What is the best free Photoshop alternative?

Photopea is the best free Photoshop alternative for most people. It runs in the browser, looks and works like Photoshop, and opens PSD files. It is free with ads. For a desktop app, GIMP and Krita are fully free and open source, and Paint.NET is a simpler free editor for Windows.

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Photopea

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Works like Photoshop in any browser, opens PSDs, no install.

Free Web No ads · 1 tracker

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Photopea homepage on a phone — Photopea on a phone, captured 15 Oct 2026

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GIMP

Good

Full photo editor, open source.

Free Windows, Mac, Linux No ads · No trackers

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Krita

Good

Open source painting and drawing app.

Free Windows, Mac, Linux, Android No ads · No trackers

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Paint.NET

Good

Simple, fast photo editor for Windows.

Free Windows 2 ad networks · No trackers

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