Top 5 free photoshop alternatives

Photoshop is the best photo editing software when it comes to versatility in features, the possible special effects and the powerful interface. But along with its features comes a big price tag.

Not everyone can afford to buy Adobe Photoshop and so people look for a free photoshop alternative which can match its features. So here I have listed the top 5 free alternatives to the Adobe Photoshop which are capable to perform as good as Photoshop.

Top 5 free Photoshop alternatives 

1. GIMP

GIMP is the best free photoshop alternative as it allows you to customize the view and the behavior. It has many powerful features for editing your photos such as Barrel Distortion, Digital Retouching and Photo Enhancement and many more. This free photoshop alternative supports a large range of file format and is available for all the major operating systems.

2. Paint.net

Paint.net is one of the oldest names in the image editing market. This photoshop alternative includes many features like sharpening, blurring, red-eye removal, distortion and many more. Paint.net is one of the most perfect free alternative to the Photoshop, but is available for Windows only. 

3. Inkscape

Inkspace is a vector graphics editor and is a very powerful editor. What makes it different from Photoshop is its scalable vector graphics editor. This photoshop alternative is available free of cost and supports all the major operating systems.

 4. Pixia

Pixia is actually a Japanese software's English version and it is available for windows only. It is not much user friendly as it was a successful software of Windows 95 but is a very powerful software having many options of editing and this makes Pixia a good alternative to Photoshop.

 5. Seashore

Seashore is an open source image editor, around the GIMP's technology and uses the same native files. But this free photoshop alternative is available for Mac OS only. It is meant for basic image editing and is one of the best alternative for all the Mac OS users.

Which one will you choose?

These were 5 of the best alternatives to photoshop available at no cost. Some of them are available only for Windows while some only for Mac. But all these photo editing software have their own versatility in features and are very powerful indeed.

So which of these free photoshop alternatives will you choose?

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Features & Specs: htc desire C

Desire C is a Android Smartphone manufactured and marketed by HTC. An entry-level device, the Desire C is patterned off other low-end HTC phones such as theExplorer and Wildfire S with 512 MB of RAM and a 600 MHz processor, but with features from recent HTC devices such as the One X including a similar design, Android 4.0 and Sense 4.0a, Beats Audio, and support for NFC. It is priced at a range of 8000/- to 9000/- INRs in the Indian Market.

                                                          -:GENERAL SPECS:-

DIMENSIONS:-

107.2 mm (4.22 in) H
60.6 mm (2.39 in) W

12.3 mm (0.48 in) D
Weight-

100 g (3.53 oz)

Battery-

Li-Ion 1230 mAh battery

DISPLAY:-

3.5 inches (~165 ppi pixel density)

Size 320 x 480 pixels

Type Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Multitouch
- HTC Sense UI v4.0

MEMORY:-

RAM- 512 MB

Internal-4 GB storage

External- Up to 32 GB

CAMERA:-

Rear Camera-

5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels.

Front Camera- No

OS:-

Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

SoC

Qualcomm MSM7225A Snapdragon
CPU 

600 MHz Cortex-A5
GPU 

Adreno 200

CONNECTIVITY:-

2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
GPRS
EDGE
Speed HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
NFC- Optional
USB microUSB v2.0
SIM Mini-SIM

OTHER:-

Accelerometer, proximity, Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, Browser HTML, Adobe Flash, GPS with A-GPS support.

3.5mm jack
- Beats Audio sound enhancement

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Features & Specs: Xperia Tipo

Sony Xperia tipo is a low-range Android smartphone manufactured by Sony Mobile Communications. The device was released globally during August 2012. There is a dual sim version of the Xperia tipo available which is known as "Xperia tipo dual". Xperia tipo is available in the Indian Market in the price range of 7500/- to 8000/- INRs.
                                                        -:GENERAL SPECS:-

DIMENSIONS:-

103mm (4.06 in) H

57 mm (2.24 in) W

13 mm (0.51 in) D
Weight-

99.4 g (3.49 oz)

Battery-

Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 470 h (2G) / Up to 545 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 5 h (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Music play Up to 30 h

DISPLAY:-

3.2 inches (~180 ppi pixel density)

Size 320 x 480 pixels

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors
Multitouch up to 2 fingers
Protection Scratch-resistant glass

MEMORY:-

RAM- 512 MB

Internal- 2.9 GB (2.5 GB user available)

External- Up to 32 GB

CAMERA:-

Rear Camera-

3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels

Feature

Geo-tagging
Video Yes, VGA
Front Camera- No

OS:-

Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
SoC

Qualcomm MSM7225AA
CPU

800 MHz Cortex-A5
GPU

Adreno 200

CONNECTIVITY:-

2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST21i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a

