Is Photoshop Only For Mac

Mac - After opening the Photoshop DMG and verifying the file (if necessary), double-click the Photoshop icon to begin the installation. On older versions of Photoshop, you might have to double-click an Install file as well.

But, the industry has changed. Instead of just being one piece of software among many, Photoshop is now the linchpin of, and for the past couple of years, it’s been available only by subscription. Photoshop CC 2015 interface Adobe’s subscription strategy is separating the pros who need it for work from the hobbyists seeking the best help money can buy.

Adobe is accommodating pro shooters with its Photography Program for $9.99 per month, which includes sweeteners like Lightroom, Mix and cloud-based sharing, storage and syncing extras. But what if Photoshop is overkill for your purposes today, or a subscription model is unappealing? Several new apps — and updates to existing ones — have emerged that may be even better suited to your needs. Lightroom Library We poked around and found 10 good prospects spanning Mac, Windows and Linux platforms, and suitable for amateurs and enthusiasts seeking a Photoshop alternative.

We stuck to the desktop apps only because it much of serious image editing still takes place on the desktop. Affinity Photo, a brand new app from, has just emerged from an open as the closest pro-level Photoshop yet.

Not only does it works with Raw files, unlike most photo editors, it offers CMYK (four-color separation) alongside support for most popular photo formats, including PSD. You can pan and zoom at 60fps using the app’s live previews, even when working on huge images with many layers. I found Affinity Photo very easy to learn and use. Performance is stellar, especially for a new product, and it has many familiar Photoshop tools and adjustments in a brightly colored toolbar that reminds me of Pixelmator — which is a good thing. You also get a host of filters including lighting, blurs, distortions, tilt-shift, shadows, glows and more.

Users get full control over every aspect of a filter’s properties, complete with real-time previews. Filters can be applied as layers, letting you edit effects after they have been applied. The downside? It’s for the Mac only. ➤ (Mac/, $49.99. Special launch edition, $39.99 until July 23.), another newcomer, was launched recently for Windows and Mac, plus both mobile platforms, to manage and sync your photo collections. The app automatically copies and syncs all of your photos, edits and changes to all of your devices. Mylio builds on your existing albums and file and folder structures, and maintains them from Lightroom, Aperture and Facebook in an intuitive and attractive interface.

Mylio is lighter on editing facility than photo management, but it does provide for common fixes most photographers need. Regardless of which edits you make to your photos, changes will appear across all your devices. For all that organizing and syncing, there is a subscription fee. After the first month free, the fee ranges between $4.17 and $20.84 per month for a choice of three plans covering three to 12 devices and 50,000 to 500,000 photos.

➤ (Mac/Windows, ) is essentially Photoshop Lite — the consumer version of the granddaddy of image editors. Elements borrows heavily from Photoshop in terms of core image editing functionality, but its interface differs vastly — it’s much more accessible, with a bright, friendly consumer feel. Taking into account the skill disparities among hobbyists, Elements offers three levels of editing functionality: Quick, Guided and Expert editing tabs give you as much heavy lifting as you wish to handle. For the enthusiast set, some of new features like Photomerge Compose and the Refine Selection brush may require a steady hand. The newest version supports also supports High DPI on Windows and Retina Displays on Macs. Chrome 44 for mac. ➤ (Mac/Windows, $79.99) Adobe’s Lightroom photo manager was basically considered a direct competitor to Apple’s Aperture until the latter was.

Is an old app that runs in the Chrome browser on a Mac that enables you to run Android apps within. Did You Get Android Running on Your Mac? It isn’t a long term solution either, since the lack of support means it’s likely to eventually stop working altogether. It’s still worth testing, but it’s slow and support for apps seems to be very hit or miss.