ICloud Photos works with the Photos app to keep your photos and videos securely stored in iCloud, and up to date on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and iCloud.com. Learn how to set up and use iCloud Photos. Visual Watermark software works on your computer, not on the Internet.It loads photos right from your computer’s hard drive, not over slow Internet connections. For instance, on my MacBook Pro, it takes just 40 seconds to put text to photos from a pro Nikon D800 camera (1 gigabyte of images). This version of Photoshop runs on Mac, version 10.12 or later (Sierra). There is also a version for Windows. Is there a better alternative? In terms of an all-round image editing app or photo editor, no: Photoshop is the best. Users should bear in mind, however, that not everyone needs an all-around app or powerful photo editor. 11 Best Photo Organizers Software For Mac In 2021 1. Quick Photo Finder. Cleaning or removing duplicate photos manually can be frustrating and can take up a lot of time. But Quick Photo finder will make your work easy, irrespective of the number of duplicate photos the app can clean in just a few seconds.
Fun and Easy Photo Editor
Paid version: PhotoScape X Pro
If you are a user of Windows XP, 7, Vista, or 8, please use PhotoScape 3.7.
English, Español, Português, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, 日本語, 简体中文, 한국어
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PhotoScape X is an all-in-one photo editing software which provides photo-related features
such as Photo Viewer, Editor, Cut Out, Batch, Collage, Combine, Create GIF, Color Picker, Screen Capture, RAW images and More.
Try a variety of effects, filters and adjustments to make your own distinct style.
Apply film effect to get your own analogue feelings.
Apply light leak effect to turn out a boring and featureless photo into an astonishing photo.
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- Viewer: Photo | Video | Audio Browser, Loupe View, Full Screen, Flag, Star Rating, Lossless Rotate, Share (Email,Twitter,Facebook), Metadata (Exif,IPTC,GPS) Viewer.
- Editor: 1,000+ Filters & Effects, Frames, Objects, Brushes & Tools, Rotate, Straighten, Flip, Resize, Crop, Circular Crop, Perspective Crop, Mask (Local Adjustments), Redo+, Project.
- Cut Out: Remove the background from an image. (Magic Eraser, Lasso tool, Brush tool)
- Batch: Batch edit multiple photos.
- Collage: Merge multiple photos on the collage frame to create one final photo.
- Combine: Attach multiple photos vertically or horizontally to create one final photo.
- GIF Creator: Create Animated GIF.
- Print: Print photos.
- Screen Capture: Capture your screenshot and save it.
- Color Picker: Zoom in on images, search and pick a color.
- Split: Slice a photo into several pieces.
- Batch Format Change: Convert multiple images to another format at once.
- Batch Resize: Resize multiple images at the same time.
- Batch Rename: Change photo file names in batch mode.
- Filters & Effects: Magic Color, Miniature, Bloom, HDR, Surrealistic, Grayscale, Sepia, Badicoot, Black & White, Negative, Auto Levels, Auto Contrast, Sharpen, Blur, Add Noise, Film Grain, Reduce Noise, Despeckle, Soften Skin, Bokeh Blur, Dehaze, Shadows/Highlights, Point Color, Replace Color, White Balance, Vignette, Color Fill, Pattern Fill, Dilate, Erode, Curves, Levels, Color Balance, Channel Mixer, Selective Color, Hue/Saturation, Graident Fill, Gradient Map, Chromatic Aberration, Opacity, Enhance Document, Threadhold, Jitter, Edge, Emboss, Watercolor Pencil, Colored Pencil, Posterize, Cellophane, Newsprint, Dither, Stippling, Brush Strokes, Mosaic, Kaleidoscope, Triangles, Crystallize, Frosted Glass, Stained Glass, Glass Blocks, Illusion, Motion Blur, Zoom Blur, Radial Blur, Twirl, Wave, Underwater, Spot Light, Tiny Planet, Text Mask, Stretch, Scissor, Fisheye, Reflection, Perspective, Lens Correction, Transform, Warp, 3D Objects, 3D Planes, Brighten, Darken, Deepen, Vibrance, Clarity, Contrast, Saturation, Color Temperature, Tint, Exposure, Gamma Correction, Doge, Burn, Vivid, 80+ Films, 80+ Duotones, 100+ Light Leaks, 120+ Overlays, 40+ Old Photos, 40+ Dirt & Scratches, 40+ Textures, 20+ Lens Flares, and more. [Expand]
- Frames: 290+ Frames, 240+ Shapes, Borders
- Objects: 1,000+ Stickers, 240+ Figures, Image, Text, Text Warp, Magnifier, Arrow, Line, Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Circle, Object Transform, Object Mask
- Brushes & Tools: Draw | Scatter | Paint Brush, Paint Bucket, Mosaic Brush, Fix Red Eye, Mixer Brush, Spot Healing Brush, Liquify, Clone Stamp
- Photo Merge: Merge to HDR, Focus Stacking
- Macro: Record multiple actions and then play them back all at once.
