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The post Your Comprehensive Guide to Photography Post-Processing Software appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Herb Paynter. My recent article, 3 Alternative Post-Processing Applications that Challenge the Adobe Throne, presented just three of the many post-processing software packages available (both free and paid) that provide excellent post-processing capabilities. In this article, I’ll give you a much longer list of post-processing software. To be impartial, I’ll list the titles in alphabetical order. A few of the titles added by readers in the Comments section of the “3 Alternatives” article impressed me with their power and innovative design. I’ve been editing digital images with every software package available since late 1986, and I thought I’d seen most of them. However, it seems that the list of capable editing software grows weekly. As you will notice, I do not mention ALL the software available for download or online use. Those that made the cut will be actual production titles with a minimum set of well-designed editing functions. To be honest, I’ve looked at a significant number of offerings that are little more than public domain routines. They are not fully implemented or even adequately defined. These were considered but not listed. Listed below is a wide variety of packages on both mobile and laptop/desktop platforms; a true variety pack that covers the field from hobbyist to professional users. No matter what your preference, you’ll find something here to tickle your fancy and meet your demands. As was welcomed in my first article, additional post-processing software titles should be added to this list by readers who have discovered (and used) them. It is important to recognize all such products in a desire for fairness and sharing information. Because this list includes many more titles, I will not mention individual features of these titles, only a brief mention of the product’s most notable features. This is where you can really contribute… I’ll rely on you to describe your favorite features and benefits of your favorite titles. Let’s make this a very collaborative group effort BUT with one important request: please be brief and succinct with your comments. Limit your comments to one or two of the features that make your favorite app stand out from all others. That way, we learn from each other without monopolizing the mutual pulpit. List of photography post-processing softwareACDSee Photo StudioPublisher: ACDSee Systems International Website: https://www.acdsee.com/en/index/ Trial: Free/30 days Price: $60 Mac/Win/Mobile Afterlight 2Publisher: Afterlight Collective Android Website: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fueled.afterlight&hl=en_US Apple Website: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1293122457 Trial: Free/30 days Price: $60 Mac/Win/Mobile Affinity PhotoPublisher: Serif Website: www.affinity.serif.com Trial: Free/30 days Price: $50 Mac/Win/iPad Capture OnePublisher: Phase One Website: https://www.phaseone.com/en/ Trial: Free/30 days Price: $299 or $20/month Mac/Win DarktableWebsite: www.darktable.org Price: Free Exposure X4.5Publisher: Alien Skin Website: https://www.alienskin.com Trial: Free/30 days Price: $119 Mac/Win Computer FotorPublisher: Fotor Android Website: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.everimaging.photoeffectstudio&hl=en_US Apple Website: https://apps.apple.com/app/id440159265?referrer=click%3D8cd7ac09-77a3-42f6-9005-ed622bd3e17f Price: Free GimpPublisher: Gimp Website: https://www.gimp.org Price: Free Mac/Win Computers Google PhotosPublisher: Google Website: https://www.google.com/photos Price: Free online Lightroom CC and Lightroom ClassicPublisher: Adobe Systems Website: https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography.html Trial: Free/30 days Price: $10/mo Mac/Win Online Photo EditorPublisher: PicMonkey Website: https://www.picmonkey.com/ Trial: Free/7 days Price: Starts at $7.99/month Photo RAWPublisher: ON1 Website: https://www.on1.com/products Trial: Free/30 days Price: $80 PhotoLab 2Publisher: DxO Website: https://shop.dxo.com Trial: Free/30 days Price: $129 Mac/Win Mobile/Computer Paint Shop Pro X9Publisher: Corel Website: https://www.paintshoppro.com/en/ Trial: Free/30 days Price: $80 Mac/Win Photoshop/Camera RAWPublisher: Adobe Systems Website: https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography.html Trial: Free/30 days Price: $10/mo Mac/Win Photoshop ElementsPublisher: Adobe Systems Website: https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography.html Trial: Free/30 days Price: $59.99 Mac/Win Photoshop ExpressPublisher: Adobe Systems Android Website: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adobe.psmobile&hl=en Apple Website: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/photoshop-express-photo-editor/id331975235?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 Price: Free PhotoPadPublisher: NCH Software Website: https://www.nchsoftware.com Trial: Free/30 days Price: $40 PicsArtPublisher: PicsArt Android Website: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.picsart.studio Apple Website: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/picsart-photo-studio/id587366035 Price: Free Pixlr EditorPublisher: Pixlr Android Website: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pixlr.express&hl=en_US Apple Website: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pixlr-photo-collages-effect/id526783584 Price: Free online PortraitPro 18Publisher: Anthropics Website: https://www.anthropics.com Trial: Free/30 days Price: $45 Mac/Win RAW TherapeePublisher: Softpedia Website: https://www.softpedia.com Price: Free (but only offered on Windows) Skylum Luminar 3Publisher: Skylum Website: https://skylum.com/luminar Trial: Free/30 days Price: $70 Mac/Win Computer Smart Photo EditorPublisher: Anthropics Website: https://www.anthropics.com/smartphotoeditor/product/ Trial: Free/30 days Price: $30 Wind/Mac SnapseedPublisher: Google Android Website: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.niksoftware.snapseed&hl=en_US Apple Website: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/snapseed/id439438619 Price: Free Sumo PaintPublisher: Sumo Website: https://www.sumopaint.com Trial: Free/30 days Price: Free version, but Sumo Pro is $4/month Topaz Studio 2Publisher: Topaz Labs Website: topazlabs.com Trial: Free/30 days Price: $100 Mac/Win ConclusionSome titles didn’t make this list’s cut simply because they are only marginally useful. Needless to say, in today’s market, there is an innumerable slew of entertainment-level phone/tablet-based image “editing” apps also available. There are way too many even to mention, let alone keep current information on. Many of these apps are made for the amusement of the younger social media crowd who appreciate more unicorns and stickers than serious editing power. Not to sound judgmental, there is an app for everything and everyone, but this listing is “focused” on actual photo editing capabilities more than the social media aspect.
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