Photon Studio
macOS / Windows / LinuxTenzen’s desktop editor combines layered image editing with local selection models. Its September 2026 introduction makes it a recent arrival worth following.
Platforms, pricing & PSD features →IMAGE EDITING SOFTWARE GUIDE
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PhotoCraft is a free, open-source desktop image editor. Find the right official download, understand PSD compatibility and compare the new editors worth trying.
Independent guide · PhotoCraft is currently early alpha
CHECKED RELEASEv0.17.0 Early alpha
DESKTOP PLATFORMSmacOS / Windows / Linux / FreeBSD
SOURCE LICENSEMIT / Apache-2.0
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Patchy
macOS / Windows / Linux / BrowserSeth A. Robinson’s MIT-licensed editor. Version 1.20 adds Windows ARM64 packages, Export for Web previews, themes and perspective painting. PDF import is not yet available on ARM64. These are publisher statements. Our separate PSD tests cover 1.11 and earlier.
Platforms, pricing & PSD features →See each guide for its checked date. Patchy has a limited CLI fixture check; other editors are not hands-on tested.
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PSD FILE COMPATIBILITY
A PSD opens. Can you still edit it?
Correct rendering, editable objects and a file that Photoshop can reopen are different requirements. Use the checklist to test your own document.
- Text, layers and masks
- Smart objects, effects and color modes
- Saving and reopening the result