- Photos Extension: Extension for Photos app (macOS 10.11+)
- Languages: English, Español, Português, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, 日本語, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 한국어
- Top 13 PhotoScape X Tips and Tricksby guidingtech.com
- How to make a certain part of image transparent using Photoscape X by Sarbasish Basu
- PhotoScape X のインストールと使い方by eizone.info (Japanese)
- Windows,Mac無料写真加工アプリ、PhotoScape Xが最強だった！by 8270chihaya.net (Japanese)
- 写真編集が直感的にできるソフト『PhotoScape X』は無料版でも機能充実【今日のライフハックツール】by lifehacker.jp (Japanese)
* Version 4.1 (Oct 22, 2020)
- New Text Effects: Long Shadow, Overlays & Masks, Background
- New Object Effects: Long Shadow, Overlays & Masks
- New Filters: Gradient Opacity, Radial Speed Lines, Lines, Concentric, Geometric Collage
- New Filter Objects: Mosaic #2, #3, #4, Frosted Glass
- New Text Warp: Gradient Upper, Gradient Upper 2, Gradient Lower, Gradient Lower 2
- New Features: Copy and Paste multiple objects, Add Empty Cell (Print tab), Flip Horizontal/Vertical (Text object)
- Improved Enhance Document
- Improved Object Transform
- Improved Spot Healing Brushes
- Improved Gradient options
- Improved Raw Engine
- Added 119 Film Looks
- Added 104 Film Extras
- Added 150 Nature
- Added 108 Comic Stickers
- Added 4 more Draw Brushes (Stipple)
- Added 1 more Text Outline Type
- Added 6 Object Transform Skew Types
- Added 8 Canvas Grid Types
- Support Nederlands, Polski (English, Español, Português, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, Nederlands, Polski, 한국어, 日本語, 简体中文, 繁體中文)
- Improved UI
- Fixed bugs
* Version 4.0.1 (Dec 21, 2019)
* Version 4.0 (Dec 17, 2019)
- Macro: Record actions
- Redo+: Redo with different settings
- Filter Favorites: Add frequently used filters to Favorites
- Added Matte filter
- Added 'Replace Image' filter
- Added 'Enlarge 16x’ (Editor > Resize)
- Added 'Reduce Luminance Noise', Reduce Color Noise’ to Batch tab
- Added Stretch option to Batch tab
- Added 240 Face #3, 272 Flag, 221 Floral Stickers
- Added 223 Geometric Figures
- Added 3 more brush shapes
- Added more metadata fields to text object (FL3, FL4,FOLDER,FOLDER-UP,FOLDER_LO)
- Added RAW Engine option
- Doubled thumbnail size
- Press and hold the Shift key while dragging to draw a square or circle
- Press and hold the Shift key while dragging to draw a line at 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, 75 or 90 degrees
- Support WebP format in Viewer tab
- Support Dark Mode (macOS 10.14+)
- Support Traditional Chinese (English, Español, Português, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, 日本語, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 한국어)
- Improved RAW support (CR3 format)
- Improved UI
- Fixed bugs
* Version 3.0.2 (May 18, 2019)
* Version 3.0.1 (May 2, 2019)
* Version 3.0 (Apr 23, 2019)
- Added ‘Auto Color’ filter
- Added ’Surrealistic’ filter
- Added 26 Blurred Textures
- Added 210 Face and 60 Ball Stickers
- Added Margins option to Print tab
- Added Zoom (Actual Pixels) option to Preferences
- Added ‘Fit & Fill (Don’t Enlarge)’ option to Loupe View and Full Screen
- Improved Color Balance, Point Color, Replace Color, and Cut Out
- Improved RAW support
- Improved UI
- Fixed permission issue on macOS Mojave 10.14 (macOS)
- Fixed bugs
- Added Spot Light, Whites, Blacks, Colorize, and Remove Color Cast filters to Editor tab
- Added HDR, Whites, Blacks filters to Batch tab
- Added 'Focus Stacking' and 'Merge to HDR' to Viewer tab
- Added two more resize algorithms (Sharper, Nearest Neighbor)
- Added 150 Emoji and 117 Stationery Stickers
- Improved Lens Profile Correction, Fisheye, HDR, Auto Contrast, and Dehaze filters
- Improved Mask feature (Fill, Clear Mask)
- Improved Slideshow feature
- Support borderless printing (macOS)
- Improved UI
- Fixed bugs
* Version 2.8.1 (May 26, 2018)
* Version 2.8 (May 19, 2018)
- Added Color, Curve, Blur, Light filters to Batch tab
