Comparison of raster graphics editors#List

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Raster graphics editors can be compared by many variables, including availability.

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General information

Basic general information about the editor: creator, company, license, etc.

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! Description

! Creator

! First public release date

! data-sort-type="number" | Latest stable version

! Latest stable release date{{Efn|and dead/discontinuation notice}}

! List price (USD)

! Software license

style="text-align:left;" | Ability Photopaint

| Part of Ability Office

| Ability Software

| {{dts|2001|03}}

| 10

| {{dts|2020|05|01}}

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | ACDSee Home

| Changed name in 2021 to Photo Studio Home

|

|

| 2020

| {{dts|2019|12|18}}

| {{nonfree|$59}}

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | ACDSee Pro

| Changed name in 2021 to Photo Studio Pro

|

|

| 2020

| {{dts|2019|12|18}}

| {{nonfree|$99}}

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | ACDSee Ultimate

| Changed name in 2021 to Photo Studio Ultimate

|

|

| 2020

| {{dts|2019|12|18}}

| {{nonfree|$149}}

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Acorn Image Editor

| Image editor and graphics creator for macOS

| Flying Meat Inc.

| {{dts|2007|09|10}}

| 6.6.3

| {{dts|2020|11|19}}

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Adobe Fireworks*

| Alternative to 1 targeted at web designers, discontinued after CS6

| Macromedia

| {{dts|1998}}

| CS6 / 12.0

| {{dts|2012|05|07}} (dead/discontinued)

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Adobe Photoshop

| Professional image editor and graphics creation tool

| Adobe Systems

| {{dts|1990|02|19}}

| CC 2021 / 22.4.1

| {{dts|2021|05|19}}

| {{nonfree|$9.99 per month}}

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Adobe Photoshop Elements

| Raster graphics editor for entry-level photographers, image editors and hobbyists

|

|

| 2021

| {{dts|2020|10|08}}

| {{nonfree|$99}}

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

| Photo editor

| Adobe Systems

| {{dts|2007|02|19}}

| 10.0

| {{dts|2020|10|19}}

| {{nonfree|$9.99 per month}}

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Affinity Photo

| Professional image editor for Windows, macOS and iOS

| Serif Europe

| {{dts|2015|07|09}}

| 1.9.0

| {{dts|2021|02|04}}

| {{nonfree|$49.99}}

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Artipic

| Image editor for Windows and macOS

| Artipic AB

| {{dts|2014}}

| 2.6

| {{dts|2017|10|30}}

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | ArtRage

| Digital paint program for tablet computers

| Ambient Design

| {{dts|2004}}

| 6

| {{dts|2019|06}}

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Artweaver

| Emulates physical painting experience on a computer

| Boris Eyrich

| {{dts|2002}}

| 7.0.10

| {{dts|2021|10|03}}

| {{Free|Freeware}}

| {{Proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Autodesk SketchBook Pro

| Paint and drawing toolset for use with digitized pen tablets & tablet computers

| Autodesk

| {{dts|2004}}

| 8.4.3 (Android 4.0.6, iOS 4.1)

|

| {{Free|Freeware}}

| {{Proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Bibble*

| Photo editor and organizer with camera raw file support

| Bibble Labs

| {{dts|2000}}

| 5.2.3

| 2011

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Bloom

| Procedural node-based image editor

| Sad Cat Software

| {{dts|2015}}

| 1.0.467

| {{dts|2016|08|05}}

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Brush Strokes Image Editor

| Image editor like Windows Paint

| Paul Bird

| {{dts|2004}}

| 2.0

| ? (dead/discontinued)

| {{Free|Freeware}}

| {{Proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Capture One

| Professional raw converter and image editor

| Phase One

| {{dts|2002}}

| 13.1.3

| {{dts|2020|10|24}}

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Chasys Draw IES

| Image editor with layers, animation, icon edit, super-res, batch and camera raw

| John Paul Chacha

| {{dts|2001}}

| 5.30.01

| {{dts|2024|03|26}}

| {{Free|Freeware}}

| {{Proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | CinePaint

| Moving picture, photo and graphics editor

| Robin Rowe

| {{dts|2002|07|04}}

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q390346|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q390346|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{Free}}

| {{open source|GPL-2.0-or-later}}

style="text-align:left;" | CodedColor PhotoStudio Pro

| An bitmap graphics editor and image organizer for Windows pc

| 1STEIN Corp.

| {{dts|2001}}

| 8.2

| {{dts|2020|02|08}}

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Corel PaintShop Pro

| Advanced image editor and graphics creator

| Jasc Software

| {{dts|1992}}

| 2021 Update 1

| {{dts|2020|10|22}}

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Corel Painter

| Made to create natural-looking artistic images (for Professional)

| Mark Zimmer, Tom Hedges, John Derry

| {{dts|1991|08}}

| 2022

| {{dts|2021}}

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Corel Painter Essentials

| Made to create natural-looking artistic images (for beginner)

| Mark Zimmer, Tom Hedges, John Derry

| {{dts|2003|08}}

| 8

| {{dts|2020|12|12}}

| {{nonfree|$39.99}}

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Corel PHOTO-PAINT

| Professional image editor and graphics creator with advanced features, part of Corel Draw Graphics Suite

| Corel Corporation

| {{dts|1992}}

| 2021

| 2021

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | darktable

| Photography workflow application and raw developer

| Johannes Hanika

| {{dts|2009|04}}

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1936840|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1936840|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{Free}}

| {{open source|GPL-3.0-or-later}}

style="text-align:left;" | Deluxe Paint*

| Efficient bitmap and true-color paint program with rendering features and advanced animation capabilities.

