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 | 1.54p[15] | 2025-02-18  | Free  | Public domain
ImageMagick | Command line software suite for displaying, converting, and editing raster image files  | ImageMagick Studio LLC  | 1990 | 7.1.2-0[16] | 2025-07-13  | 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  | May 26, 2021 | $12 (commercial use)  | Proprietary
Iridient Developer | Powerful raw image conversion application designed and optimized for macOS  | Iridient Digital  | 2004 | 3.6.0  | March 9, 2021 |  | Proprietary
KolourPaint |  | KDE | 2004 | 25.07.80[17] | 2025-07-10  | Free  | BSD
Krita | Digital painting oriented free and open-source raster graphic editor with vector support. KDE/Calligra based.  | KDE | 2005 | 5.2.11[18] | 2025-07-15  | Free  | GPL-3.0-only
LazPaint | Free multiplatform layered image editor  | circular  | 2011 | 7.3[19] | 2025-05-24  | Free  | GPL-3.0-only
LiveQuartz | Basic multi-layer photo editor  | Romain Piveteau  | 2005 | 2.8  | December 1, 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  | June 29, 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  | September 13, 2004 | 3.50[20][21] | 2021-01-01  | Free  | GPL-3.0-or-later
MyPaint | Digital painting application  | Martin Renold  | March 12, 2005 | 2.0.1[22] | 2020-05-29  | Free  | GPL-2.0-or-later
NUFRaw | Raw image format processor, GTK 2, compatible with gimp 2.8 to 2.10,[23] see also UFRaw  | Matteo Lucarelli [24] |  | 0.43  | March 2, 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. | May 6, 2004 | 5.0.10 (64-bit only for Windows 11, Windows 10 (1809+), Windows Server 2019/2021)  | October 1, 2023 | Freeware | Proprietary[25][26]
Paint Tool SAI*  | Simple and lightweight painting software  | Systemax Software  | February 25, 2008 | 1.2.5  | April 25, 2016 | ~$50 (5500JPY)  | Proprietary
PC Paintbrush*  | Obsolete basic editor  | ZSoft Corporation | 1984 | 5  |  |  | Proprietary
Pencil2D | 2D graphical animation software.  | Pascal Naidon  |  | 0.7.0[27] | 2024-07-12  | 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 | 24.01  | December 20, 2023 | €59  | Proprietary
Photopea | advanced web-based photo and graphics editor  | Ivan Kutskir  | 2013  | 5.6  | April 22, 2024  | Freeware | 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
Picasa*  | Efficient image organizer with basic editing tools, other image effects  | Google  | 2002 | 3.9.141.259  | October 9, 2015 (dead/discontinued)  | Freeware | Proprietary
Pinta | Mid-level Free and Open Source raster graphics editor, based on Paint.Net  | Jonathan Pobst  | February 7, 2010 | 3.0.3[28] | 2025-08-01  | Free  | MIT
Pixelmator | Image editor and graphics creator for macOS | Pixelmator Team ltd.  | September 25, 2007 | 3.9  | November 13, 2019 |  | Proprietary
Pixia | Originally designed for Anime/Manga art.  | Isao Maruoka  | 1998 | 6.50s  | March 28, 2021 |  | Proprietary
Pixlr | Free online photo editor which includes some paid and ai features  | Ola Sevandersson  | 2008  | ?  | ?  | Freeware | Proprietary
PMview | Fast image viewer with basic editing functions  | Peter Nielsen  | 1992 | 3.82  | February 24, 2020 |  | Proprietary
Project Dogwaffle | Dan Ritchie retired but others continue active development[29] | 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  | June 22, 2006 | 2.0[30] | 2017-04-14  | Free  | GPL-2.0-or-later
RawTherapee | Powerful free and cross-platform raw image editor, for developing raw photos from digital cameras.  | Gabor Horvath  | September 21, 2006 | 5.12[31] | 2025-05-28  | Free  | GPL-3.0-or-later
Seashore | Basic counterpart to GIMP, using its XCF format; full support for a few graphics formats  | Mark Pazolli  | January 16, 2003 | 2.5.10  | December 20, 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  | August 10, 2015 |  | Proprietary
Shotwell | Image organizer for GNOME  | Yorba Foundation  | June 26, 2009 | 0.30.10  | May 22, 2020 | Free  | LGPL-2.1-or-later
Tux Paint | Drawing program for young children.  | Bill Kendrick | June 16, 2002 | 0.9.35[32] | 2025-05-26  | Free  | GPL-2.0-or-later
TVPaint | 2D animation software  | Herve ADAM  | June 16, 1991 | 11.5.0  | December 1, 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  |  | 0.22[33] | 2015-06-17  | 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  | October 1, 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)  | April 29, 2021 |  | Proprietary
Zoner Photo Studio | All-in-one editor package  | Zoner Inc.  |  | 19.2103  | March 26, 2021 |  | Proprietary

