Comparison of raster graphics editors

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

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Free and open-source software Proprietary software
Freeware, trialware, freemium, shareware Commercial (paid)
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General information

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

DescriptionCreatorFirst public release dateLatest stable versionLatest stable release date [lower-alpha 1] List price (USD) Software license
Ability Photopaint Part of Ability OfficeAbility SoftwareMarch 200110May 1, 2020 Proprietary
ACDSee Home Changed name in 2021 to Photo Studio Home2020December 18, 2019$59 Proprietary
ACDSee Pro Changed name in 2021 to Photo Studio Pro2020December 18, 2019$99 Proprietary
ACDSee Ultimate Changed name in 2021 to Photo Studio Ultimate2020December 18, 2019$149 Proprietary
Acorn Image Editor Image editor and graphics creator for macOS Flying Meat Inc.September 10, 20076.6.3November 19, 2020 Proprietary
Adobe Fireworks*Alternative to 1 targeted at web designers, discontinued after CS6 Macromedia 1998CS6 / 12.0May 7, 2012 (dead/discontinued) Proprietary
Adobe Photoshop Professional image editor and graphics creation tool Adobe Systems February 19, 1990CC 2021 / 22.4.1May 19, 2021$9.99 per month Proprietary
Adobe Photoshop Elements Raster graphics editor for entry-level photographers, image editors and hobbyists2021October 8, 2020$99 Proprietary
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Photo editor Adobe Systems February 19, 200710.0October 19, 2020$9.99 per month Proprietary
Affinity Photo Professional image editor for Windows, macOS and iOS Serif Europe July 9, 20151.9.0February 4, 2021$49.99 Proprietary
Artipic Image editor for Windows and macOSArtipic AB20142.6October 30, 2017 Proprietary
ArtRage Digital paint program for tablet computers Ambient Design20046June 2019 Proprietary
Artweaver Emulates physical painting experience on a computerBoris Eyrich20027.0.10October 3, 2021 Freeware Proprietary
Autodesk SketchBook Pro Paint and drawing toolset for use with digitized pen tablets & tablet computers Autodesk 20048.4.3 (Android 4.0.6, iOS 4.1) Freeware Proprietary
Bibble*Photo editor and organizer with camera raw file supportBibble Labs20005.2.32011 Proprietary
Bloom Procedural node-based image editorSad Cat Software20151.0.467August 5, 2016 Proprietary
Brush Strokes Image Editor Image editor like Windows PaintPaul Bird20042.0 ? (dead/discontinued) Freeware Proprietary
Capture One Professional raw converter and image editor Phase One 200213.1.3October 24, 2020 Proprietary
Chasys Draw IES Image editor with layers, animation, icon edit, super-res, batch and camera rawJohn Paul Chacha20015.30.01March 26, 2024 Freeware Proprietary
CinePaint Moving picture, photo and graphics editorRobin RoweJuly 4, 20021.4.5 [2]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2021-05-30Free GPL-2.0-or-later
CodedColor PhotoStudio Pro An bitmap graphics editor and image organizer for Windows pc1STEIN Corp.20018.2February 8, 2020 Proprietary
Corel PaintShop Pro Advanced image editor and graphics creator Jasc Software 19922021 Update 1October 22, 2020 Proprietary
Corel Painter Made to create natural-looking artistic images (for Professional)Mark Zimmer, Tom Hedges, John DerryAugust 199120222021 Proprietary
Corel Painter Essentials Made to create natural-looking artistic images (for beginner)Mark Zimmer, Tom Hedges, John DerryAugust 20038December 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 199220212021 Proprietary
darktable Photography workflow application and raw developerJohannes HanikaApril 20094.8.1 [3]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2024-07-24Free GPL-3.0-or-later
Deluxe Paint*Efficient bitmap and true-color paint program with rendering features and advanced animation capabilities.Dan Silva19855.21995 Proprietary
Deneba Canvas X3Graphics editor and creator supporting both raster graphics and vector graphics.It also work on GIS data.Jorge Miranda, Joaquin de Soto, Manny MenendezSeptember 1987142020 Proprietary
DigiKam Free photo organizer and image editorRenchi Raju, Gilles Caulier20028.3.0 [4] [5]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2024-03-14Free GPL-2.0-or-later
Digital Photo Professional Photo organizer and image editor from Canon Canon Inc. 4.14.0March 10, 2021 Proprietary