| Dan Silva

| {{dts|1985}}

| 5.2

| {{dts|1995}}

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Deneba Canvas X3

| Graphics editor and creator supporting both raster graphics and vector graphics.It also work on GIS data.

| Jorge Miranda, Joaquin de Soto, Manny Menendez

| {{dts|1987|09}}

| 14

| 2020

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | DigiKam

| Free photo organizer and image editor

| Renchi Raju, Gilles Caulier

| {{dts|2002}}

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1050872|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1050872|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{Free}}

| {{open source|GPL-2.0-or-later}}

style="text-align:left;" | Digital Photo Professional

| Photo organizer and image editor from Canon

| Canon Inc.

|

| 4.14.0

| {{dts|2021|03|10}}

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | DxO PhotoLab

| RAW image editor

| DxO Labs

| {{dts|2017|10|26}}

| 7.5

| {{dts|2024|03|01}}

| {{nonfree|€229}}

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Erdas Imagine

| Advanced remote sensing and GIS ability;
handles multispectral images

| ERDAS, Inc.

| {{dts|1980}}

| 2016 (16)

| {{dts|2016|06|14}}

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Fatpaint

| Full featured web-based graphic design and photo editing application

| Mersica Inc.

| {{dts|2010}}

| 1.99.55

|

| {{Free|Freeware}}

| {{Proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Fotografix

| Free photo editor

| Madhavan Lakshminarayanan

| {{dts|2009|04|14}}

| 2022.6.1

| {{dts|2022|06|11}}

| {{Free}}

| {{open source|MIT}}

style="text-align:left;" | F-Spot

| Image viewer and organizer for GNOME

| Ettore Perazzoli

| {{dts|2005}}

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q948619|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q948619|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{Free}}

| {{open source|MIT}}

style="text-align:left;" | G'MIC

| Free command line software for 2D or 3D image processing and visualization

| David Tschumperlé

| {{dts|2008|10}}

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q21041255|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q21041255|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{Free}}

| {{open source|CECILL-2.1 or CECILL-C}}

style="text-align:left;" | GIMP

| Free image editor and graphics creator

| Spencer Kimball, Peter Mattis

| {{dts|1996|01}}

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q8038|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q8038|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{Free}}

| {{open source|GPL-3.0-or-later}}

style="text-align:left;" | GimPhoto

| Modification of the free and open-source graphics program GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP), with the intent to be a free alternative to Adobe Photoshop.

| Ek Kian

|

| 24.1

| {{dts|2014|12|30}}

| {{Free}}

| {{open source|GPL-2.0-or-later}}

style="text-align:left;" | GIMPshop

| GIMP with a GUI similar to Adobe Photoshop

| Scott Moschella

|

| 2.2.11

| 2006 (dead/discontinued)

| {{Free}}

| {{open source|GPL-2.0-or-later}}

style="text-align:left;" | GNU Paint

| Free and open-source raster graphics editor for GTK 2

| Andy Tai

| {{dts|2007|09|10}}

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q3826728|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q3826728|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} (dead/discontinued)

| {{Free}}

| {{open source|GPL-3.0-or-later}}

style="text-align:left;" | GrafX2

| GrafX2 with a GUI similar to Deluxe Paint

| Sunset Design (Guillaume Dorme, Karl Maritaud)

| {{dts|1996}}

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q5592434|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q5592434|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{Free}}

| {{open source|GPL-2.0-only}}

style="text-align:left;" | GraphicConverter

| Image viewer, converter, organizer and editor capable of importing around 200 and exporting 80 different image file types. Compatible with many Photoshop plug-ins

| Thorsten Lemke

| {{dts|1992}}

| 11.5.1

| {{dts|2021|07|01}}

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | GraphicsMagick

| Commandline image converter and editor

| GraphicsMagick Group

| {{dts|2002}}

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q4039670|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q4039670|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{Free}}

| {{open source|MIT}}

style="text-align:left;" | gThumb

| Image viewer and organizer for the GNOME desktop environment

| Paolo Bacchilega

| {{dts|2001}}

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q150232|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q150232|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{Free}}

| {{open source|GPL-2.0-or-later}}

style="text-align:left;" | HDR PhotoStudio

| HDR (High Dynamic Range Editor) with human vision imaging model

| Unified Color

| {{dts|2009|10}}

| 2.15.42

| 2010

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Helicon Filter

| Advanced image editor with a simplified tabbed interface, new Helicon Focus

| Helicon Soft Ltd.

| {{dts|2004|08}}

| 7.6.6

| 2020

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | ImageJ

| Image processing program developed at the National Institutes of Health. See ImageJ2 and FIJI for modified and extended versions.

| Wayne Rasband (NIH)

| {{dts|1997}}

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1659584|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1659584|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{Free}}

| {{open source|Public domain}}

style="text-align:left;" | ImageMagick

| Command line software suite for displaying, converting, and editing raster image files

| ImageMagick Studio LLC

| {{dts|1990}}

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1047199|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1047199|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{Free}}

| {{open source|ImageMagick}}

style="text-align:left;" | iPhoto*

| Image organizer and basic editor for macOS; replaced by Photos

| Apple Inc.