## Operating system support

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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[b] | 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[c] | 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
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[d]
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[34] | 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[e]
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[f] |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Paint Tool SAI | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No
PC Paintbrush*  | No  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | DOS[g]
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
Photopea | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  |  |  |  |
PhotoPerfect*  | Yes  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Photos | No  | Yes  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Picasa*  | Yes  | Yes  | Up to version 3.0  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Pinta | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No
Pixelmator | No  | Yes  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Pixia | Yes  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No
Pixlr | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  |  |  |  |
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
Tux Paint | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No
TVPaint | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | No  | No  | Up to version 3.59[h] | No
UFRaw | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | No  | No  | No
Ulead PhotoImpact*  | 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[i]
Zoner Photo Studio | Yes  | No  | No  |  | No  | No  | No  | No

## Features

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Selection editing

| Layers |

Alpha channel

Histogram

| Scripting | HDR |

Retouching

Resizing

Noise removal

Lens correction

Sized printing

Sharpening

Color correction

| Image library |

Plug-in support[j]

| 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[35] | 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
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[k] | ?  | 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  | 3.0+
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[l] | ?  | Yes  | No[m] | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | ?
iPhoto*  | No  | No  | ?  | Yes  | Partial[n] | No  | Yes  | Partial  | Yes  | Partial  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
IrfanView | Yes  | No  | ?  | Yes  | No  | No  | Via plug-in[36] | 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  | Yes
PhotoPerfect*  | Yes  | No  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | ?
Photos | No  | No  | ?  | Yes  | Partial[o] | No  | Yes  | Partial  | Yes  | Partial  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Picasa*  | No  | No  | ?  | Yes  | No  | Partial[p] | Partial  | Partial  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes
Pixelmator | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes [37][38] | 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  | ?
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  | ?
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
Zoner Photo Studio | Yes  | Partial[q] | ?  | Yes  | No[r] | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?

## Color spaces

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| 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  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  |  |
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[s] | Partial[s]
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[39] | 2.10+  | Yes
GIMPshop | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Partial[39] | 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
Picasa*  | Yes  | ?  | Partial  | Partial  | 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  | ?  | ?
Tux Paint | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No
TVPaint | Yes  | ?  | No  | No  | No  |  |
Ulead PhotoImpact*  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Import only  | No  | Yes
WinImages | Yes  | ?  | ?  | ?  | Yes  |  | Yes
Xara Photo & Graphic Designer | Yes  | Partial  | Partial  | Partial  | Partial  | No  | Partial
XnView | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Partial  | No  | Partial
Zoner Photo Studio | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Partial  | Partial  | No

## File support

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| TGA | RAW imports | BMP | GIF | JPEG | JPEG 2000 | JPEG XR | PNG | TIFF | PSD | PSP | XCF | PCX | ORA | HEIF | JPEG XL | WebP | AVIF | Netpbm | HDR