DxO PhotoLab RAW image editor DxO Labs October 26, 20177.5March 1, 2024€229 Proprietary
Erdas Imagine Advanced remote sensing and GIS ability;
handles multispectral images		ERDAS, Inc.19802016 (16)June 14, 2016 Proprietary
Fatpaint Full featured web-based graphic design and photo editing applicationMersica Inc.20101.99.55 Freeware Proprietary
Fotografix Free photo editorMadhavan LakshminarayananApril 14, 20092022.6.1June 11, 2022Free MIT
F-Spot Image viewer and organizer for GNOME Ettore Perazzoli20050.8.2 [6] [7] [8]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2010-12-19Free MIT
G'MIC Free command line software for 2D or 3D image processing and visualizationDavid TschumperléOctober 20083.4.3 [9]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2024-10-11Free CECILL-2.1 or CECILL-C
GIMP Free image editor and graphics creator Spencer Kimball, Peter Mattis January 19962.10.38 [10]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2024-05-05Free 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 Kian24.1December 30, 2014Free GPL-2.0-or-later
GIMPshop GIMP with a GUI similar to Adobe PhotoshopScott Moschella2.2.112006 (dead/discontinued)Free GPL-2.0-or-later
GNU Paint Free and open-source raster graphics editor for GTK 2Andy TaiSeptember 10, 20070.3.3 [11]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2007-09-10 (dead/discontinued)Free GPL-3.0-or-later
GrafX2 GrafX2 with a GUI similar to Deluxe PaintSunset Design (Guillaume Dorme, Karl Maritaud)19962.9 [12] [13]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 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-insThorsten Lemke199211.5.1July 1, 2021 Proprietary
GraphicsMagick Commandline image converter and editorGraphicsMagick Group20021.3.43 [14]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2024-03-23Free MIT
gThumb Image viewer and organizer for the GNOME desktop environmentPaolo Bacchilega20013.12.6 [15]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2024-03-10Free GPL-2.0-or-later
HDR PhotoStudio HDR (High Dynamic Range Editor) with human vision imaging modelUnified ColorOctober 20092.15.422010 Proprietary
Helicon Filter Advanced image editor with a simplified tabbed interface, new Helicon FocusHelicon Soft Ltd.August 20047.6.62020 Proprietary
ImageJ Image processing program developed at the National Institutes of Health. See ImageJ2 and FIJI for modified and extended versions.Wayne Rasband (NIH)19971.54k [16]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2024-09-16Free Public domain
ImageMagick Command line software suite for displaying, converting, and editing raster image filesImageMagick Studio LLC19907.1.1.35 [17]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2024-07-14Free ImageMagick
iPhoto*Image organizer and basic editor for macOS; replaced by Photos Apple Inc. 20029.6 Proprietary
IrfanView Image and video viewer with basic editing functionsIrfan Skiljan19964.58May 26, 2021$12 (commercial use) Proprietary
Iridient Developer Powerful raw image conversion application designed and optimized for macOSIridient Digital20043.6.0March 9, 2021 Proprietary
KolourPaint KDE 200423.08.4 [18]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2023-12-07Free BSD
Krita Digital painting oriented free and open-source raster graphic editor with vector support. KDE/Calligra based. KDE 20055.2.6 [19]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2024-10-01Free GPL-3.0-only
LazPaint Free multiplatform layered image editorcircular20117.2.2 [20]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2022-08-23Free GPL-3.0-only
LiveQuartz Basic multi-layer photo editorRomain Piveteau20052.8December 1, 2018 Proprietary
MacPaint*Obsolete basic editor Bill Atkinson 19842.0 Proprietary
Microsoft Office Picture Manager*Basic image editor Microsoft 200214.0 Proprietary
Microsoft Paint Basic graphic creator and editor packaged with Microsoft Windows operating systemsMicrosoft198510.19043June 29, 2021 Proprietary
Microsoft Photo Editor*Obsolete basic image editor for WindowsMicrosoft20003.01 Proprietary
mtPaint Pixel art and photo editing applicationMark TylerSeptember 13, 20043.50 [21] [22]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2021-01-01Free GPL-3.0-or-later
MyPaint Digital painting applicationMartin RenoldMarch 12, 20052.0.1 [23]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2020-05-29Free GPL-2.0-or-later