- Added 30 Figures
- Added 30 Blurred Textures
- Added 50 Light Leaks
- Added 38 Lights
- Added Jpeg Quality Preview Window
- Added “Show GPS Badge” option to Viewer tab
- Added “Outline Only” option to Text object
- Support 'Edit With” menu in Photos app (macOS 10.13+)
- Support Share Extensions (macOS)
- Support system “Share' menu (Windows 10 version 1803+)
- Support Text Templates
- Support Object Layers
- Support Jpeg Preview
- Improved Spot Healing Brush
- Improved Noise Reduction
- Improved Magic Color
- New Filters: Lens Profile Correction, Margin/Round Corners, Offset, and Border Line
- Shortcut: Space bar to compare
- Shortcut: Cmd+Wheel to zoom
- Improved UI
- Fixed bugs
* Version 2.7 (Dec 21, 2017)
- Added 'Cut Out' tab (Magic Eraser, Lasso tool, Brush tool)
- Added 'Collage Project' feature for later re-editing
- Added 'Magic Color' filter
- Added 'Paint Bucket' tool
- Added object context menu
- Added 'Print' menu to collage tab
- Added more metadata fields to text object
- Added 11 Draw Brushes
- Added 21 Scatter Brushes
- Support HEIC, HEVC (macOS 10.13+)
- Support Audio, Video files in Viewer tab
- Support Dual Loupe View
- Improved 'Replace Color' filter
- Improved Mask feature (Copy Mask, Paste Mask)
- Improved color profile support
- Improved RAW support
- Improved UI
- Fixed bugs
* Version 2.6.2 (Jul 16, 2017)
* Version 2.6.1 (Jul 15, 2017)
* Version 2.6 (Jul 06, 2017)
- Added Photos Extension (macOS 10.11+)
- Added Photo Management features (Flag, Rating, and Filtering)
- Added Edit Metadata, Paste Metadata, Edit Capture Time, Copy To, Move To, and Split menu
- Added Object Transform
- Added Text Warp (Arch, Arc, Circle, Bulge, Inflate, Squeeze, Flag, Fish, …)
- Added 20 Lens Flares
- Added 40 Old Photo Effects
- Added 150 Pixel Stickers
- Added Draw tool
- Added Filename Caption in Print and Combine tab
- Added “Stretch”, “Auto Rotate”, “Cell Border' options to Print tab
- Added more gradient styles
- Added drop shadow style to Image/Sticker object
- Added curve type to Arrow/Line object
- New Filters: Text Mask, Enhance Document, Kaleidoscope, Triangles, and Scissor
- Support Português, Français, and Italiano (English, Español, Português, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, 한국어, 日本語, 简体中文)
- Improved Gesture function in Loupe View and Full Screen
- Improved Sandbox support
- Improved RAW support
- Improved UI
- Fixed bugs
- Added “Save Project” feature to Editor tab for later re-editing
- Added “Load/Save Settings” menu to Batch tab
- Added Loupe View
- Added metadata fields to text object
- Added “Open with” menu
- Added Eraser brush
- Added 120 overlays, 40 textures, 42 dirt & scratches
- New Filters: Add Noise, Despeckle, Bokeh Blur, Pattern Fill, Opacity, Transform, Warp, 3D Object, 3D Plane
- Improved RAW support
- Improved Batch editor UI
- Fixed bugs
* Version 2.4 (May 20, 2016)
- New Filters: HDR, Dehaze, Reduce Noise, Hue/Saturation, Gradient Fill, Gradient Map, Color Fill, Posterize, Dither, Stippling, Brush Strokes, Frosted Glass, Stained Glass, Underwater, Tiny Planet, Stretch, Perspective, Chromatic Aberration, and Lens Correction
- New Tools: Bloom, Mixer Brush, Spot Healing Brush, and Liquify
- New Figure object
- Support Local Adjustments (Mask)
- Support RAW images (Please visit Mac OS Support: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205272)
- Support German and Simplified Chinese (English, Español, Deutsch, 한국어, 日本語, 简体中文)
- Sort by 'Date Taken'
- Added Perspective Crop option
- Added Crop option to Batch tab
- Added Arrow Style option
- Added 23 film effects, 55 frames, 20 shapes, 917 patterns, and 395 figures more
- Improved UI
- Fixed a possible crash when changing fonts
- Fixed bugs
- Redesigned User Interface of the Editor
- New Quick Menu
- New Filters: Film Grain, Channel Mixer, Tint, Threshold, Emboss, Swirl, Wave, Motion Blur, Zoom Blur, Radial Blur, and Glass Tile
