Best PhotoPad Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from photo editing software ranked against PhotoPad on the same published basis.
- 1PhotoPad vs Photopea
- 2PhotoPad vs darktable
- 3PhotoPad vs RawTherapee
- 4PhotoPad vs PhotoDirector
- 5PhotoPad vs VSCO
- 6PhotoPad vs BeFunky
- 8PhotoPad vs Hasselblad Phocus
- 9PhotoPad vs Showfoto
- 10PhotoPad vs PaintFE
- 11PhotoPad vs Ribbet
- 12PhotoPad vs Retouch4me
- 13PhotoPad vs ImageMagick
- 14PhotoPad vs IrfanView
- 15PhotoPad vs Magic Studio Photo Editor
- 16PhotoPad vs Luminance HDR
- 17PhotoPad vs Canon Digital Photo Professional
- 18PhotoPad vs PhotoFlare
- 19PhotoPad vs Airbrush
- 20PhotoPad vs Chasys Photo (formerly Chasys Draw IES)
- 21PhotoPad vs Adobe Creative Cloud
PhotoPad alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Photopea | 8.1 | Free plan | $37.50/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | darktable | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | RawTherapee | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | PhotoDirector | 7.9 | Free plan | — | Mac, Windows |
| 5 | VSCO | 7.8 | Free plan | $2.50/mo | Web, iOS, Android |
| 6 | BeFunky | 7.8 | Free plan | $6.99/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 8 | Hasselblad Phocus | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Showfoto | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | PaintFE | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 11 | Ribbet | 7.6 | Free plan | $6.42/mo | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android |
| 12 | Retouch4me | 7.6 | Free plan | $14.08/mo | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 13 | ImageMagick | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 14 | IrfanView | 7.4 | Free plan | $18/mo | Windows |
| 15 | Magic Studio Photo Editor | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Web, iOS, Android |
| 16 | Luminance HDR | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | Canon Digital Photo Professional | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Windows, Mac |
| 18 | PhotoFlare | 7.3 | Free plan | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | Airbrush | 7.3 | Free plan | $8/mo | Web, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android |
| 20 | Chasys Photo (formerly Chasys Draw IES) | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 21 | Adobe Creative Cloud | 7.1 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android |
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Questions about PhotoPad alternatives
What is the best alternative to PhotoPad?
Photopea, number 1 in photo editing software with a score of 8.1 out of 10. The others here: darktable, RawTherapee, PhotoDirector and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to PhotoPad?
Photopea is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 19 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.