NUFRaw Raw image format processor, GTK 2, compatible with gimp 2.8 to 2.10, [24] see also UFRawMatteo Lucarelli [25] 0.43March 2, 2020Free GPL-2.0-or-later
OpenCanvas Portalgraphics20007.0.252019 Proprietary
paint.net Freeware image editor and graphics creator based on .NET Rick Brewster, et al. May 6, 20045.0.10 (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 softwareSystemax SoftwareFebruary 25, 20081.2.5April 25, 2016~$50 (5500JPY) Proprietary
PC Paintbrush*Obsolete basic editor ZSoft Corporation 19845 Proprietary
Pencil2D 2D graphical animation software.Pascal Naidon0.7.0 [28]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2024-07-12Free GPL-2.0-only
Phatch Editor for batch processing digital graphics and photographs.Stani Michiels0.2.72010 (dead/discontinued)Free GPL-3.0-or-later
Photogenics Made to create 32-bit HDRs Idruna Software Inc.1995HDR 7.0 ? (dead/discontinued) Proprietary
PhotoLine Image editor with advanced featuresComputerinsel (Germany)199524.01December 20, 2023€59 Proprietary
Photopea advanced web-based photo and graphics editorIvan Kutskir20135.6April 22, 2024 Freeware Proprietary
PhotoPerfect*Image editor with some advanced featuresArcadia Software AG, Joachim Koopmann Software20022.9 Proprietary
Photos Image organizer and basic editor for macOS; replaced iPhoto from OS X 10.10.3 onwards Apple Inc. 20141.02021 Proprietary
Picasa*Efficient image organizer with basic editing tools, other image effectsGoogle20023.9.141.259October 9, 2015 (dead/discontinued) Freeware Proprietary
PicMaster Has 300 filter effects, slide show, poster printing, mosaics, true 3D, moreAlexander SabovDecember 19996.02020 Proprietary
Pinta Mid-level Free and Open Source raster graphics editor, based on Paint.NetJonathan PobstFebruary 7, 20102.1.2 [29]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2024-04-21Free MIT
Pixelmator Image editor and graphics creator for macOS Pixelmator Team ltd.September 25, 20073.9November 13, 2019 Proprietary
Pixia Originally designed for Anime/Manga art.Isao Maruoka19986.50sMarch 28, 2021 Proprietary
Pixlr Free online photo editor which includes some paid and ai featuresOla Sevandersson2008?? Freeware Proprietary
PMview Fast image viewer with basic editing functionsPeter Nielsen19923.82February 24, 2020 Proprietary
Project Dogwaffle Dan Ritchie retired but others continue active development [30] Dan Ritchie1997V14 (1.2 available as freeware)2021 Proprietary
QFX Mature and complete image editing packageRon Scott19908 ? (dead/discontinued) Proprietary
Rawstudio Raw image processor.Anders Brander & Anders KvistJune 22, 20062.0 [31]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2017-04-14Free GPL-2.0-or-later
RawTherapee Powerful free and cross-platform raw image editor, for developing raw photos from digital cameras.Gabor HorvathSeptember 21, 20065.11 [32]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2024-08-24Free GPL-3.0-or-later
Seashore Basic counterpart to GIMP, using its XCF format; full support for a few graphics formatsMark PazolliJanuary 16, 20032.5.10December 20, 2020Free 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 1999X8August 10, 2015 Proprietary
Shotwell Image organizer for GNOMEYorba FoundationJune 26, 20090.30.10May 22, 2020Free LGPL-2.1-or-later
Tux Paint Drawing program for young children. Bill Kendrick June 16, 20020.9.33 [33]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2024-07-18Free GPL-2.0-or-later
TVPaint 2D animation softwareHerve ADAMJune 16, 199111.5.0December 1, 2020 Proprietary
UFRaw Raw image format processor, GTK 2, compatible with gimp 2.0 to 2.8 (2.10 incompatible), see also NUFRaw 0.43Udi Fuchs0.22 [34]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2015-06-17Free GPL-2.0-or-later
Ulead PhotoImpact* Ulead Systems 132008 Proprietary
WinImages Animation-centricBlack Belt Systems19857.52004 (dead/discontinued) Freeware Proprietary
Xara Photo & Graphic Designer Graphic design program including photo editing and vector illustration tools Xara 1995 (Windows)October 2018October 1, 2018 Proprietary
XnView Cross-platform image viewer used for converting, organising and editing graphical & video files.Pierre-emmanuel Gougelet1998 (1.06)2.50.0 (Windows)/0.64 (Linux, macOS)April 29, 2021 Proprietary
Zoner Photo Studio All-in-one editor packageZoner Inc.19.2103March 26, 2021 Proprietary