| {{dts|2002}}

| 9.6

|

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | IrfanView

| Image and video viewer with basic editing functions

| Irfan Skiljan

| {{dts|1996}}

| 4.58

| {{dts|2021|05|26}}

| {{Dunno|$12 (commercial use)}}

| {{Proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Iridient Developer

| Powerful raw image conversion application designed and optimized for macOS

| Iridient Digital

| {{dts|2004}}

| 3.6.0

| {{dts|2021|03|09}}

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | KolourPaint

|

| KDE

| {{dts|2004}}

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1639988|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1639988|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{Free}}

| {{open source|BSD}}

style="text-align:left;" | Krita

| Digital painting oriented free and open-source raster graphic editor with vector support. KDE/Calligra based.

| KDE

| {{dts|2005}}

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q604945|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q604945|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{Free}}

| {{open source|GPL-3.0-only}}

style="text-align:left;" | LazPaint

| Free multiplatform layered image editor

| circular

| {{dts|2011}}

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q18345558|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q18345558|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{Free}}

| {{open source|GPL-3.0-only}}

style="text-align:left;" | LiveQuartz

| Basic multi-layer photo editor

| Romain Piveteau

| {{dts|2005}}

| 2.8

| {{dts|2018|12|1}}

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | MacPaint*

| Obsolete basic editor

| Bill Atkinson

| {{dts|1984}}

| 2.0

|

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Microsoft Office Picture Manager*

| Basic image editor

| Microsoft

| {{dts|2002}}

| 14.0

|

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Microsoft Paint

| Basic graphic creator and editor packaged with Microsoft Windows operating systems

| Microsoft

| {{dts|1985}}

| 10.19043

| {{dts|2021|06|29}}

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Microsoft Photo Editor*

| Obsolete basic image editor for Windows

| Microsoft

| {{dts|2000}}

| 3.01

|

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | mtPaint

| Pixel art and photo editing application

| Mark Tyler

| {{dts|2004|09|13}}

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1954427|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1954427|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{Free}}

| {{open source|GPL-3.0-or-later}}

style="text-align:left;" | MyPaint

| Digital painting application

| Martin Renold

| {{dts|2005|03|12}}

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1956333|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1956333|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{Free}}

| {{open source|GPL-2.0-or-later}}

style="text-align:left;" | NUFRaw

| Raw image format processor, GTK 2, compatible with gimp 2.8 to 2.10,{{Cite web |url=https://www.partha.com/ |title=GIMP/McGimp 2.10 Final Release |access-date=2021-03-13 |archive-date=2018-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516041335/https://www.partha.com/ |url-status=live }} see also UFRaw

| Matteo Lucarelli {{Cite web|url=http://matteolucarelli.altervista.org/nufraw/|title=NUFRaw|access-date=2021-03-13|archive-date=2021-05-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501080227/http://matteolucarelli.altervista.org/nufraw/|url-status=live}}

|

| 0.43

| {{dts|2020|03|02}}

| {{Free}}

| {{open source|GPL-2.0-or-later}}

style="text-align:left;" | OpenCanvas

|

| Portalgraphics

| {{dts|2000}}

| 7.0.25

| 2019

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | paint.net

| Freeware image editor and graphics creator based on .NET

| Rick Brewster, et al.

| {{dts|2004|05|06}}

| 5.0.10 (64-bit only for Windows 11, Windows 10 (1809+), Windows Server 2019/2021)

| {{dts|2023|10|01}}

| {{Free|Freeware}}

| {{Proprietary}}{{Cite web|url=http://blog.getpaint.net/2009/11/06/a-new-license-for-paintnet-v35/|title=A new license for Paint.NET v3.5|date=7 November 2009|access-date=27 November 2009|archive-date=12 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312092436/http://blog.getpaint.net/2009/11/06/a-new-license-for-paintnet-v35/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.getpaint.net/license.html|title=Paint.NET - Licensing and FAQ|access-date=2009-11-27|archive-date=2010-02-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208200824/http://www.getpaint.net/license.html|url-status=live}}

style="text-align:left;" | Paint Tool SAI*

| Simple and lightweight painting software

| Systemax Software

| {{dts|2008|02|25}}

| 1.2.5

| {{dts|2016|04|25}}

| {{nonfree|~$50 (5500JPY)}}

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | PC Paintbrush*

| Obsolete basic editor

| ZSoft Corporation

| {{dts|1984}}

| 5

|

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Pencil2D

| 2D graphical animation software.

| Pascal Naidon

|

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q2398265|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q2398265|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{Free}}

| {{open source|GPL-2.0-only}}

style="text-align:left;" | Phatch

| Editor for batch processing digital graphics and photographs.

| Stani Michiels

|

| 0.2.7

| 2010 (dead/discontinued)

| {{Free}}

| {{open source|GPL-3.0-or-later}}

style="text-align:left;" | Photogenics

| Made to create 32-bit HDRs

| Idruna Software Inc.

| {{dts|1995}}

| HDR 7.0

| ? (dead/discontinued)

