Image editing articles
Why Do Image Files Need Different Formats?
Most of your digital photos use the JPEG format, but when you download an image from the web, it may be using the more modern WebP format. But why do we need so many file types? And how are they different?
Top Alternatives to Adobe Photoshop
While many professionals swear by Adobe Photoshop, others find it a bit overkill, and that also goes for the subscription. If you're among the latter, you should try some of these alternative photo editing tools.
Adobe's Super Resolution tool uses machine learning to give users clear 4x image supersampling
Open-source vector graphics editor Inkscape hits 1.0, free to download
Grab Skylum Luminar 3 for just $29, a pro-level, no subscription Adobe Lightroom competitor
Facebook researchers are working on a way to fix blinking selfies
Gimp releases major update, version 2.10
DxO saves Google's Nik Collection photo editing software from extinction
Microsoft plans to remove Paint from Windows, but will still live at the Store
GIMP, the popular free photo editor, gets updated
Five Free Worthy Replacements for Paid Image Editors
Adobe Photoshop has long been the gold standard for image editing among professionals and photo enthusiasts. But for the average user who just wants to touch up the occasional photo, it can be hard to justify the cost and it probably does more way than you really need or care to do. There are plenty of free alternatives and we've rounded out our picks.