Operating system support

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

Windows macOS Linux iOS BSD Unix AmigaOS Other
Ability Photopaint YesNoNoNoNoNoNo
ACD Canvas YesYes [lower-alpha 2] NoNoNoNoNo
ACDSee YesYesNoNoNoNoNo
Acorn Image Editor NoYesNoNoNoNoNo
Adobe Fireworks*YesYesNoNoNoNoNo
Adobe Photoshop YesYesNoYes (iPad)NoNoNoNo
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom YesYesNoNoNoNoNo
Affinity Photo YesYesNoYes (iPad)NoNoNoNo
Aperture NoYes [lower-alpha 3] NoNoNoNoNo
Autodesk SketchBook Pro YesYesNoYesNoNoNo Android
Artipic YesYesNoNoNoNoNo
ArtRage YesYesNoYesNoNoNo Android
Artweaver YesNoNoNoNoNoNo
Bibble*YesYesYesNoNoNoNo
Bloom Image Editor YesYesYesNoNoNoNo
Brush Strokes Image Editor YesNoNoNoNoNoNo
Capture One YesYesNoNoNoNoNo
Chasys Draw IES YesNoNoNoNoNoNo
CinePaint Version 0.17 onlyYesYesYesYesNoNo
CodedColor PhotoStudio Pro YesNoNoNoNoNoNo
Corel PaintShop Pro YesNoNoNoNoNoNo
Corel Painter YesYesNoNoNoNoNo
Corel Photo-Paint YesNoNoNoNoNoNo
darktable YesYesYesYesNoNo Solaris
Deluxe Paint*NoNoNoNoNoYes Atari ST, DOS [lower-alpha 4]
DigiKam YesYesYesYesYesNoNo
Erdas Imagine YesNoNoNoYesNoNo
Fatpaint YesYesYesNoNoNoNo
Fotografix YesNoNoNoNoNoNo
F-Spot NoNoYesYesNoNoNo
G'MIC YesYesYesYesYesNoNo
GIMP YesYesYesNo [35] YesYesNeeds X11 Cygnix SkyOS
GimPhoto YesYesYesNoNoNoNo
GIMPshop YesYesYesYesYesNoNo
GNU Paint NoNoYesYesNoNoNo
GrafX2 YesYesYesYesYesYes Haiku, MiNT, DOS
GraphicConverter NoYesNoNoNoNoNo
GraphicsMagick YesYesYesYesNoNoNo
gThumb NoNoYesYesNoNoNo
HDR PhotoStudio YesYesNoNoNoNoNo
Helicon Filter YesNoNoNoNoNoNo
ImageJ YesYesYesYesNoNoNo
ImageMagick YesYesYesYesNoNoNo
iPhoto*NoYesNoNoNoNoNo
IrfanView YesNoNoNoNoNoNo
Iridient Developer NoYesNoNoNoNoNo
Kolourpaint YesNoYesYesYesNoNo
Krita YesYesYesYesYesNoNo
LazPaint YesYesYesNoNoNoNo
LiveQuartz NoYesNoNoNoNoNo
MacPaint*NoNoNoNoNoNo Mac OS [lower-alpha 5]
Microsoft Office Picture Manager*YesYesNoNoNoNoNo
Microsoft Paint YesNoNoNoNoNoNo
Microsoft Photo Editor*YesNoNoNoNoNoNo
mtPaint YesYesYesNoYesYesNoNo
MyPaint YesYesYesYesYesNoNo
OpenCanvas YesNoNoNoNoNoNo
Paint.NET YesNoPartial [lower-alpha 6] NoNoNoNo
Paint Tool SAI YesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
PC Paintbrush*NoNoNoNoNoNo DOS [lower-alpha 7]
Pencil2D YesYesYesYesNoNoNo
Phatch YesYesYesYesNoNoNo
Photogenics YesNoYesNoNoUp to version 5 Pocket PC
PhotoLine YesYesNoNoNoNo ATARI ST
Photopea YesYesYes
PhotoPerfect*YesNoNoNoNoNoNo
Photos NoYesNoNoNoNoNo
Picasa*YesYesUp to version 3.0NoNoNoNo
PicMaster YesNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pinta YesYesYesYesYesNoNo
Pixelmator NoYesNoNoNoNoNo
Pixia YesNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pixlr YesYesYes
PMview YesNoNoNoNoNo OS/2
Project Dogwaffle YesNoNoNoNoNoNo
QFX YesNoNoNoNoNo DOS 3.3 and up
Rawstudio NoYesYesYesNoNoNo
RawTherapee YesYesYesNoNoNoNo
Seashore NoYesNoNoNoNoNo
Serif PhotoPlus YesNoNoNoNoNoNo
Shotwell NoNoYesYesNoNoNo
Tux Paint YesYesYesYesYesNoNo
TVPaint YesYesYesNoNoUp to version 3.59 [lower-alpha 8] No
UFRaw YesYesYesYesNoNoNo
Ulead PhotoImpact*YesNoNoNoNoNoNo
WinImages YesNoNoNoNoNoNo
Xara Photo & Graphic Designer YesNoNoNoNoNoNo
XnView YesYesYesNoNoNovarying [lower-alpha 9]
Zoner Photo Studio YesNoNoNoNoNoNo