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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  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | ?  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Import only  | No  | ?
Adobe Fireworks*  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No
Adobe Photoshop | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Via plug-in[t] | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Import only  | Yes  | Yes
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom | ?  | Yes  | No  | Via plug-in[40] | Yes  | Via plug-in[41] | No  | Via plug-in[40] | Yes  | Partial[u] | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  |  |  |  |  |
Affinity Photo | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Import only  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | 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  | 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[v] | Yes  | No  | Yes  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corel Painter | ?  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  |  | No  | Yes[w] | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Import only  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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*[x] | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | 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 only  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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[42] | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes[y] | Via plug-in[43] | Yes  | Yes[44] | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes[45] | Partial  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
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[z] | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes[aa] | Yes  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
HDR PhotoStudio | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Helicon Filter | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Import only  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ImageMagick | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
iPhoto*  | ?  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | ?  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | Yes  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IrfanView | Yes  | Via plug-in  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Via plug-in  | Via plug-in  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Via plug-in  | Yes  | No  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No
Iridient Developer | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | ?  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Kolourpaint | ?  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Import only  | Yes  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Krita | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Import only  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | 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[ab] | No  | No  | No  | Yes  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Microsoft Paint | ?  | No  | Yes  | Partial[ac] | Yes  | No  | No  | Partial[ac] | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Microsoft Photo Editor*  | ?  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  |  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  | Import only  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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[ad] | No  | No  | ?  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Paint.NET | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes[ae] | Yes  | Via plug-ins[46] | Partial  | No  | Via plug-ins[46] | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No
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  | Yes  | Import only  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Import only  | Yes
PhotoPerfect*  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No layer support  | Yes  | No  | Yes  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Photos | ?  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | ?  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | Yes  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Picasa*  | ?  | Yes  | Import only  | Import only  | Yes  | No  |  | Import only  | No  | Import only  | No  | 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  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tux Paint[af] | ?  | No  | Yes  | Import only  | Import only  | 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 only  | No  | Yes  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
WinImages | ?  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  |  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | ?  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Xara Photo & Graphic Designer | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Import only  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Import only  | No
XnView | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Import only  | Yes  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Zoner Photo Studio | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Import only  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Import only  | Import only  | No  | Yes  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

## See also

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* 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
* List of 2D graphics software
* List of digital art software

## Notes

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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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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