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | PhotoLine

| Image editor with advanced features

| Computerinsel (Germany)

| {{dts|1995}}

| 24.01

| {{dts|2023|12|20}}

| {{Nonfree|€59}}

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Photopea

|advanced web-based photo and graphics editor

|Ivan Kutskir

|2013

|5.6

|April 22, 2024

| {{Free|Freeware}}

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | PhotoPerfect*

| Image editor with some advanced features

| Arcadia Software AG, Joachim Koopmann Software

| {{dts|2002}}

| 2.9

|

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Photos

| Image organizer and basic editor for macOS; replaced iPhoto from OS X 10.10.3 onwards

| Apple Inc.

| {{dts|2014}}

| 1.0

| 2021

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Picasa*

| Efficient image organizer with basic editing tools, other image effects

| Google

| {{dts|2002}}

| 3.9.141.259

| {{dts|2015|10|09}} (dead/discontinued)

| {{Free|Freeware}}

| {{Proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | PicMaster

| Has 300 filter effects, slide show, poster printing, mosaics, true 3D, more

| Alexander Sabov

| {{dts|1999|12}}

| 6.0

| 2020

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Pinta

| Mid-level Free and Open Source raster graphics editor, based on Paint.Net

| Jonathan Pobst

| {{dts|2010|02|07}}

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1881028|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

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| {{Free}}

| {{open source|MIT}}

style="text-align:left;" | Pixelmator

| Image editor and graphics creator for macOS

| Pixelmator Team ltd.

| {{dts|2007|09|25}}

| 3.9

| {{dts|2019|11|13}}

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Pixia

| Originally designed for Anime/Manga art.

| Isao Maruoka

| {{dts|1998}}

| 6.50s

| {{dts|2021|03|28}}

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Pixlr

|Free online photo editor which includes some paid and ai features

|Ola Sevandersson

|2008

|?

|?

| {{Free|Freeware}}

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | PMview

| Fast image viewer with basic editing functions

| Peter Nielsen

| {{dts|1992}}

| 3.82

| {{dts|2020|02|24}}

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Project Dogwaffle

| Dan Ritchie retired but others continue active developmentAccording to an official [http://www.squirreldome.com message] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809055544/http://www.squirreldome.com/ |date=2011-08-09 }} on the developer's home page, the author suspended development of Project Dogwaffle due to religious reasons. Except for the message and a link to the continued development, no download or documentation remain on the website. Third-party shareware developers and vendors online sell licensed actively developed versions of Project Dogwaffle software. Later versions are called PD Pro x (x=version number)

| Dan Ritchie

| {{dts|1997}}

| V14 (1.2 available as freeware)

| 2021

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | QFX

| Mature and complete image editing package

| Ron Scott

| {{dts|1990}}

| 8

| ? (dead/discontinued)

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Rawstudio

| Raw image processor.

| Anders Brander & Anders Kvist

| {{dts|2006|06|22}}

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q906369|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q906369|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{Free}}

| {{open source|GPL-2.0-or-later}}

style="text-align:left;" | RawTherapee

| Powerful free and cross-platform raw image editor, for developing raw photos from digital cameras.

| Gabor Horvath

| {{dts|2006|09|21}}

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q568370|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q568370|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{Free}}

| {{open source|GPL-3.0-or-later}}

style="text-align:left;" | Seashore

| Basic counterpart to GIMP, using its XCF format; full support for a few graphics formats

| Mark Pazolli

| {{dts|2003|01|16}}

| 2.5.10

| {{dts|2020|12|20}}

| {{Free}}

| {{open source|GPL-2.0-only}}

! style="text-align:left;" | Serif PhotoPlus

| Complete editor and photo organizer suite; similar features and menus to other software from Serif; available as economy version or in bundle with clipart, effects, public domain image library; made for easy use

| Serif

| {{dts|1999}}

| X8

| {{dts|2015|08|10}}

|

| {{proprietary}}

! style="text-align:left;" | Shotwell

| Image organizer for GNOME

| Yorba Foundation

| {{dts|2009|06|26}}

| 0.30.10

| {{dts|2020|05|22}}

| {{Free}}

| {{open source|LGPL-2.1-or-later}}

style="text-align:left;" | Tux Paint

| Drawing program for young children.

| Bill Kendrick

| {{dts|2002|06|16}}

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q390406|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q390406|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{Free}}

| {{open source|GPL-2.0-or-later}}

style="text-align:left;" | TVPaint

| 2D animation software

| Herve ADAM

| {{dts|1991|06|16}}

| 11.5.0

| {{dts|2020|12|1}}

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | UFRaw

| Raw image format processor, GTK 2, compatible with gimp 2.0 to 2.8 (2.10 incompatible), see also NUFRaw 0.43

| Udi Fuchs

|

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q2065843|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q2065843|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{Free}}

| {{open source|GPL-2.0-or-later}}

style="text-align:left;" | Ulead PhotoImpact*

|

| Ulead Systems

|

| 13

| 2008

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | WinImages

| Animation-centric

| Black Belt Systems

| {{dts|1985}}

| 7.5

| 2004 (dead/discontinued)

| {{Free|Freeware}}

| {{Proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Xara Photo & Graphic Designer

| Graphic design program including photo editing and vector illustration tools

| Xara

| {{dts|1995}} (Windows)

| October 2018

| {{dts|2018|10|01}}

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | XnView

| Cross-platform image viewer used for converting, organising and editing graphical & video files.

| Pierre-emmanuel Gougelet

| {{dts|1998}} (1.06)

| 2.50.0 (Windows)/0.64 (Linux, macOS)

| {{dts|2021|04|29}}

|

| {{proprietary}}

style="text-align:left;" | Zoner Photo Studio

| All-in-one editor package

| Zoner Inc.

|

| 19.2103

| {{dts|2021|03|26}}

|

| {{proprietary}}

Operating system support

The operating systems on which the editors can run natively, that is, without emulation, virtual machines or compatibility layers. In other words, the software must be specifically coded for the operation system; for example, Adobe Photoshop for Windows running on Linux with Wine does not fit.