Features

  Selection editing Layers Alpha channel Histogram Scripting HDR Retouching Resizing Noise removal Lens correction Sized printing Sharpening Color correction Image library Plug-in support [lower-alpha 10] Non-destructive editing
Ability Photopaint YesYes ?YesYesNo ?Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
ACD Canvas YesYes ?YesYesNoYesYesYesYes ?Yes ?YesNo ?
ACDSee (Win)YesYes ?YesNoNoYesYesYesYes ?YesYesYesNoPartial
Acorn Image Editor YesYes ?YesYesNoYesYesYesNo ?YesYesNoYesYes
Adobe Fireworks*YesYes ?YesYesNoYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYes ?
Adobe Photoshop YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes (Through Mini Bridge)YesPartial
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom YesNo ?YesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Affinity Photo YesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYes
Aperture YesPartial ?YesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Autodesk SketchBook Pro YesYesYesNoNoNoNoYesNoNoYesNoNoNoNoYes
Artipic YesYes ?YesNoNoYesYesNoNoYesYesYesNoNoYes
ArtRage YesYesYesNoYesNoYesYesYesNoYesNoNo ? ? ?
Artweaver YesYes ?NoVia plug-in [36] NoYesYesYes ? ?YesYesNoYes ?
Bibble*PartialPartial ?YesNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes ?
Bloom Image Editor YesYes ?YesNoYesYesYesNoYesNoYesYesNoNoYes
Brush Strokes Image Editor YesNo ?NoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes ?
Capture One YesYes ?YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Chasys Draw IES YesYesYesYesYesPartialYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYes
CinePaint YesYes ?YesYesYesYesYesNoNoYesYesYesNoYes ?
CodedColor PhotoStudio Pro YesYes ?YesNo ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Corel PaintShop Pro YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes ?
Corel Painter YesYesYesNoYesNoYesYesYes ? ?YesYes ?Yes ?
Corel Photo-Paint YesYes ?YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes ?
darktable NoNo ?YesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesNoYes
Deluxe Paint*NoPartial [lower-alpha 11]  ?PartialYesNoYesYesNoNo ?NoNo ?No ?
DigiKam NoNo ?YesYesNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Erdas Imagine YesYes ?YesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesNoYes ?
Fatpaint YesYes ?YesNoNoYesYesNoNoYesYesYesYesNo ?
Fotografix NoNo ?NoNoNo ?YesNoNoNoYesYesNoNoYes
GIMP YesYesYesYesYes2.10+YesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesNo
GIMPshop YesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYes ?
GraphicConverter YesPartial ?YesYesNoYesYesYesVia plug-inYesYesYesYesYes ?
HDR PhotoStudio NoNo ?NoYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYesYesNoYes ?
Helicon Filter PartialNo [lower-alpha 12]  ?YesNo [lower-alpha 13] YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYes ?
iPhoto*NoNo ?YesPartial [lower-alpha 14] NoYesPartialYesPartialYesYesYesYesYesYes
IrfanView YesNo ?YesNoNoVia plug-in [37] YesNoNo ?YesYes ?Yes ?
Iridient Developer  ?Yes ?Yes ?YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Kolourpaint YesNo ?NoNoNo ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Krita YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesNoYesYes
LazPaint YesYesYesPartialYesNoYesYesNoNoNoPartialPartialNoNoPartial
LiveQuartz YesYes ?NoNoNoYesYesYesNo ?YesYesNoNoPartial
MacPaint*YesNo ?NoNoNo ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Microsoft Office Picture Manager*PartialNo ?NoNoNoNoYesNoNoYesNo ?NoNo ?
Microsoft Paint NoNo ?NoNoNoPartialYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Microsoft Photo Editor*YesNo ?NoNoNoNoYesYesNoYesYesYesNoNo ?
mtPaint YesYesYesNoYesNo ?YesNoNoNoYesYesNoNoYes
OpenCanvas YesYes ?YesNo ?YesYesNoNoYesYesYesNo ? ?
Paint.NET YesYes ?YesPartialNoYesYesYesNoYesYesYesNoYesNo
Paint Tool SAI YesYesYesNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
PC Paintbrush*YesNo ?NoNoNo ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Photogenics YesYes ?Yes ?Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
PhotoLine YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
PhotoPerfect*YesNo ?YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes ?Yes ?
Photos NoNo ?YesPartial [lower-alpha 15] NoYesPartialYesPartialYesYesYesYesYesYes
Picasa*NoNo ?YesNoPartial [lower-alpha 16] PartialPartialNoNoYesYesYesYesNoYes
PicMaster YesNo ?YesYesNoYesYesYesNoYesYesYesNoYes ?
Pixelmator YesYes ?YesYes [38] [39] NoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesNo
Pixia YesYes ?YesNoNoYesYesYesNoYesYes ? ?Yes ?
Project Dogwaffle  ?Commercial version ?YesPartialNoYesYes ? ? ?YesYes ?Yes ?
QFX YesYes ?YesYes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Yes ?
RawTherapee NoNo ?YesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYes
Serif PhotoPlus YesYes ?YesNoNoYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesNo ?
Side Effects Houdini YesYes ?YesYesNoYesYesYesNo ?YesYesNoYes ?
Tux Paint NoNo ?NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoYes ?
TVPaint YesYes ?YesYesNoYesYes ? ? ? ?Yes ?Yes ?
Ulead PhotoImpact*YesYes ?YesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes ?
WinImages YesYes ? ?Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Xara Photo & Graphic Designer YesYes ?YesNoNoYesYesYesPartialYesYesYesYesYesYes
XnView NoPartial ?PartialYesNoNoYesYes ? ?YesYesYesYesNo
Zoner Photo Studio YesPartial [lower-alpha 17]  ?YesNo [lower-alpha 18] YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes ?

