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I want to develop a painting software that can import psd files. Do I need authorization for this

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Support import psd function, can I do it

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    Correct answer Trevor.Dennis

    There are a number of apps that can open .PSD files.  Gimp is one of them, and being Open Source, there's no one who owns it and who would need to pay a license fee to Adobe.  Come to think of it, Krita is also Open Source and can open .PSD files.   I know Irfanview can open .PSD files and is free, but I don't know if it is Open Source.

     

    So I think you'll be OK.

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    November 16, 2023

    There are a number of apps that can open .PSD files.  Gimp is one of them, and being Open Source, there's no one who owns it and who would need to pay a license fee to Adobe.  Come to think of it, Krita is also Open Source and can open .PSD files.   I know Irfanview can open .PSD files and is free, but I don't know if it is Open Source.

     

    So I think you'll be OK.

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    But I don't want to open source the software

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    The point of Open Source is that the software is not owned by a particular person or company, which means there is no one to Pay Adobe a license fee to use a format developed by Adobe.  It would like paying IBM to use the JPG format or Compuserve to use GIF.    

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