Comparison of raster graphics editors
Raster graphics editors can be compared by many variables, including availability.
List[edit]
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General information[edit]
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] 
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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 | 4.6.1[3]
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2024-02-17 | 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 | 8.3.0[4][5]
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2024-03-14 | 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[6][7][8]
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2010-12-19 | Free | MIT |
| G'MIC | Free command line software for 2D or 3D image processing and visualization | David Tschumperlé | October 2008 | 3.3.5[9]
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2024-03-12 | Free | CECILL-2.1 or CECILL-C |
| GIMP | Free image editor and graphics creator | Spencer Kimball, Peter Mattis | January 1996 | 2.10.36[10]
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2023-11-07 | 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[11]
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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 | 2.8[12][13]
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2021-03-24 | 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 | 1.3.43[14]
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2024-03-23 | Free | MIT |
| gThumb | Image viewer and organizer for the GNOME desktop environment | Paolo Bacchilega | 2001 | 3.12.6[15]
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2024-03-10 | 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 | 1.54h[16]
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2023-12-15 | Free | Public domain |
| ImageMagick | Command line software suite for displaying, converting, and editing raster image files | ImageMagick Studio LLC | 1990 | 7.1.1-30[17]
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2024-04-08 | 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 | 23.08.4[18]
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2023-12-07 | Free | BSD | |
| Krita | Digital painting oriented free and open-source raster graphic editor with vector support. KDE/Calligra based. | KDE | 2005 | 5.2.2[19]
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2023-12-07 | Free | GPL-3.0-only |
| LazPaint | Free multiplatform layered image editor | circular | 2011 | 7.2.2[20]
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2022-08-23 | 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[21][22]
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2021-01-01 | Free | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| MyPaint | Digital painting application | Martin Renold | March 12, 2005 | 2.0.1[23]
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2020-05-29 | Free | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| NUFRaw | Raw image format processor, GTK 2, compatible with gimp 2.8 to 2.10,[24] see also UFRaw | Matteo Lucarelli [25] | 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[26][27] |
| 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 | 0.6.6[28][29]
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2021-02-17 | 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 | January 7, 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 | March 15, 2013 | Proprietary | |
| Picasa* | Efficient image organizer with basic editing tools, other image effects | 2002 | 3.9.141.259 | October 9, 2015 (dead/discontinued) | Freeware | Proprietary | |
| PicMaster | Has 300 filter effects, slide show, poster printing, mosaics, true 3D, more | Alexander Sabov | December 1999 | 6.0 | 2020 | Proprietary | |
| Pinta | Mid-level Free and Open Source raster graphics editor, based on Paint.Net | Jonathan Pobst | February 7, 2010 | 2.1.1[30]
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2023-02-26 | Free | MIT |
| StudioPixBuilder | See pixbuilder studio features | WnSoft Graphic Software | June 2005 | 2.20 | 2020 | Freeware | Proprietary |
| Pixelmator | Image editor and graphics creator for macOS | Pixelmator Team ltd. | September 25, 2007 | 3.9 | November 13, 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 | March 28, 2021 | 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[31] | 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[32]
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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 | 5.10[33]
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2024-02-15 | 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 |
| Turbo Play | Audio, Image, Animation and hardware accelerated Video editor | TurboIRC.COM | Jan 2, 2021 | 2.2051 | April 7, 2021 | Proprietary | |
| Tux Paint | Drawing program for young children. | Bill Kendrick | June 16, 2002 | 0.9.31[34]
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2023-07-20 | 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[35]
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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 | |
| XPaint | Simple Drawing program for Unix/X11 with Xaw3d widgets | David Koblas, Torsten Martinsen, Jean-Pierre Demailly | 1993 | 3.0.3 | August 4, 2020 | Free | Custom open source license |
| Zoner Photo Studio | All-in-one editor package | Zoner Inc. | 19.2103 | March 26, 2021 | Proprietary |
Operating system support[edit]
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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[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[36] | 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 | |
| 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[h] | 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[i] | |
| XPaint | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | IBM AIX | |
| Zoner Photo Studio | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Features[edit]
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[37] | 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[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 | 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[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[38] | 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[o] | 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[p] | 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 [39][40] | 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[q] | ? | Yes | No[r] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
Color spaces[edit]
| sRGB | Adobe RGB (1998) | Indexed | Grayscale | CMYK | LAB | HSV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[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[41] | 2.10+ | Yes |
| GIMPshop | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial[41] | 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[edit]
| TGA | RAW imports | BMP | GIF | JPEG | JPEG 2000 | HD Photo | PNG | TIFF | PSD | PSP | XCF | PCX | ORA | HEIF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[t] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | ? | ? |
| Adobe Photoshop Lightroom | ? | Yes | No | Via plug-in[42] | Yes | Via plug-in[43] | No | Via plug-in[42] | Yes | Partial[u] | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 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 | 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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[44] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[y] | Via plug-in[45] | Yes | Yes[46] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[47] |
| 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 | 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[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 | |||
| 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[ae] | Yes | Via plug-ins[48] | 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[af] | ? | 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ and dead/discontinuation notice
- ^ 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.
