Alternatives to Photopea
Photoshop in the browser, PSD-native
Photopea ranks #1 of 10 in Image editing, with an Alt Score of 96. It is proprietary, freemium from $5/month and available on the web. 12 of 12 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Designers, photographers, students, and anyone who needs to open or edit PSD, XCF, Sketch, XD, AI, or other design-app files without owning Photoshop or another native app.
A full-featured raster and vector editor with layers, masks, adjustment layers, blend modes, and filters, running entirely in the browser with a Photoshop-like interface. It reads and writes PSD natively, plus PNG, JPG, GIF, SVG, PDF, RAW formats, and files from other editors like GIMP (XCF), Sketch, and XD. Files are processed locally in the browser, not uploaded to a server. It's free to use, with optional paid tiers to remove ads.
Open a file from your device, a URL, or a blank canvas directly in the browser tab; edit it using the toolbar, layers panel, and menus familiar from desktop editors; then export or save it back to PSD or another supported format.
Where Photopea stands out
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Ranked alternatives
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Feature comparison
Rows come from the Image editing checklist (16 rows). Human-verified cells only. ? means the value has not been verified.
| Image editing checklist | Photopea | Photoshop | GIMP | Krita | Pixelmator Pro | Affinity Photo |
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Every fact and feature listed for Photopea is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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License Proprietary verified 2026-07-11
Since Photopea is not fully open-source, this repository serves as a place for bug reports, feature requests, and general discussion.
https://github.com/photopea/photopea -
Platforms Web verified 2026-07-11
Photopea editor works in a web browser. It can be started by going to www.Photopea.com.
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Status active verified 2026-07-11
issue #8884 opened on Jul 11, 2026
https://github.com/photopea/photopea/issues -
Pricing model Freemium verified 2026-07-11
5 USD per month
https://blog.photopea.com/photopea-premium.html -
Starts at $5/month verified 2026-07-11
5 USD per month
https://blog.photopea.com/photopea-premium.html -
Layers Yes verified 2026-07-11
A Smart Object is a type of a layer
https://www.photopea.com/learn/smart-objects -
Non-destructive editing Yes verified 2026-07-11
The Smart Object would have the image information (100 x 100 px image) stored in the background, so after scaling it down and up again, the new image can be recalculated from the source, which never l
https://www.photopea.com/learn/smart-objects -
RAW support Yes verified 2026-07-11
Photopea supports .DNG, .NEF, CR2, .ARW and other raw formats.
https://www.photopea.com/tuts/open-raw-photos-online/ -
CMYK support Yes verified 2026-07-11
We have a new option: Image - Mode - CMYK. This lets you see, how will your image look like after printing on an average printer
https://blog.photopea.com/photopea-5-2-color-profiles-and-cmyk-mode.html -
PSD compatibility (open / save) Yes verified 2026-07-11
You can save your work as a PSD file (to preserve the whole structure of the document) using File - Save as PSD.
https://www.photopea.com/learn/opening-saving -
Content-aware / AI fill Partial verified 2026-07-11
Spot Healing brush lets you remove objects and unwanted artifacts from pictures. Simply draw over an unwanted area, just like you do with a Brush tool, and release the mouse.
https://www.photopea.com/learn/bt-smart -
Vector tools included Yes verified 2026-07-11
Photopea has a rich set of tools to work with vector graphics
https://www.photopea.com/learn/vector-graphics -
Batch processing Yes verified 2026-07-11
Did you ever want to convert hundreds of images from one format to another, like PNG to JPG, or TIFF to WEBP?
https://www.photopea.com/tuts/batch-convert-images-online-no-upload/ -
Plugins ecosystem Yes verified 2026-07-11
Create Plugins for Photopea and provide them to your users through a configuration JSON.
https://www.photopea.com/api/plugins -
Runs in browser Yes verified 2026-07-11
Photopea editor works in a web browser. It can be started by going to www.Photopea.com.
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GPU acceleration Yes verified 2026-07-11
Redrawing a project with resolution 2048x1152 pixels, with 10 full-size layers and 3 layer effects takes 850 ms without WebGL acceleration, and 55 ms with acceleration.
https://blog.photopea.com/photopea-1-3.html -
Scripting / macros Yes verified 2026-07-11
Photopea can execute scripts written in Javascript.
https://www.photopea.com/learn/scripts
FAQ
Yes. GIMP, Krita and Affinity Photo have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
GIMP and Krita — every license claim links its source.