Color spaces

sRGB Adobe RGB (1998) Indexed Grayscale CMYK LAB HSV
Ability Photopaint Yes ?YesYesImport only
ACD Canvas Yes ?YesYesYes
ACDSee (Win)YesYesYesYesNoNoNo
Acorn Image Editor YesYesImport onlyImport onlyYesImport onlyImport only
Adobe Fireworks*YesYesYesYesYesNoYes
Adobe Photoshop YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom YesYes ?YesImport only ? ?
Affinity Photo YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Autodesk SketchBook Pro Yes ?YesNoNo
Artipic YesYesYesImport onlyImport onlyImport onlyImport only
ArtRage Yes ?NoNoNo
Artweaver Yes ? ? ? ?
Bibble*YesYes ?Yes ? ? ?
Brush Strokes Image Editor Yes ? ? ? ?
Capture One YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Chasys Draw IES YesNoYesYesPartialPartialPartial
CinePaint YesYesNoYesYesYes
CodedColor PhotoStudio Pro YesYesYesYesYes
Corel PaintShop Pro YesYesYesYesYesPartial [lower-alpha 19] Partial [lower-alpha 19]
Corel Painter Yes ?NoNoYes
Corel Photo-Paint YesYesYesYesYesYes
darktable YesYes ? ? ?Yes ?
Deluxe Paint*Yes ?YesYesNoYes
Erdas Imagine YesYesYesYesYesNoYes
Fatpaint YesNoPartialPartialPartialNoPartial
Fotografix YesNoImport onlyImport onlyNoNoYes
GIMP YesYesYesYesPartial [40] 2.10+Yes
GIMPshop YesYesYesYesPartial [40] NoYes
GrafX2 NoNoYesNoNoNoNo
GraphicConverter YesYesYesYesYes
Helicon Filter YesYes ?YesYes
iPhoto*YesYesNoYesYesYesYes
IrfanView Yes ?YesYesNo
Iridient Developer YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Kolourpaint Yes ?NoYesNo
Krita YesYesNoYesYesYesYes
MacPaint*NoNoNoYesNo
Microsoft Office Picture Manager*Yes ? ? ?No
Microsoft Paint Yes ?Import onlyNoNoNoNo
Microsoft Photo Editor*Yes ?YesYesNo
mtPaint YesImport onlyYesYesImport onlyNoYes
OpenCanvas Yes ? ?YesNo
Paint.NET YesNoPartialPartialPartialNoPartial
Paint Tool SAI YesNo ?Yes ? ? ?
PC Paintbrush*No ?YesNoNo
Photogenics YesYesYesYesYes
PhotoLine YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
PhotoPerfect*YesImport onlyNoYesImport onlyCurve editing onlyNo
Photos YesYesNoYesYesYesYes
Picasa*Yes ?PartialPartialNo
PicMaster YesNoNoYesYesYesYes
Pixelmator YesYesYesNoNoNoNo
Pixia Yes ?NoNoNo
Project Dogwaffle Yes ?NoNoNo
QFX YesYesYesYesYes
RawTherapee YesYesNoYesNoYesYes
Seashore YesYes ?YesYes ? ?
Serif PhotoPlus YesYes ?YesYes ? ?
Tux Paint YesNoNoNoNoNoNo
TVPaint Yes ?NoNoNo
Ulead PhotoImpact*YesYesYesYesImport onlyNoYes
WinImages Yes ? ? ?YesYes
Xara Photo & Graphic Designer YesPartialPartialPartialPartialNoPartial
XnView Yes ?YesYesPartialNoPartial
Zoner Photo Studio YesYesYesYesPartialPartialNo