- ^ Discontinued after the release of 3.6 in 2014 for OS-X 10.10 Yosemite.
- ^ Deluxe Paint runs on only AmigaOS, Atari ST, and DOS.
- ^ MacPaint was developed for the classic Mac OS.
- ^ Limited support using Mono
- ^ PC Paintbrush runs on only DOS.
- ^ Linux version is available as freeware.
- ^ IRIX, DOS, mobile, iOS in different periods.
- ^ External plug-ins may allow the program to perform some tasks, such as noise reduction or lens distortion, that could not otherwise be done.
- ^ There are two: the main page and the swap page.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Although Helicon Filter does not support actual scripting, it is capable of storing and reusing sequences and settings of edits.
- ^ iPhoto can be scripted using Automator and AppleScript.
- ^ Photos can be scripted using Automator and AppleScript.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Zoner Photo Studio 11 supports one temporary layer.
- ^ Zoner Photo Studio does not actually support scripting, but it can store and reuse sequences of filters with preset parameters (Batch Filter).
- ^ a b Split to channels.
- ^ Photoshop requires an optional plug-in from the installation disc to support JPEG 2000.
- ^ 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.
- ^ No layer modes support.
- ^ Corel Painter does not support TIFF with LZW compression.
- ^ Deluxe Paint can load and save only IFF ILBM file format.
- ^ Native support added in version 2.8
- ^ Many RAW images can be imported, but are reduced to 8 bits per color channel.
- ^ GraphicConverter requires macOS or later with installed Image Magick application of the Fink package or any other distribution in order to support XCF.
- ^ Microsoft Office Picture Manager and Paint.NET only support TIFF for viewing and editing of the first page.
- ^ a b MS Paint does not support transparency in GIF or PNG.
- ^ PSD is supported only in openCanvas 4 Plus, not regular openCanvas 4.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "CinePaint - Browse /CinePaint at SourceForge.net".
- ^ "Release 4.6.1". 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ Error: Unable to display the reference properly. See the documentation for details.
- ^ Error: Unable to display the reference properly. See the documentation for details.
- ^ "F-Spot 0.8.2 Released!". 19 December 2010.
- ^ "Release 0.8.2". 19 December 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "Release 0.8.2". 19 December 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "Release 3.3.5". 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "GIMP 2.10.36 Released". 7 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ Error: Unable to display the reference properly. See the documentation for details.
- ^ "2020s - GrafX2".
- ^ "v2.8 · Tags · GrafX2 / grafX2 · GitLab".
- ^ Error: Unable to display the reference properly. See the documentation for details.
- ^ "Updated for version 3.12.6".
- ^ "Release 1.54h". 15 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Release 7.1.1-30 · ImageMagick/ImageMagick". Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "v23.08.4". Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ Krita Foundation; Wolthera van Hövell (7 December 2023). "Krita 5.2.2 Released!". Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Release LazPaint 7.2.2".
- ^ "mtPaint - Browse /mtpaint/3.50".
- ^ "mtPaint News".
- ^ "Release 2.0.1". 29 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "GIMP/McGimp 2.10 Final Release". Archived from the original on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ "NUFRaw". Archived from the original on 2021-05-01. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ "A new license for Paint.NET v3.5". 7 November 2009. Archived from the original on 12 March 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
- ^ "Paint.NET - Licensing and FAQ". Archived from the original on 2010-02-08. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
- ^ "Pencil2D v0.6.6 - Bug fix release!".
- ^ "Release v0.6.6".
- ^ "Pinta 2.1.1 Release Notes".
- ^ 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)
- ^ "Release 2.0". 14 April 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ Error: Unable to display the reference properly. See the documentation for details.
- ^ "Announcing Tux Paint version 0.9.31". 20 July 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "UFRaw - Browse /ufraw/ufraw-0.22 at SourceForge.net".
- ^ "GIMP - Feature Overview". Archived from the original on 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Shortcuts (app) scripting possible since MacOS Monterey and Pixelmator Pro 2.2+ Archived 2022-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Via the Separate+ Archived 2015-02-28 at the Wayback Machine plug-in
- ^ a b Requires the Any File Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine plug-in
- ^ "Lightroom Plugins - JPEG 2000 Reader for Lightroom". Archived from the original on 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
- ^ Available since at least 2.6.x Archived 2019-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Requires the JPEG XR Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine plug-in
- ^ Full native support added in version 2.10.12 Archived 2019-06-13 at the Wayback Machine. Previous versions only supported single pages
- ^ Available since 2.10.2 Archived 2019-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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.