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style="width:8em" |

! Windows

! macOS

! Linux

! iOS

! BSD

! Unix

! AmigaOS

! Other

style="text-align:left;" | Ability Photopaint

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | ACD Canvas

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}{{efn|name="NoteA"|Canvas X for Mac was dropped with the release of Canvas 11 in 2007, a Canvas for Mac program was reinstated in 2015 as Canvas Draw.}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | ACDSee

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Acorn Image Editor

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Adobe Fireworks*

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Adobe Photoshop

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}} (iPad)

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Affinity Photo

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}} (iPad)

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Aperture

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}{{efn|Discontinued after the release of 3.6 in 2014 for OS-X 10.10 Yosemite.}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Autodesk SketchBook Pro

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes|Android}}

style="text-align:left;" | Artipic

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | ArtRage

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes|Android}}

style="text-align:left;" | Artweaver

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Bibble*

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Bloom Image Editor

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Brush Strokes Image Editor

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Capture One

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Chasys Draw IES

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | CinePaint

| {{partial|Version 0.17 only}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | CodedColor PhotoStudio Pro

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Corel PaintShop Pro

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Corel Painter

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Corel Photo-Paint

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | darktable

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes|Solaris}}

style="text-align:left;" | Deluxe Paint*

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|Atari ST, DOS}}{{efn|name="os_1"|Deluxe Paint runs on only AmigaOS, Atari ST, and DOS.}}

style="text-align:left;" | DigiKam

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Erdas Imagine

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Fatpaint

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Fotografix

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | F-Spot

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | G'MIC

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | GIMP

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{No}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gimp.org/features/#supported-platforms|title=GIMP - Feature Overview|access-date=2019-06-23|archive-date=2019-07-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717031738/https://www.gimp.org/features/#supported-platforms|url-status=live}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Needs X11 Cygnix}}

| {{yes|SkyOS}}

style="text-align:left;" | GimPhoto

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | GIMPshop

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | GNU Paint

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | GrafX2

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|Haiku, MiNT, DOS}}

style="text-align:left;" | GraphicConverter

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | GraphicsMagick

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | gThumb

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | HDR PhotoStudio

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Helicon Filter

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | ImageJ

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | ImageMagick

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | iPhoto*

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | IrfanView

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Iridient Developer

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Kolourpaint

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Krita

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | LazPaint

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | LiveQuartz

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | MacPaint*

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes|Mac OS}}{{efn|name="os_3"|MacPaint was developed for the classic Mac OS.}}

style="text-align:left;" | Microsoft Office Picture Manager*

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Microsoft Paint

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Microsoft Photo Editor*

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | mtPaint

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | MyPaint

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | OpenCanvas

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Paint.NET

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial|Partial{{efn|name="NoteB"|Limited support using Mono}}}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Paint Tool SAI

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | PC Paintbrush*

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes|DOS}}{{efn|name="os_5"|PC Paintbrush runs on only DOS.}}

style="text-align:left;" | Pencil2D

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Phatch

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Photogenics

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial|Up to version 5}}

| {{yes|Pocket PC}}

style="text-align:left;" | PhotoLine

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes|ATARI ST}}

style="text-align:left;" | Photopea

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

|

|

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | PhotoPerfect*

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Photos

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Picasa*

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Up to version 3.0}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | PicMaster

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Pinta

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Pixelmator

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Pixia

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Pixlr

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

|

|

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | PMview

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes| OS/2}}

style="text-align:left;" | Project Dogwaffle

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | QFX

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes|DOS 3.3 and up}}

style="text-align:left;" | Rawstudio

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | RawTherapee

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Seashore

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Serif PhotoPlus

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Shotwell

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Tux Paint

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | TVPaint

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial|Up to version 3.59{{efn|name="tvpaint"|Linux version is available as freeware.}}}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | UFRaw

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Ulead PhotoImpact*

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | WinImages

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Xara Photo & Graphic Designer

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | XnView

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial|varying{{efn|name="XnOS"|IRIX, DOS, mobile, iOS in different periods.}}}}

style="text-align:left;" | Zoner Photo Studio

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

Features

{{sort-under}}

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style="vertical-align:bottom"

!  