File support

TGA RAW imports BMP GIF JPEG JPEG 2000 HD Photo PNG TIFF PSD PSP XCF PCX ORA HEIF JPEG XL
Ability Photopaint  ? ?YesYesYesNo ?YesYesYesNoNo ? ? ?
ACD Canvas  ? ?YesYesYesNo ?YesYesYesYesNo ? ? ?
ACDSee (Win) ?YesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYes ? ? ? ?
Acorn Image Editor  ?YesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYes ? ? ? ? ?
Adobe Fireworks* ? ?YesYesYesYes ?YesYesYesNoNo ? ? ?
Adobe Photoshop  ?YesYesYesYesVia plug-in [lower-alpha 20] YesYesYesYesNoNoYes ? ?
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom  ?YesNoVia plug-in [41] YesVia plug-in [42] NoVia plug-in [41] YesPartial [lower-alpha 21]  ? ? ? ? ?
Affinity Photo YesYesNoYesYesNoNoYesYesYesNoNoNoNoYes
Autodesk SketchBook Pro  ? ?YesYesYesYes ?YesYesYesNoNoNo ? ?
Artipic  ?YesYesYesYesYes ?YesYesPartialNoNoYes ? ?
ArtRage  ? ?YesYesYesNo ?YesYesYesNoNo ? ? ?
Artweaver  ?NoYesYesYesPartial ?YesYesPartialNoNoYes ? ?
Bibble* ?YesNoNoYesNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo ? ?
Brush Strokes Image Editor  ? ?YesYesYesNoYesYesNoNoNo ?
Capture One  ?YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes ? ? ?
Chasys Draw IES YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
CinePaint  ?YesYesYesYesNoYesYesPartialNoYes ?
CodedColor PhotoStudio Pro  ? ?YesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYes
Corel PaintShop Pro  ?YesYesYesYesYesYesYesPartial [lower-alpha 22] YesNoYes
Corel Painter  ? ?YesYesYesNoNoYes [lower-alpha 23] YesYesNoImport
Corel Photo-Paint  ?YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYes
darktable  ?YesNoNoYesYesNoYesYesNoNoNoNo
Deluxe Paint* [lower-alpha 24] NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
DigiKam  ?YesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYes ?
Erdas Imagine  ?YesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesNoNoNoImport
Fatpaint  ?NoNoNoYesNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNo
Fotografix NoYesYesYesYesYes ?YesYesNoNoNoNo
GIMP Yes [43] YesYesYesYesYes [lower-alpha 25] Via plug-in [44] YesYes [45] YesYesYesYesYesYes [46] Partial
GIMPshop  ? ?YesYesYesNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
GrafX2  ?NoYesYesImport onlyNoNoYesYesNoNoNoYes
GraphicConverter  ?Partial [lower-alpha 26] YesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYes [lower-alpha 27] Yes
HDR PhotoStudio  ?YesYesNoYesNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Helicon Filter  ?YesYesImportYesYesNoYesYesYesNoNoNo
ImageMagick  ?YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYes
iPhoto* ?Yes ? ?Yes ?NoYesYesYes ? ?Yes
IrfanView  ?Via plug-inYesYesYesVia plug-inVia plug-inYesYesYesYesVia plug-inYes
Iridient Developer  ?YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes ? ? ?
Kolourpaint  ? ?YesYesYesYesNoYesYesNoNoImportYes
Krita  ?YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesImportYes
LiveQuartz  ?PartialYesYesYesYesNoYesYesPartial ? ? ? ?Yes
LazPaint YesYesYesYesYesNoNoYesYesImportNoNoYesYesNo
MacPaint* ?No ?NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Microsoft Office Picture Manager* ? ?YesYesYesNoYesFirst page only [lower-alpha 28] NoNoNoYes
Microsoft Paint  ?NoYesPartial [lower-alpha 29] YesNoNoPartial [lower-alpha 29] YesNoNoNoNo
Microsoft Photo Editor* ?NoYesYesYesNoYesNoNoNoNoImport
mtPaint YesNoYesYesYesYesNoYesYesNoNoNoYesNoNo
OpenCanvas  ? ?YesNoYesNoNoYesNoYes [lower-alpha 30] NoNo ?
Paint.NET  ?YesYesYesYesYesYes [lower-alpha 31] YesVia plug-ins [47] PartialNoNoYes
Paint Tool SAI YesNoYesNoYes ?NoYesNoYesNoNoNoNoNo
PC Paintbrush* ? ?NoYesNoNoNoYesNoNoNoYes
Photogenics  ? ?YesYesYes ?YesYesYes ? ?Yes
PhotoLine YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesimportYesYesYes
PhotoPerfect* ?YesYesNoYesYesNoYesYesNo layer supportYesNoYes
Photos  ?Yes ? ?Yes ?NoYesYesYes ? ?Yes
Picasa* ?YesImportImportYesNoImportNoImportNoNoNo
PicMaster  ?NoYesYesYesYesNoYesYesNoNoNoYes
Pixelmator  ?YesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesNoYesYes
Pixia  ? ?YesNoYesNoYesYesYesNoNoNo
PMview  ?NoYesYesYesNoNoYesYesYesNoNoYes
Project Dogwaffle  ? ?YesNoYesNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
QFX  ? ?YesYesYesNoNo ?YesYesNoNo ?
RawTherapee  ?YesYesNoYesNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNo
Seashore  ?NoPartialPartialYesPartialYesYesNo ?Yes ?
Serif PhotoPlus  ?YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYes
Tux Paint [lower-alpha 32]  ?NoYesImportImportNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNo
TVPaint  ? ?YesYesYesNoYesYesYesNoNoYes
Ulead PhotoImpact* ?YesYesYesYesYesYesYesPartialImportNoYes
WinImages  ? ?YesYesYesNoYesYesYesNoNo ?
Xara Photo & Graphic Designer  ?YesYesYesYesYesImport onlyYesYesYesNoNoYes
XnView  ?YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesImportYes
Zoner Photo Studio  ?YesYesYesYesImport onlyYesYesYesImport onlyImport onlyNoYes