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1. ^ "Photopea online image editor is a free Photoshop clone with advanced tools". DPReview. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
2. ^ "CinePaint - Browse /CinePaint at SourceForge.net".
3. ^ "Release 5.2.1". 6 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
4. ^ "digiKam 8.7.0 is released". 30 June 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
5. ^ "F-Spot 0.8.2 Released!". 19 December 2010.
6. ^ "Release 0.8.2". 19 December 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
7. ^ "Release 0.8.2". 19 December 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
8. ^ "Release 3.5.5". 26 May 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
9. ^ GIMP Team (18 May 2025). "GIMP 3.0.4 Released". Retrieved 19 May 2025.
10. ^ ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/gpaint/. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)
11. ^ "2020s - GrafX2".
12. ^ "v2.9 · Tags · GrafX2 / grafX2 · GitLab".
13. ^ "GraphicsMagick News: 1.3.45 (August 27, 2024)".
14. ^ "gThumb Releases".
15. ^ "Release 1.54p". 18 February 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
16. ^ "7.1.2-0". 13 July 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
17. ^ "v25.07.80 - Graphics/KolourPaint". Retrieved 18 July 2025.
18. ^ "Krita 5.2.11 Released!". 15 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
19. ^ "Release 7.3". 24 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
20. ^ "mtPaint - Browse /mtpaint/3.50".
21. ^ "mtPaint News".
22. ^ "Release 2.0.1". 29 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
23. ^ "GIMP/McGimp 2.10 Final Release". Archived from the original on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
24. ^ "NUFRaw". Archived from the original on 2021-05-01. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
25. ^ "A new license for Paint.NET v3.5". 7 November 2009. Archived from the original on 12 March 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
26. ^ "Paint.NET - Licensing and FAQ". Archived from the original on 2010-02-08. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
27. ^ "Release 0.7.0". 12 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
28. ^ "Release 3.0.3". 1 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
29. ^ According to an official message Archived 2011-08-09 at the Wayback Machine on the developer's home page, the author suspended development of Project Dogwaffle due to religious reasons. Except for the message and a link to the continued development, no download or documentation remain on the website. Third-party shareware developers and vendors online sell licensed actively developed versions of Project Dogwaffle software. Later versions are called PD Pro x (x=version number)
30. ^ "Release 2.0". 14 April 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
31. ^ "Release 5.12". 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
32. ^ "Announcing Tux Paint version 0.9.35". 26 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
33. ^ "UFRaw - Browse /ufraw/ufraw-0.22 at SourceForge.net".
34. ^ "GIMP - Feature Overview". Archived from the original on 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
35. ^ Artweaver does not have scripting by default, but with the Lua Scripting Plug-In Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine, one can add scripting to Artweaver using the Lua programming language.
36. ^ IrfanView has basic retouching capabilities via the Paint plug-in Archived 2011-08-11 at the Wayback Machine that is bundled by default with the application.
37. ^ Shortcuts (app) scripting possible since MacOS Monterey and Pixelmator Pro 2.2+ Archived 2022-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
38. ^ AppleScript vocabulary Archived 2022-04-22 at the Wayback Machine for the whole hierarchy: Application → Documents → Layers → Effects. And ofc you can utilize the whole AppleScript suite then.
39. ^ a b Via the Separate+ Archived 2015-02-28 at the Wayback Machine plug-in
40. ^ a b Requires the Any File Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine plug-in
41. ^ "Lightroom Plugins - JPEG 2000 Reader for Lightroom". Archived from the original on 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
42. ^ Available since at least 2.6.x Archived 2019-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
43. ^ Requires the JPEG XR Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine plug-in
44. ^ Full native support added in version 2.10.12 Archived 2019-06-13 at the Wayback Machine. Previous versions only supported single pages
45. ^ Available since 2.10.2 Archived 2019-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
46. ^ a b The free plug-ins needed for JPEG 2000, PSD, and XCF support can be found on Paint.NET's website Archived 2006-04-29 at the Wayback Machine.

## External links

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Raster graphics editors

Free software|

* CinePaint
* CVIPtools
* darktable
* DigiKam
* Eye of GNOME
* F-Spot
* Fotografix
* GIMP
* GimPhoto
* GIMPshop
* GNU Paint
* GrafX2
* GraphicsMagick
* gThumb
* Hugin
* ImageJ
* ImageMagick
* KolourPaint
* Krita
* LazPaint
* LightZone
* mtPaint
* MyPaint
* Panorama Tools
* Pencil2D
* Phatch
* Pinta
* Rawstudio
* RawTherapee
* Seashore
* Shotwell
* Tux Paint
* UFRaw

Proprietary|

| Freeware|

* Adobe Photoshop Express
* AndreaMosaic
* Artweaver
* Brush Strokes Image Editor
* Chasys Draw IES
* Fatpaint
* Fresh Paint
* Microsoft Photos
* FastStone Image Viewer
* Fotografix
* IrfanView
* Paint 3D
* paint.NET
* Photopea
* PhotoScape
* Pixia
* Windows Photo Gallery
* XnView

|

Commercial|

* ACD Canvas
* ACDSee
* Acorn
* Adobe Photoshop
* Adobe Photoshop Album
* Adobe Photoshop Elements
* Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
* 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
* PhotoImpression
* PhotoLine
* Photon Paint
* PhotoPerfect
* PicMaster
* Picnik
* Pixelmator
* PMview
* Portrait Professional
* Procreate
* Project Dogwaffle
* QFX
* Quantel Paintbox
* Retouch4me
* Serif PhotoPlus
* SilverFast HDR
* Sketchbook
* SuperPaint
* TVPaint
* Ulead PhotoImpact
* 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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