I had been using Photoshop on my Mac for many years. I only use it for the occasional but important touching up of family photos. Photoshop now charges a fee every month to use their app.!
So I need a simple application to do this work. I tried Gimp but it is far too complicated for my usage and also does not seem to like Mac much! Can someone suggest an App that will allow me to do simple touching up and works well on my Mac?
Agree with Old Toad. Photoshop Elements is your next best choice. Has many of the features of it's big brother (no CMYK support) at a fraction of the price, and a one-time cost.
The default interface is pretty different from the full version of Photoshop, so would take some time to get used to. Or, click on the Expert tab and it's pretty much the same.
You can download a trial version to give it a spin.
Agree with Old Toad. Photoshop Elements is your next best choice. Has many of the features of it's big brother (no CMYK support) at a fraction of the price, and a one-time cost.
The default interface is pretty different from the full version of Photoshop, so would take some time to get used to. Or, click on the Expert tab and it's pretty much the same.
You can download a trial version to give it a spin.
If you have used PhotoShop, you may be able to quickly become used to Affinity Photo. It is a very good editor, at an excellent price. It is available on the Mac App Store.
I switched from Photoshop to Pixelmator Pro last year and I haven't looked back. For my purposes I like that I can edit in Pixelmator Pro directly from the Photo's app.
I went to Photoshop Elements for Mac. The largest is 64 bit so should be compatible with future systems. Also it's a one time purchase - no subscription.
I like it as I do a lot of removing backgrounds and it's magic want selection tools work well as I as accustomed to Photoshop C3 and its tools. Its GUI is not exactly like Photoshop but quite close.
Affinity is also popular.
An open source app called GIMP, is based on Photoshop but it's GUI is not nearly as friendly. as PS.
Pixelator and Pixelmator Pro are other popular editors.
You should visit the various developer's sites and see what feature the apps have that you need before making a decision.
I dropped Photoshop as soon as CS 6 became flaky on my computer. My wife switched to PS Elements but since I had to learn a new workflow anyway I switched to Pixelmater which was almost good enough. I lucked into an early beta of Affinity Photo and I've not looked back.
I use Affinity Photo and am quite happy with it. Also, since you mentioned
you have an iPad, there is also and Affinity Photo app for it as well.
The largest is 64 should read The latest is 64
I thank everybody for their advice. I’m signing into Support to read your replies on my iPad. Why do I need, every time, to put in a code of numbers “to trust this device”.
There should be a little check box on that screen to remember the device so you don't have to do that every time.
I click on that box every time.
Hmm. Then something obviously isn't working right. But I couldn't tell you what, or how to fix it.
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ProbsRus' post reminded me that with the 99¢ External Editors For Photos from the App Store any image editor in your applications folder can be used from within Photos.. This user tip shows how: External Editors in Photos Are Here
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