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ and dead/discontinuation notice
  2. ↑ Canvas X for Mac was dropped with the release of Canvas 11 in 2007, a Canvas for Mac program was reinstated in 2015 as Canvas Draw.
  3. ↑ Discontinued after the release of 3.6 in 2014 for OS-X 10.10 Yosemite.
  4. ↑ Deluxe Paint runs on only AmigaOS, Atari ST, and DOS.
  5. ↑ MacPaint was developed for the classic Mac OS.
  6. ↑ Limited support using Mono
  7. ↑ PC Paintbrush runs on only DOS.
  8. ↑ Linux version is available as freeware.
  9. ↑ IRIX, DOS, mobile, iOS in different periods.
  10. ↑ External plug-ins may allow the program to perform some tasks, such as noise reduction or lens distortion, that could not otherwise be done.
  11. ↑ There are two: the main page and the swap page.
  12. ↑ Helicon Filter does not implement layers, but it can insert frames and editable text, and objects from one photo can be brushed into the main photo.
  13. ↑ Although Helicon Filter does not support actual scripting, it is capable of storing and reusing sequences and settings of edits.
  14. ↑ iPhoto can be scripted using Automator and AppleScript.
  15. ↑ Photos can be scripted using Automator and AppleScript.
  16. ↑ If images are perfectly aligned, Picasa can create a Multi-Exposure Collage which effectively makes a simple HDR with little customization, though brightness has to be corrected afterwards with no bit depth increase.
  17. ↑ Zoner Photo Studio 11 supports one temporary layer.
  18. ↑ Zoner Photo Studio does not actually support scripting, but it can store and reuse sequences of filters with preset parameters (Batch Filter).
  19. 1 2 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. 1 2 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.

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