! {{verth|Selection editing}}

! Layers

! {{verth|Alpha channel}}

! {{verth|Histogram}}

! Scripting

! HDR

! {{verth|Retouching}}

! {{verth|Resizing}}

! {{verth|Noise removal}}

! {{verth|Lens correction}}

! {{verth|Sized printing}}

! {{verth|Sharpening}}

! {{verth|Color correction}}

! Image library

! {{verth|Plug-in support{{efn|name="feat_1"|External plug-ins may allow the program to perform some tasks, such as noise reduction or lens distortion, that could not otherwise be done.}}}}

! Non-destructive editing

style="text-align:left;" | Ability Photopaint

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | ACD Canvas

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | ACDSee (Win)

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial}}

style="text-align:left;" | Acorn Image Editor

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{No}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{No}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | Adobe Fireworks*

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | Adobe Photoshop

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}} (Through Mini Bridge)

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

style="text-align:left;" | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | Affinity Photo

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | Aperture

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | Autodesk SketchBook Pro

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | Artipic

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | ArtRage

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | Artweaver

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial|Via plug-inArtweaver does not have scripting by default, but with the [http://www.artweaver.de/index.php?id=64,147,0,0,1,0 Lua Scripting Plug-In] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718200701/http://www.artweaver.de/index.php?id=64,147,0,0,1,0 |date=2011-07-18 }}, one can add scripting to Artweaver using the Lua programming language.}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | Bibble*

| {{partial}}

| {{partial}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | Bloom Image Editor

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | Brush Strokes Image Editor

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | Capture One

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | Chasys Draw IES

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | CinePaint

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | CodedColor PhotoStudio Pro

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | Corel PaintShop Pro

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | Corel Painter

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | Corel Photo-Paint

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | darktable

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | Deluxe Paint*

| {{no}}

| {{partial}}{{efn|name="feat_3"|There are two: the main page and the swap page.}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{partial}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | DigiKam

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | Erdas Imagine

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | Fatpaint

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | Fotografix

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | GIMP

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|2.10+}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|3.0+}}

style="text-align:left;" | GIMPshop

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | GraphicConverter

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Via plug-in}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | HDR PhotoStudio

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | Helicon Filter

| {{partial}}

| {{no}}{{efn|name="feat_4"|Helicon Filter does not implement layers, but it can insert frames and editable text, and objects from one photo can be brushed into the main photo.}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}{{efn|name="feat_5"|Although Helicon Filter does not support actual scripting, it is capable of storing and reusing sequences and settings of edits.}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | iPhoto*

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}{{efn|name="iPhoto_script"|iPhoto can be scripted using Automator and AppleScript.}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | IrfanView

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial|Via plug-in}}IrfanView has basic retouching capabilities via the [http://www.mitalia.net/irfanpaint/ Paint plug-in] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811043815/http://www.mitalia.net/irfanpaint/ |date=2011-08-11 }} that is bundled by default with the application.

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | Iridient Developer

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | Kolourpaint

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | Krita

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | LazPaint

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial}}

| {{partial}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial}}

style="text-align:left;" | LiveQuartz

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial}}

style="text-align:left;" | MacPaint*

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | Microsoft Office Picture Manager*

| {{partial}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | Microsoft Paint

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Microsoft Photo Editor*

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | mtPaint

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | OpenCanvas

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | Paint.NET

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Paint Tool SAI

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | PC Paintbrush*

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | Photogenics

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | PhotoLine

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | PhotoPerfect*

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | Photos

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}{{efn|name="Photos_script"|Photos can be scripted using Automator and AppleScript.}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | Picasa*

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial}}{{efn|name="feat_6"|If images are perfectly aligned, Picasa can create a Multi-Exposure Collage which effectively makes a simple HDR with little customization, though brightness has to be corrected afterwards with no bit depth increase.}}

| {{partial}}

| {{partial}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | PicMaster

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | Pixelmator

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|Yes Shortcuts (app) scripting possible since MacOS Monterey and [https://www.pixelmator.com/tutorials/video/automation-magic-with-shortcuts-and-pixelmator-pro/ Pixelmator Pro 2.2+] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312193954/https://www.pixelmator.com/tutorials/video/automation-magic-with-shortcuts-and-pixelmator-pro/ |date=2022-03-12 }}[https://www.pixelmator.com/tutorials/resources/advanced-automation-and-scripting-with-applescript AppleScript vocabulary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422120139/https://www.pixelmator.com/tutorials/resources/advanced-automation-and-scripting-with-applescript/ |date=2022-04-22 }} for the whole hierarchy: Application → Documents → Layers → Effects. And ofc you can utilize the whole AppleScript suite then.}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Pixia

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | Project Dogwaffle

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes|Commercial version}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | QFX

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | RawTherapee

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | Serif PhotoPlus

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | Side Effects Houdini

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | Tux Paint

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | TVPaint

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | Ulead PhotoImpact*

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | WinImages

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | Xara Photo & Graphic Designer

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | XnView

| {{no}}

| {{Partial}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{Partial}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Zoner Photo Studio

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}{{efn|name="feat_9"|Zoner Photo Studio 11 supports one temporary layer.}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}{{efn|name="feat_8"|Zoner Photo Studio does not actually support scripting, but it can store and reuse sequences of filters with preset parameters (Batch Filter).}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

Color spaces

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center; width: auto;"
style="width:12em" |

! sRGB

! Adobe RGB (1998)

! Indexed

! Grayscale

! CMYK

! LAB

! HSV

style="text-align:left;" | Ability Photopaint

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | ACD Canvas

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | ACDSee (Win)

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Acorn Image Editor

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

style="text-align:left;" | Adobe Fireworks*

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | Adobe Photoshop

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | Affinity Photo

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | Autodesk SketchBook Pro

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | Artipic

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

style="text-align:left;" | ArtRage

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | Artweaver

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | Bibble*

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | Brush Strokes Image Editor

