Photoshop, is they a cheaper alternative?

[ByronKirk]

Hi Guys
Im wandering if any of you lovely people could help me find a cheaper alternative to the incredibly popular/overpriced, photoshop.
Any help would be extremely appreciated
Thanx

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GIMP

[analog.universe]

GIMP

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100% free, and I challenge you to find a computer it won't run on.

[Light Guru]

Photoshop Elements - Mac/Win
Pixelmator - Mac

[480sparky]

GIMP

GIMP

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100% free, and I challenge you to find a computer it won't run on.

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[imagemaker46]

You should be able to find a copy of photoshop lite, they used to hand it out free with printers. It's half the calories but you won't lose any weight from your wallet.

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[skieur]

Paint Shop Pro X3 which can be used with Photoshop Plug-ins.

skieur

[Bagpiper]

Hi there. As many have already said, GIMP is a great free app that many people use. Have you thought about Lightroom? As I don't know what you want to do with Photoshop I thought I would throw this one in the mix. It is around $300.00 US Dollars. You can download a free trial to see if that would fit your needs or give GIMP a try. I have used Lightroom almost daily with my photographs and found it to be a nice littl app. But again it really depends on what you plan on doing. Good luck and let us know what you decide on.

Cheers
Jim

[UUilliam]

Photoshop IS NOT overpriced.
The work that Adobe put into photoshop is worth every single cent / penny!
Photoshop has such a wide variety of uses, it is, if anything, a bargain!
Especially if you can get the student version

But a cheaper and more relevant program for photographers (that will also enhance your workflow by 1000%) is Adobe Lightroom 3, You WILL NOT regret it.

You get a Photo library, catalogues, Virtual edits (does not edit the original copy), on the go back up (if your computer cuts off, you images and edits are still there!)
You can also copy / sync all your file and apply edits to every file at one time, add watermarks, resize all the images at once, rename them all etc...

Lightroom is such a great program and is better for photographers, the only reason to use photoshop is if you need to touch up / seriously manipulate an image.

Adobe also provides free trials of ALL their software, it will be worth downloading the trial and trying it out.

[KmH]

Photoshop, is they a cheaper alternative? [sic]

Yes, but they have don't the same capabilities Photoshop has.

I also don't think Photoshop is overpriced, particularly when compared with other types of professional level software.

[AUG19]

Photoshop is reasonably priced considering what it can do.

[480sparky]

Try GIMP..... it's free. And if it doesn't do what you want it to, then pony up for something store-bought. What do you have to lose?

[Pure]

Any possible way to get a student discount?

[skieur]

Photoshop is reasonably priced considering what it can do.

"reasonably priced" is somewhat relative. $1,000 Canadian can be written off as a business expense for a pro, but it may be a lot of money for some hobbiests.

skieur