DATA GPRS Up to 86 kbps
EDGE Up to 237 kbps
Speed HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
USB microUSB v2.0

OTHER:-

Accelerometer, proximity, Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email, Browser HTML, Adobe Flash, GPS with A-GPS support.
-3.5mm jack

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Features & Specs: Xperia U

Xperia U is a Android Smartphone manufactured and marketed by SONY. The Xperia U has a 3.5 inch (88.9 mm) touch-screen with the mobile BRAVIA engine which optimises the picture, a 1 GHz dual core processor, a 5 mega-pixel rear camera, 512 MB of RAM, and 8 GB of internal storage. The cap at the bottom of the phone is interchangeable and is available in a range of colors (pink, white, yellow and black). Xperia U is available in the Indian Market in the price range of 12000/- to 13000/- INRs. 

                                                              -:GENERAL SPECS:-

DIMENSIONS:-

112 mm (4.41 in) H

54 mm (2.13 in) W
12 mm (0.47 in) D

Weight-

110 g (3.88 oz)

Battery-

Li-Ion 1320 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 260 h (2G) / Up to 472 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 6 h 36 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 36 min (3G)
Music play Up to 45 h

DISPLAY:-

3.5 inches (~280 ppi pixel density)

Size 480 x 854 pixels, 

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Protection Scratch-resistant glass
Multitouch Yes, up to 4 fingers
- Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine
- Timescape UI

MEMORY:-

RAM- 512 MB
Internal 8 GB (4 GB user available)

External- No

CAMERA:-

Rear Camera-

5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, 

autofocus, LED flash,
Features-

Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection,

3D sweep panorama, image stabilization

Front Camera- VGA

OS:-

Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
SoC

NovaThor U8500
CPU 

Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU 

Mali-400

CONNECTIVITY:-

2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST25i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a
DATA GPRS Up to 107 kbps
EDGE Up to 296 kbps
Speed HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go

OTHER:-

Accelerometer, proximity, compass, Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email, Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash, GPS Yes, with A-GPS support.
3.5mm jack

- Sony 3D surround sound audio technology

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Features & Specs: htc desire V

The HTC Desire V is an Android ICS-based dual-SIM smartphone manufactured by HTC. It supports tri-band GSM on its secondary slot and quad-band GSM/EDGE + dual-bandHSPA on the primary SIM-1 slot. Desire V is available in the Indian Market in the price range of 13000/- to 14000/- INRs.

                                                     
                                                           -:GENERAL SPECS:-

DIMENSIONS:-

118.5 mm (4.67 in) H
62.3 mm (2.45 in) W

9.3 mm (0.37 in) D

Weight-

114 g (4.02 oz)

Battery-

Li-Ion 1650 mAh battery

DISPLAY:-

4.0 inches (~233 ppi pixel density)

Size 480 x 800 pixels,
Type 

TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Multitouch Yes
- HTC Sense UI v4.0


MEMORY:-

RAM- 512 MB
Internal-4 GB storage,

External- Up to 32 GB

CAMERA:-

Rear Camera-

5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, 

autofocus, LED flash,
Features 

Geo-tagging
Video Yes, WVGA@21fps
Front Camera- No

OS:-

Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
SoC

Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon
CPU 

1 GHz Cortex-A5
GPU 

Adreno 200

CONNECTIVITY:-

GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes (SIM 1 only)
Speed HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0

OTHER:-
Accelerometer, proximity, Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, Browser HTML, Adobe Flash Lite, GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
3.5mm jack

- Beats Audio sound enhancement

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Features & Specs: HTC Desire SV

HTC Desire SV is smartphone manufactured and marketed by HTC and has a amazing sound, camera, processor. The important feature of the Desire SV is its stand by on Dual SIM mode which is not quite often seen in a HTC phone. The expansive display provides an amazing viewing experience while Beats Audio™ built-in answers all your sound desires with deep, authentic sound. Desire SV is available in the Indian market in price range between 18000/- to 20000/- INRs.

                                                       -:GENERAL SPECS:-

DIMENSIONS:- 

128 mm (5.04 in) H
66.9 mm (2.63 in W

9.2 mm  (0.36 in) D

Weight- 

122 g (4.30 oz)

Battery-

Li-Ion 1800 mAh battery

DISPLAY:-

4.3 inches (~217 ppi pixel density)

Size 480 x 800 pixels,

Type Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Multitouch Yes

- HTC Sense UI

MEMORY:-

RAM-1 GB,
Internal 8 GB,

External- Up to 32 GB

CAMERA:-

Rear Camera-

5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels,

autofocus, LED flash
Features-

Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps,video stabilization

Front Camera-1.6 MP, 

Video-720p@30fps

OS:-

Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich),

Upgradeable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
SoC

Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8960
CPU 

Dual-core 1.2 GHz
GPU 

Adreno 305

CONNECTIVITY:-

2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 (Europe)
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 (Asia)
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 (Europe)
LTE 1800 / 2600 (Asia)
Speed 

HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; 

LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0
NFC
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0

OTHER:-

Accelerometer, proximity, compass, Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS.
3.5mm jack

- Beats Audio sound enhancement

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Features & Specs: Sony Xperia J

The Sony Xperia J is an Android smartphone from Sony launched at the IFA 2012 in Berlin. The Xperia J has a 4.0 in (100 mm) touchscreen, a 1 GHz single core processor, a 5 mega-pixel rear camera, 512 MB of RAM, and 4 GB of internal storage which can be extended by a microSD/HC card. It is available in the colours black, gold, pink and white. Sony has updated this device to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean.
                                                       

                                                             -:GENERAL SPECS:-

DIMENSIONS:-

124.3 mm (4.89 in) H
61.2 mm (2.41 in) W

9.2 mm (0.36 in) D

Weight 

124 g (4.37 oz)

Battery- 

Li-Ion 1750 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 607 h (2G) / Up to 618 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 5 h 36 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 18 min (3G)

DISPLAY:-

Type-

TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

4.0 inches (~245 ppi pixel density)

Protection Corning Gorilla Glass

Size 480 x 854 pixels, 

Multitouch Up to 2 fingers
- Timescape UI
- Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine

MEMORY:-

RAM-512 MB

Internal 4 GB (2 GB user available)

External- Up to 32 GB

CAMERA:-

Rear Camera-

5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels,

autofocus, LED flash, check quality

Features-

Geo-tagging, touch focus, image stabilization

Front Camera-VGA

OS:-

Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), 

Upgradable to v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
SoC

Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon
CPU

1 GHz Cortex-A5
GPU

Adreno 200

CONNECTIVITY:-

2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST26i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST26a

Speed 

DATA GPRS Up to 86 kbps

EDGE Up to 237 kbps

HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot

Bluetooth- v2.1 with A2DP, EDR

USB- microUSB v2.0

OTHER:-

Accelerometer, proximity, compass, Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email, Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash, GPS Yes, with A-GPS support

Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
3.5mm jack

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Features & Specs: Samsung Galaxy Tab3

Here is the latest tab manufactured by Samsung which is given the named as Tab3 . It has 1.2 GHz dual Core processor and has 3.15 MP rear camera and a 1.3 MP front cam, it has large 7.0 in display. Tab still is not available it will be out in end of the may this year. 

                                                              -:GENERAL SPECS:-

DIMENSIONS:-
188 mm (7.40 in) H

111.1mm (4.37 in) W

9.9 mm (0.39 in) D

Weight

306 g (10.79 oz)

BATTERY

Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh battery

DISPLAY:-

7.0 inches (~170 ppi pixel density)

TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 600 x 1024 pixels,
Multitouch Yes

TouchWiz UX UI

MEMORY:-

Internal 8/16 GB storage, 

RAM-1 GB

External- up to 64 GB

CAMERA:-

Rear Camera-3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels

autofocus, LED flash

Features Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps

Front Camera- 1.3 MP

OS:-

Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
CPU

Dual-core 1.2 GHz

CONNECTIVITY:-

2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
SIM Yes
Speed

HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Infrared port Yes
USB Yes, v2.0

OTHER:-

Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass,3.5mm jack, Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS.

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Features & Specs: Samsung Galaxy Win

Here is the smartphone manufactured and marketed bu Samsung  The phone has a 4.7 in display and has 5 MP rear camera, VGA secondary camera and has a 1 GB RAM. It comes with quite smooth 1.2 GHz Quad Core processor. The phone comes in the mid range cost having a cost of about 17,500/- in INRs.

                                                       -:GENERAL SPECS:-

DIMENSIONS:-

133.3 mm (5.25 in) H
70.7 mm (2.78 in) W

9.7 mm (0.38 in) D
Weight-

143.9 g (5.04 oz)

Battery-
Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery

Stand-by (2G) / Up to 210 h (3G)
Talk time (2G) / Up to 11 h (3G)

DISPLAY:- 

4.7 inches (~199 ppi pixel density)
AMOLED display
Size 480 x 800 pixels,
Multitouch Yes

MEMORY:-

RAM-1 GB

Internal 8 GB,

External-up to 32 GB

CAMERA:-

Rear Camear- 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels,
auto focus, LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus,
face and smile detection
Video Yes, 720p@15fps

Front Camera- VGA

OS:-

Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200
CPU
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5
GPU
Adreno 203

CONNECTIVITY:-

2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I8550
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I8552 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)

3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
SIM Optional Dual SIM (Mini-SIM and Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Speed
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0

OTHER:-

Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass,Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS,GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
3.5mm jack

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