Photo Editor reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 191 Reddit reviews across 35 subreddits and 55 posts to rank the best Photo Editor brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/AskPhotography, r/chromeos, r/androidapps, r/software, r/AskReddit. Top-rated brands include Snapseed (4.3/5), GIMP (4.1/5), Photopea (4.1/5).
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Reviews191
Subreddits35
Posts55
Brands65
Products18
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#1
Snapseed
4.3
(26)
"*Snapseed"
"Snapseed is my go-to."
"Snapseed is awesome (great tutorials at YouTube)."
"Snapseed or modded version vsco :)"
"Best free app - Snapseed."
"Snapseed."
"Snapseed works perfectly for me."
"Snapseed."
"Snapseed or lightroom from Adobe."
"I use Snapseed."
#2
GIMP
4.1
(18)
"IMO, you owe it to yourself to learn to use GIMP - it is a powerful, complex piece of software."
"Gimp and Photopea as basic photo editors."
"GIMP is awesome."
"GIMP is really good for free."
"Gimp."
"The ones I use are RAWtherapee (especially for film emulation), and GIMP."
"As others have said, GIMP"
"The common FOSS analog to Photoshop is [the GIMP]."
"Gimp is not basic, but, it is free if you are looking to not spend money."
"Gimp on linux or krita."
#3
Photopea
4.1
(11)
"I use PhotoPea."
"Use Photopea as a online photo editor."
"Try https://www.photopea.com/"
"For basic adjustments like resizing and changing the DPI on a Chromebook, you could try Photopea."
"Try this one https://www.photopea.com/"
"You might want to check out PhotoPea it's not on the PlayStore it runs in your Chrome browser."
"Photopea.com pretty much free photoshop and very easy to learn."
"Also consider https://photopea.com"
"You can use Photopea online for free which is basically a mini photoshop."
"Photopea. It is a free online Photoshop clone."
#4
Adobe
3.9
(10)
"If I could buy and load Photoshop CS3 on everything I would."
"I recommend trying Lightroom Mobile or Snapseed. They're all super easy to use and perfect for adjusting lighting and backgrounds."
"I can recommend the free lightroom app"
"I use Photoshop Elements. It's reasonably priced, IMO, and can still do a lot of the stuff Photoshop can do--at least for basic photo/image editing."
"Personally I like Adobe Lightroom. Lots of excellent tutorials on YouTube."
"[https://express.adobe.com](https://express.adobe.com)"
"I use Lightroom/Photoshop, Capture One, and Photomechanic."
"I use Lightroom/Photoshop, Capture One, and Photomechanic."
"Photo editor: Old versions of Photoshop running under WINE, or alternatively GIMP."
"Lightroom?"
#5
Darktable
4.0
(8)
"Darktable or rawtherapee"
"Darktable and/or GIMP, depending on needs and preferences."
"I love Darktable. It's not for the faint of heart, but super powerful."
"Have a look at darktable as well."
"Common FOSS RAW converters are [darktable] and [RAWTherapee]."
"Darktable takes some time to get used to the layout but it is easy to use."
"For raw look at darktable or rawtherapee."
"I prefer Darktable, it's an open source and free."
#6
Lightroom
4.8
(6)
"The best editor you can get is Lightroom, it has ai denoise which is useful."
"*LIghtroom"
"If you're serious about things like color correction, Lightroom and especially the pay version."
"Hands down Lightroom"
"Best paid for app- Lightroom."
"Play with the options, Lightroom is another good one."
#7
Pixlr
3.8
(6)
"I use Pixlr, Photopea and Canva. All are webapps. Photopea is the one I use the most."
"I'm a fan of Pixlr (with this extension) I've been using it since 2019/2020 and it's been great since"
"Consider Pixlr (Pixlr.com). They have a cheap subscription model."
"I have always used Pixlr."
"I use Pixlr, snapseed."
"I use Pixlr myself, but it's limited without a subscription."
#8
Affinity Photo
3.8
(6)
"I've heard great things about Affinity Photo, which isn't free, but is a buy-once license at a very reasonable price, and it goes on sale often."
"Affinity Photo is worth what it's charged for."
