European Alternatives to Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop is the world's most used photo editing and digital painting software. Adobe requires a cloud subscription, collects extensive telemetry, and stores your files and assets on US servers.
2 EU alternatives · avg. privacy score 96 · 2 free
Why switch from Adobe Photoshop?
- –Monthly subscription model — no perpetual licence available
- –Usage telemetry and behavioural data sent to Adobe (US servers)
- –Controversial new AI terms allowing Adobe to train on your work
- –Lock-in with .psd format and Creative Cloud ecosystem
2 European Alternatives
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Krita
Professional digital painting. Free, open-source, artist-focused.
| Tool | Score | Privacy | Pricing | OSS | EU Data | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
#1Krita Professional digital painting. Free, open-source, artist-focused. High Trust | 86 | 96 | Free | ✓ | ✓ | 🇳🇱 | |
Free image editor for photo retouching, composition, and image authoring. High Trust | 82 | 96 | Free | ✓ | ✓ | 🇩🇪 |
Free image editor for photo retouching, composition, and image authoring.
Frequently Asked Questions
Krita is the most powerful European alternative — a professional digital painting and photo editing application built by KDE, a German open-source foundation. GIMP is another strong option for photo editing and manipulation. Both are free and open-source.