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23 articlesEditors·Sep 21, 2026·20 min read
Affinity Photo vs Photoshop: a free app or a subscription, judged by the job
Affinity Photo is now the Pixel Studio inside a free Affinity app owned by Canva. What is free, what needs a Canva plan, where Photoshop still wins, and the cost over one, three and five years.
Editors·Sep 21, 2026·27 min read
GIMP vs Krita: two free editors that overlap less than you think
Krita is built for painting and animation, GIMP for photo work and compositing. Brushes, healing, layers, text, CMYK, PSD, scripting, platforms and governance, judged by the job. Read September 2026.
Editors·Sep 21, 2026·20 min read
GIMP vs Photoshop: which jobs GIMP 3.2 can take, and which still need Adobe
GIMP 3.2 has editable filters, link and vector layers and Python 3. Photoshop has adjustment layers, native CMYK, Camera Raw and generative fill. A verdict per job, prices read September 2026.
Editors·Sep 21, 2026·24 min read
Krita vs Photoshop: a painting program against a photo editor, judged by the job
Krita 5.3 is a free painting and animation program with 18 brush engines and a rewritten text tool. Photoshop is a subscription photo editor with Camera Raw and generative fill. A verdict per job.
Editors·Sep 21, 2026·18 min read
Nano Banana in Photoshop: how to use it, what it costs, and when to go direct
Nano Banana 2 and Nano Banana Pro run inside Photoshop's Generative Fill and Generate Image. Where the picker is, what a generation costs in credits on each plan, and what the direct API adds.
Editors·Sep 21, 2026·23 min read
Photopea vs Photoshop: what the browser editor covers, and where it stops
Photopea opens PSD, XCF, Sketch, XD and Figma files in a browser, free with ads. Photoshop starts at US$19.99 a month and adds Firefly, PSB scale and print workflows. A verdict per job.
Editors·Sep 21, 2026·25 min read
Photoshop AI features in 2026: the complete list, by surface, model and credit cost
Every AI feature in Photoshop 27.x as Adobe documents it: what each does, which surface has it, which model powers it, whether it spends credits, and whether it runs locally or in the cloud.
Editors·Sep 21, 2026·21 min read
Photoshop for Linux: every route that works, what breaks, and what each one costs
Adobe does not ship Photoshop for Linux. The five real routes: Photoshop on the web, Wine, a Windows virtual machine, a cloud Windows desktop, and the native editors. Sources read September 2026.
Editors·Sep 21, 2026·20 min read
Photoshop generative credits, explained: what each feature costs and which plan you need
How Adobe generative credits work in Photoshop: what each feature consumes, credits per plan, reset rules, what happens when you run out, and three monthly workloads priced against every plan.
Editors·Updated Sep 17, 2026·17 min read
AI plugins for After Effects: choose by the compositing job
Choose After Effects AI tools for roto, removal, restoration, depth and scripting. Compare native features, plugin limits and revision workflows.
Editors·Updated Sep 17, 2026·14 min read
AI plugins for DaVinci Resolve: free, Studio and paid add-ons
Which Resolve AI features need Studio, which plugins support free Resolve, and when Topaz, Colourlab, AutoSubs or a generation panel earns its cost.
Editors·Updated Sep 17, 2026·15 min read
AI plugins for Final Cut Pro: captions, roto and round trips
Compare Final Cut Pro native AI with captioning, masking and restoration plugins. Check Mac and iPad support, pricing and editable timeline handoffs.