"Affinity sounds like the most likely option"
"The best Photoshop replacement for Mac is going to be Affinity Photo."
"Affinity photo."
"I have not used it myself but look into Photo 2 by Affinity."
#9
Adobe Lightroom
4.6
(5)
"Adobe Lightroom"
"Lightroom"
"I love Lightroom."
"Lightroom for sure, snapseed is crazy basic."
"You can rather easily do it yourself using lightroom."
#10
Canva
4.2
(5)
"Canva is the best in my opinion, easy to use and very versatile."
"Canva is pretty good! Free to use"
"I use canva"
"I use Canva and it’s worked decent so far."
"Canva and lunapic are really good."
#11
RAWTherapee
4.0
(5)
"RAWTherapee. It's an extremely robust RAW editor."
"And RawTherapee, digiKam, and whatever free apps your camera manufacturer offers."
"The ones I use are RAWtherapee (especially for film emulation), and GIMP."
"Common FOSS RAW converters are [darktable] and [RAWTherapee]."
"For raw look at darktable or rawtherapee."
#12
Affinity
4.5
(4)
"I use Affinity Suite - think it’s the most fleshed out competitor to Adobe and is a one time purchase rather than subscription."
"Highly recommend Affinity Photo."
"Affinity"
"Affinity."
#13
4.0
(4)
"Snapseed, it's made by Google, very good"
"Snapseed works great for my need"
"Google Photos has all the standard stuff and a bit more."
"Snapseed? Although I don't know how much ai they build into it..."
#14
Google Photos
3.5
(4)
"Can do that and more."
"Google Photos on CB is actually really good now."
"The Google Photos web app may do the job"
"I use the Google Photos editor."
#15
Photo Editor
4.3
(3)
"Photo Editor by dev.macgyver is probably the best for free!"
"Photo Editor (macgyver) is powerful."
"I suggest "Photo Editor" by macgyver."
#16
Pixelmator
4.3
(3)
"Check Pixelmator (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pixelmator/id924695435). I love it!"
"I should check out Pixelmator or Affinity."
"I ran Pixelmator just fine on my 2013 MBP."
#17
YouCam Perfect
4.0
(3)
"You can add angel wings to photo with the best angel wing photo editor app YouCam Perfect."
"You can add Halloween filters and edit Halloween photos with the best Halloween photo editor YouCam Perfect."
"With the YouCam Perfect pet photo editing app, you can add an artistic touch to your pet photos."
#18
Paint.NET
4.0
(3)
"[Paint.net] is free and the workflow is more in line with commercial programs."
"Paintdotnet. I've heard GIMP is also pretty decent."
"For simple stuff I use paint.net and Gimp for more involved work"
#19
Photoworks
4.0
(3)
"[Photoworks](https://photo-works.net/), it's a fairly easy photo editor for pc."
"I'd recommend Photoworks, it doesn't follow the subscription model."
"Normally Id recommend something like Photoworks, which is in fact an image editor for PC."
#20
Photoroom
4.0
(3)
"It’s really good"
"Try Photoroom AI photo editor! Its paid but great AI editing tools"
"Photo room. Very affordable and have gotten Photoshop worthy results."
#21
Krita
3.7
(3)
"Krita, and Gimp are free and well maintained open source projects."
"For photo editing I don't need anything fancy like Photoshop or Gimp so I use Krita or Pinta, they're more like Microsoft Paint."
"Gimp on linux or krita (krita is more of a drawing app but can do many things)."
#22
PicsArt
3.7
(3)
"Try Picsart ;)"
"If you’re on phone then picsart and canva work the best."
"I like picsart and color story!"
#23
DaVinci Resolve
5.0
(2)
"I make my thumbnails in Davinci Resolve."
"DaVinci resolve bby. That shit does everything"
#24
Capture One
4.5
(2)
"Capture 1 will give you the best image quality of any raw editor."
"I use Lightroom/Photoshop, Capture One, and Photomechanic."
#25
DXO Photolab
4.0
(2)
"I use dxo photolab 7 and in addition filmpack 7."
"I would try the trial versions of DXO PhotoLab."
#26
Luminar
4.0
(2)
"It’s a great middle ground between something like Photoshop and a more lightweight editor."
