Alternative to Photoshop

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June 28, 2017
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Hey guys, hoping someone smarter than me can help out here.

I urgently need to open PSD file which was created with the help of Photoshop. But i cannot install Photoshop on my laptop.

Can someone recommend me the best alternative to Photoshop?

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Google is your friend. There are many ways to open PSD file...For example try to open the file

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Good luck

imaginaldi

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I'm a designer since 20 years and I tried several Photoshop alernatives. I hate Affinity Designer but I love Pixelmator Pro. The first time I discovered a real alternative to Photoshop. If I wouldn't be using InDesign a lot, I would quit my Adobe subscription completely.

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Toq

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Affinity Photo will open PSD files.
I switch to Affinity Photo last year because PSE 2021 won't work on my (ancient) MacBook Pro. I have honestly found it to be one of the best moves that I made. It's cheaper than PSE, and runs faster on my machine.

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THE 10 HOUR5F9D

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PHOTOpea is a great photoshop alternative it has the exact layout and the exact fetures

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Anonymous

Correct answer

Google is your friend. There are many ways to open PSD file...For example try to open the file

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Good luck

JJMack

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Yes that has been posted.

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rayek.elfin

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Quickest method is to use the online Photopea, which prides itself on having the best PSD support.

Affinity does a pretty good job, but loses smart object (rasterizes the layers).

PhotoLine has great import, including smart objects, and adjustment layers, but export is very rudimentary. But if you just need to open PSDs to pick them apart, PhotoLine is excellent for that purpose, and the installation is very compact (full functional 30day trial).

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PhotoPea is probably your best bet when you need to save an imported PSD again.

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And you will not have to install anything.

JJMack

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Google can find programs that support PSD file format some may only be able to read or write then some may only be able to display or generate a thumbnail. May be hard to find an application that supports all the can be in a PSD file. Only the latest Photoshop can do that old versions can not. Photoshop is somewhat backward compatible it not possible to be forward compatible.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Programs+the+support+PSD+format&oq=Programs+the+support+PSD+format&aqs=chrome..69i57.157…

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