- New Objects: Magnifier, Filter object (Mosaic, Jitter, Blur, Crystalize, and Newsprint)
- New Brushes: Dodge, Burn, and Sharpen
- Objects support styles of Outline, Drop Shadow, Outer Glow, and Gradient
- Added Open and Close menu to Editor tab
- Added Align and Snap functions for editing objects
- Added 17 more frames
- Support Spanish
- Fixed bugs
- Easy and simple UI/UX
- Animated GIF playable on Viewer tab
- Memorize your last used tab
- Added a vibrance filter to Editor tab
- Added a circular crop option to Editor tab
- Added a watermark function to Create GIF tab
- Added 8 more light leaks, 130 more frames and 4 more patterns
- Added support for Japanese and Korean languages
- Upgraded in many ways
- Fixed bugs
- Added a 'Print' tab
- Added 80 more collage templates, 25 light leaks, 40 frames, 6 patterns
- Improved 'Bloom' filter
- Improved 'Rename' tool
- Fixed bugs
FUN AND EASY PHOTO EDITOR FOR MAC AND WINDOWS 10, PHOTOSCAPE X
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Today, photos have become the primary medium in our lives. Since our phones are always with us, we take dozens of photos a day for a variety of purposes, from selfies that we share with friends to payment receipts we need to remember to the images we plan to use for blog posts or websites.
This proliferation of photography and a wide range of use cases for images in our lives now means that not only professionals need to make all those photos look great. Sometimes we want to crop our shots or adjust the shadows or apply a specific filter or even watermark them for online sharing.
We know we should be able to tweak the photos we take in some sort of Mac image editor. But how do we choose the right one?
How To Pick The Best Photo Editing Software For Mac
With smartphones in every pocket, photo editing software for Mac has exploded in recent years. Not only there are default tools that come pre-installed with macOS, you can now find a free photo editor for Mac for all the basic photo enhancements as well as the best photo editor for Mac when it comes to advanced retouching. In general, any good photo editor Mac frees up a lot of your time by automating certain repetitive tasks.
Photo editors differ wildly by their pricing, features, ease of use, speed, and specific goals they help you with. That’s why there’s no one answer to what’s the best free photo editor for Mac. It depends on what you need to do and how much time you want to spend learning. You can pretty much do any photo adjustments you want in GIMP, which is free, but maybe paying a little bit for the tool you’re going to use every day and which is going to save you hundreds of hours makes sense.
On that note, let’s go through some of the best paid and free photo editing software for Mac and mention which use cases each one fits really well.
Preview
You don’t have to go far to find a decent free photo editor for Mac. Preview might just do the trick! It comes with your macOS and is the default app for opening any images.
What most people don’t know is that Preview lets you crop and rotate images as well as adjust levels, exposure, shadows, saturation, and much more.
To access Preview’s editing capabilities, just click the Show Markup Toolbar icon in the top menu.
Price: Free
Apple Photos
When you start to hit the limits of Preview in terms of editing photos, there’s another app, which is often called the best free photo editor for Mac — Apple Photos.
Apple Photos also comes preinstalled with macOS and is the natural continuation of iPhoto and Aperture. It has robust editing capabilities, letting you adjust curves and selective colors, as well as apply quick filters and do overall retouching work.
To work on an image in Apple Photos, just open it and then click Edit in the top menu. Switch between Adjust, Filters, and Crop at the top to change the editing mode you’re in.