"I like luminar"
#27
Pinta
3.5
(2)
"There is a software named Pinta, that looks simple but can use layers."
"For photo editing I don't need anything fancy like Photoshop or Gimp so I use Krita or Pinta, they're more like Microsoft Paint."
#28
Apple Photos
3.0
(2)
"Start with Apple's Photos app. Does a good job of the basics."
"Do you mean Apple Photos? free on every Apple device."
#29
Photoshop
5.0
(1)
"You won't find any pieces software that give you more control over your image than Photoshop."
#30
KDE
5.0
(1)
"Try KolourPaint by KDE, or Krita, also by KDE"
#31
Darkroom
5.0
(1)
"It's ridiculous how much you can do for free."
#32
Serif
5.0
(1)
"Affinitry Photo 2 from Serif is a very good option. A direct competitor to Photoshop. One-time purchase."
#33
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
5.0
(1)
"They are volunteers who work on photos of that nature regularly and they do an amazing job!"
#34
CameraBag
4.0
(1)
"Just drag’n’drop an image onto the app icon, and quickly add filters + adjustments."
#35
XnView
4.0
(1)
"Image viewer, converter (supports 500+ image formats, thumbnail/fullscreen/filmstrip view...)"
#36
Adobe Lightroom Classic
4.0
(1)
"Lightroom Classic works for me despite the expense."
#37
BeFunky
4.0
(1)
"BeFunky"
#38
Aseprite
4.0
(1)
"Personally, I would go with either Aseprite or paint.net."
#39
Toolwizz
4.0
(1)
"Toolwizz for filters and editing the whole photo."
#40
Pocket Paint
4.0
(1)
"Pocket paint to draw and edit."
#41
Pixelmator Pro
4.0
(1)
"Pixelmator Pro on macos does a great job."
#42
LazPaint
4.0
(1)
"Take a look at LazPaint. It is a nice, but basic image editor with raster and vector layers."
#43
Inkscape
4.0
(1)
"I like Inkscape its good"
#44
VSCO
4.0
(1)
"*VSCO"
#45
Lumii
4.0
(1)
"Lumii is worth trying out if you want to do more special effects and text."
#46
Epik
4.0
(1)
"Epik Is a free and good editor."
#47
Pixelator
4.0
(1)
"Pixelator or affinity"
#48
PhotoFiltre
4.0
(1)
"Also PhotoFiltre, but I'm not sure whether it's free."
#49
Photoscape
4.0
(1)
"Photoscape."
#50
Topaz AI
4.0
(1)
"I've used Topaz AI to make scans of old photos higher resolution."
#51
NeuralPix
4.0
(1)
"I use NeuralPix Enhance."
#52
Blur Photo Editor
4.0
(1)
"Would recommend you try the app called Blur Photo Editor. When it comes to blurring photos it is the best."
#53
TencentARC
4.0
(1)
"You could try PhotoMaker which is free and was just released last week."
#54
HitPaw
4.0
(1)
"You may try HitPaw Photo AI. It has an AI Portrait feature that can turn your photo into a Victorian-style portrait."
#55
Adobe Photography Package
4.0
(1)
"Not free, but Adobe has a base “photography” package that includes Lightroom and Photoshop along with creative cloud storage."
#56
Pixlmob
4.0
(1)
"Check out pixlmob.com"
#57
Pixler
4.0
(1)
"Pixler(x)or(e)"
#58
Adobe Lightroom Mobile
4.0
(1)
"I'm using lightroom mobile and it’s working fine for me"
#59
Google Photos Scanner
4.0
(1)
"Faster to scan with your phone?"
#60
AngelPics Project
4.0
(1)
"They did an amazing job with the photo I sent in of my son."
#61
Nikon
4.0
(1)
"Down load the free Nikon software. It's a good start and quite advanced now."
#62
Photo Studio
4.0
(1)
"I use Photo Studio."
#63
Color Story
3.0
(1)
"I like picsart and color story!"
#64
Hypic
3.0
(1)
"Hypic or ps"
#65
Picasa
3.0
(1)
"Picasa is outdated and doesn't handle latest cameras oddball RAW-files, but it is still nice to have."
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