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | Capture One

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | Chasys Draw IES

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{partial}}

| {{partial}}

style="text-align:left;" | CinePaint

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

style="text-align:left;" | CodedColor PhotoStudio Pro

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | Corel PaintShop Pro

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}{{efn|name="sp"}}

| {{partial}}{{efn|name="sp"|Split to channels.}}

style="text-align:left;" | Corel Painter

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | Corel Photo-Paint

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

style="text-align:left;" | darktable

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | Deluxe Paint*

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | Erdas Imagine

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | Fatpaint

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial}}

| {{partial}}

| {{partial}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial}}

style="text-align:left;" | Fotografix

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | GIMP

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{yes|2.10+}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | GIMPshop

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}Via the [http://cue.yellowmagic.info/softwares/separate-plus/ Separate+] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228213958/http://cue.yellowmagic.info/softwares/separate-plus/ |date=2015-02-28 }} plug-in

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | GrafX2

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | GraphicConverter

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | Helicon Filter

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | iPhoto*

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | IrfanView

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | Iridient Developer

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | Kolourpaint

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | Krita

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | MacPaint*

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | Microsoft Office Picture Manager*

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | Microsoft Paint

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Microsoft Photo Editor*

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | mtPaint

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | OpenCanvas

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | Paint.NET

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial}}

| {{partial}}

| {{partial}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial}}

style="text-align:left;" | Paint Tool SAI

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | PC Paintbrush*

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | Photogenics

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | PhotoLine

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | PhotoPerfect*

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{partial|Curve editing only}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Photos

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | Picasa*

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{partial}}

| {{partial}}

| {{no}}

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | PicMaster

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | Pixelmator

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Pixia

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | Project Dogwaffle

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | QFX

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | RawTherapee

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | Seashore

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | Serif PhotoPlus

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | Tux Paint

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | TVPaint

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | Ulead PhotoImpact*

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | WinImages

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | Xara Photo & Graphic Designer

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{partial}}

| {{partial}}

| {{partial}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial}}

style="text-align:left;" | XnView

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial}}

style="text-align:left;" | Zoner Photo Studio

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{partial}}

| {{no}}

File support

{{sort-under}}

class="sortable sort-under wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center; width: auto;"
style="width:12em" |

! TGA

! RAW imports

! BMP

! GIF

! JPEG

! JPEG 2000

! JPEG XR

! PNG

! TIFF

! PSD

! PSP

! XCF

! PCX

! ORA

! HEIF

! JPEG XL

! WebP

! AVIF

!Netpbm

!HDR

style="text-align:left;" | Ability Photopaint

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

|

|

|

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | ACD Canvas

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

|

|

|

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | ACDSee (Win)

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

|

|

|

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | Acorn Image Editor

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

style="text-align:left;" | Adobe Fireworks*

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Adobe Photoshop

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Via plug-in}}{{efn|name="ft_1"|Photoshop requires an optional plug-in from the installation disc to support JPEG 2000.}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial|Via plug-in}}Requires the [http://www.johnrellis.com/lightroom/anyfile.htm Any File] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415125441/http://www.johnrellis.com/lightroom/anyfile.htm |date=2012-04-15 }} plug-in

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Via plug-in}}{{cite web |url=http://www.lightroom-plugins.com/JP2index.php |title=Lightroom Plugins - JPEG 2000 Reader for Lightroom |access-date=2012-04-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413031703/http://www.lightroom-plugins.com/JP2Index.php |archive-date=2012-04-13 }}

| {{no}}

| {{partial|Via plug-in}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}{{efn|name="ft_2"|To import and work with a multi-layered PSD file in Lightroom, the file must be saved in Photoshop with the Maximize PSD and PSB File Compatibility preference turned on.}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

|

|

|

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | Affinity Photo

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" | Autodesk SketchBook Pro

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

|

|

|

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | Artipic

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

|

|

|

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | ArtRage

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

|

|

|

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | Artweaver

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

|

|

|

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | Bibble*

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

|

|

|

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | Brush Strokes Image Editor

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | Capture One

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | Chasys Draw IES

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

|

|

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | CinePaint

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | CodedColor PhotoStudio Pro

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | Corel PaintShop Pro

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}{{efn|name="cpsp"|No layer modes support.}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | Corel Painter

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}{{efn|name="ft_3"|Corel Painter does not support TIFF with LZW compression.}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | Corel Photo-Paint

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | darktable

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | Deluxe Paint*{{efn|name="ft_4"|Deluxe Paint can load and save only IFF ILBM file format.}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | DigiKam

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | Erdas Imagine

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | Fatpaint

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | Fotografix

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

style="text-align:left;" | GIMP

| {{yes}}Available since [https://www.gimp.org/about/introduction.html at least 2.6.x] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623135449/https://www.gimp.org/about/introduction.html |date=2019-06-23 }}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}{{efn|Native support added in version 2.8}}

| {{partial|Via plug-in}}Requires the [http://registry.gimp.org/node/25508 JPEG XR] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422061409/http://registry.gimp.org/node/25508 |date=2012-04-22 }} plug-in

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}Full native support added in [https://gimp.org/news/2019/06/12/gimp-2-10-12-released version 2.10.12] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613102801/https://www.gimp.org/news/2019/06/12/gimp-2-10-12-released/ |date=2019-06-13 }}. Previous versions only supported single pages

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}Available [https://www.gimp.org/news/2018/05/20/gimp-2-10-2-released since 2.10.2] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620231755/https://www.gimp.org/news/2018/05/20/gimp-2-10-2-released/ |date=2019-06-20 }}