Price: Free
Luminar
Luminar is an AI-powered photo editing software that can help you perfect your shots with simple tweaks and fixes suggested by mighty AI algorithms. Use the app’s tools to analyze your photo and adjust its basic settings, fix portrait imperfections, remove noise or unwanted background items, enhance details and colors, add dramatic elements like augmented sky or sunrays. Save your editing settings to use on future shots or implement Luminar’s own preset looks for defined, polished results.
Price: Free for Setapp members
Adobe Lightroom
When you need a tool for a high-volume professional production, there’s still nothing that can really beat Adobe Lightroom. First released in 2007, Lightroom has become a true staple of every photographer’s workflow.
You can imagine Lightroom as an all-in-one solution. It has everything you need to process and store a large collection (from tags to stars to comments) and at the same time features in-depth retouching tools and custom filters that can be quickly applied to batches of images at once.
The downside? Lightroom is expensive, not easy to pick up, and very taxing on your machine. So if your goal is mastering photo production, Adobe Lightroom is more or less a must. Otherwise, you have plenty of other options.
Price: $9.99 a month
Emulsion
What if you want the best photo editing software for Mac for casual use but don’t like Apple Photos for some reason? You don’t have to go far to find a great substitute — Emulsion does exactly the same tasks (and even has its own library), just in a different way.
Emulsion is fast, lightweight, and easy to learn. It’s a fully-fledged photo editor and manager that covers all aspects of photo retouching and can be used by amateurs and professionals alike. Emulsion can handle large quantities of photos with ease, letting you sort and edit them in a continuous and seamless workflow. In addition, it features GPS and equipment data, and can even take all your portraits by names.
Price: Free for Setapp members
Adobe Photoshop
If you’re looking for the ultimate Mac image editor that would truly allow you to bring your photographs to the next level, it would probably be Adobe Photoshop.
Nothing is more iconic in the retouching world than Photoshop. First released in 1990, Photoshop has continued to be the most comprehensive and advanced photo editing software for Mac. It’s not perfect though — it requires a lot of computing power, is difficult to learn, doesn’t have a photo organizer, and is the most expensive tool on the list. But if you need to reimagine your images, Photoshop will help you get there.
Price: $20.99 a month
Pixelmator Pro
As one of the new Mac image editors, Pixelmator Pro quickly gained a loyal following among those who want access to powerful retouching tools without sacrificing either speed or ease of use.
Pixelmator Pro offers non-destructive photo editing, with full support for RAW photos (even the new AppleRAW), a wide variety of presets, and automatic enhancements based on machine learning. You can even use Pixelmator Pro to draw and illustrate as it comes with an impressive set of vector tools for unlimited creative expression.
Price: $39.99
Affinity Photo
Since Adobe Photoshop has moved from a one-time license to a subscription model, lots of professionals started to look for alternatives. And many found the perfect one in Affinity Photo.
Affinity Photo is essentially what the best photo editing software for Mac would look like if you designed it from the ground up, without all the legacy features that Photoshop has to carry over from one version to the next. Affinity Photo is lightning fast, can handle massive files (over 100 MB), zooms at 60 frames per second, and is able to edit PSD files. It’s not cheap, but it’s available as a single payment rather than a continuous subscription.
Price: $49.99
PhotoBulk
Truth is, you don’t need your best free photo editor for Mac to do everything — it’s ok to use a combination of tools as long as you know why you’re using them. For example, almost none of the standard photo editing apps are great at processing images in bulk. But PhotoBulk is.
PhotoBulk is an essential tool for high-volume photo editing. Whether you want to resize, rotate, or watermark multiple images (hundreds, even), PhotoBulk can take on the task with ease. It will compress, rename, and reformat anything you throw at it — and it will do it fast. You don’t even need to learn how to use PhotoBulk. Just select any necessary adjustments on the left, load up all your images on the right, and click Start.
Photos App For Mac
Price: Free for Setapp members
As you can see, the world of photo editing is vast and very diverse. There is something for everyone. If you want the best images without lifting a finger, try Luminar’s AI capabilities. If you need a powerful editor, use Emulsion. And if you need to process hundreds of images at once, you can’t go wrong with PhotoBulk.
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Best of all, Emulsion, Luminar, and PhotoBulk are all available to you absolutely free with a seven-day trial of Setapp, a platform with more than 210 productivity-enhancing Mac apps. Try each Setapp app today at no cost and see how you can reinvent your photo production system and much more.