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style="text-align:left;" | GIMPshop

| {{dunno}}

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style="text-align:left;" | GrafX2

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{no}}

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style="text-align:left;" | GraphicConverter

| {{dunno}}

| {{partial}}{{efn|name="ft_5"|Many RAW images can be imported, but are reduced to 8 bits per color channel.}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

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| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

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| {{yes}}{{efn|name="ft_6"|GraphicConverter requires macOS or later with installed Image Magick application of the Fink package or any other distribution in order to support XCF.}}

| {{yes}}

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style="text-align:left;" | HDR PhotoStudio

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

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style="text-align:left;" | Helicon Filter

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{yes}}

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| {{no}}

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style="text-align:left;" | ImageMagick

| {{yes}}

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style="text-align:left;" | iPhoto*

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

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| {{dunno}}

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style="text-align:left;" | IrfanView

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Via plug-in}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Via plug-in}}

| {{partial|Via plug-in}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Via plug-in}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

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| {{yes}}

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| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | Iridient Developer

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

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| {{dunno}}

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style="text-align:left;" | Kolourpaint

| {{dunno}}

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| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

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| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

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style="text-align:left;" | Krita

| {{yes}}

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| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

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| {{no}}

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| {{no}}

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| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{yes}}

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style="text-align:left;" | LiveQuartz

| {{dunno}}

| {{partial}}

| {{yes}}

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| {{no}}

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| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

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style="text-align:left;" | LazPaint

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Import}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

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style="text-align:left;" | MacPaint*

| {{dunno}}

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style="text-align:left;" | Microsoft Office Picture Manager*

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

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| {{yes}}

| {{partial|First page only}}{{efn|name="ft_8"|Microsoft Office Picture Manager and Paint.NET only support TIFF for viewing and editing of the first page.}}

| {{no}}

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style="text-align:left;" | Microsoft Paint

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}{{efn|name="MS Paint Transparency"|MS Paint does not support transparency in GIF or PNG.}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial}}{{efn|name="MS Paint Transparency"}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

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style="text-align:left;" | Microsoft Photo Editor*

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

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| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

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| {{partial|Import only}}

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style="text-align:left;" | mtPaint

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

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| {{no}}

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| {{no}}

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style="text-align:left;" | OpenCanvas

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}{{efn|name="ft_9"|PSD is supported only in openCanvas 4 Plus, not regular openCanvas 4.}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

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style="text-align:left;" | Paint.NET

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}{{efn|name="ft_10"|Paint.NET 3.08 supports import/export of images in HD Photo lossy & lossless format via a file-type plug-in based on a Microsoft HD Photo specification; it expires on September 1, 2007 or if the Paint.NET version is 3.20 or higher. The developers hope tentatively plan to implement full HD Photo support by version 3.20.}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Via plug-ins}}The free plug-ins needed for JPEG 2000, PSD, and XCF support can be found on [http://paintdotnet.12.forumer.com/viewforum.php?f=16 Paint.NET's website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060429003037/http://paintdotnet.12.forumer.com/viewforum.php?f=16 |date=2006-04-29 }}.

| {{partial}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial|Via plug-ins}}The free plug-ins needed for JPEG 2000, PSD, and XCF support can be found on [http://paintdotnet.12.forumer.com/viewforum.php?f=16 Paint.NET's website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060429003037/http://paintdotnet.12.forumer.com/viewforum.php?f=16 |date=2006-04-29 }}.

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

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style="text-align:left;" | Paint Tool SAI

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

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| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

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style="text-align:left;" |PC Paintbrush*

| {{dunno}}

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| {{yes}}

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| {{no}}

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style="text-align:left;" | Photogenics

| {{dunno}}

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| {{yes}}

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| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

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style="text-align:left;" | PhotoLine

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left;" |PhotoPerfect*

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|No layer support}}

| {{yes}}

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style="text-align:left;" |Photos

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

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style="text-align:left;" | Picasa*

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

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| {{no}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{no}}

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style="text-align:left;" | PicMaster

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

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| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

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style="text-align:left;" | Pixelmator

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

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| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

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style="text-align:left;" | Pixia

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

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| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

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style="text-align:left;" | PMview

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

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style="text-align:left;" | Project Dogwaffle

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

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| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

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style="text-align:left;" | QFX

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

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style="text-align:left;" |RawTherapee

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

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style="text-align:left;" |Seashore

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial}}

| {{partial}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

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| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

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style="text-align:left;" | Serif PhotoPlus

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

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style="text-align:left;" |Tux Paint{{efn|name="ft_12"|For the BMP, JPEG and PNG formats, the user is sandboxed in an interface that does not permit file system interaction, including viewing of filenames and the choice of a file's name, type, or location. Files are selected by thumbnails, and may only be loaded from one predetermined directory.}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

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style="text-align:left;" |TVPaint

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

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| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

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style="text-align:left;" | Ulead PhotoImpact*

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

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| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

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style="text-align:left;" | WinImages

| {{dunno}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

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| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

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style="text-align:left;" | Xara Photo & Graphic Designer

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{no}}

style="text-align:left;" | XnView

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{yes}}

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style="text-align:left;" |Zoner Photo Studio

| {{dunno}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{partial|Import only}}

| {{no}}

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See also

Notes

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References

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