Free photoshop-like software?

[Sta]

Does anyone know if this exists? I'm looking for a Photoshop program that is free, i've tried Google and the threads above so i doubt one exists.

[Mortama]

I just use The gimp, works pretty good for me :D

[Killgannon]

the gimp, or paint.net

[Sta]

Just what i was looking for. Thanks people.

[Cephius]

It's in the sticky and even says "photoshop alternative" next to it, don't say it wasn't there!

[Altariel]

depending on the tools you need from it there is also photoshop express online:

https://www.photoshop.com/express

[Sonomaa]

photoshop CS4 Ultimate

its free!

[Mayareira]

Go with Gimp, in my opinion its the best PS alternative. And...

photoshop CS4 Ultimate

its free!

[_chuchu]

<3 gimp and paint.net

[Spekkio]

[url=http://actofrage.com/2009/03/5-freeware-photoshop-alternatives-and-web-based-photo-editing/]Act of Rage! .com

[Knyghtmayre]

photoshop CS4 Ultimate

its free!

this

[Senoska]

This is nothing but a randomly generated string of numbers and has nothing to do with photoshop or piracy.

1330-1269-7959-3810-9366-9145
1325-1796-0476-3842-0635-3032
1325-1454-5884-7210-4830-3247
1325-1443-9221-5774-6033-5675
1325-1153-7468-5525-9949-4496

Also, I hear if you add this line to your C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\host file it will make your pc faster.

127.0.0.1 activate.adobe.com

CS4 file is on their site. Download the trial.

[mootsfox]

Adobe offers a 30 day trial of their software.

You can even have them mail you the install media

[Spekkio]

Handy Tweaks To Make GIMP Replace Photoshop | How-To | Smashing Magazine
found this on digg and it gives a nice intro tutorial on making gimp more productive.

[SubzeroDiabolos]

Sono comment made me wonder how much photoshop costs these days...

multimedia | Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection

It's nice to know that if you bankrupt, you can always resell photoshop and buy a new house.

[Isiolia]

CS4 Master Collection isn't just Photoshop. It's basically every Adobe professional product.

MSRP on standard Photoshop alone is $699...but that's about $100 more than it's been for a while now. Standard edition upgrade is $199, which is maybe $20-30 more than my 7.0 upgrade was.
The bundles are a bit pricey, but do make sense in a way, as they do wind up being cheaper than buying things individually.

It's professional level software. If the price point is too high, most likely your usage doesn't warrant using it over something less expensive or free.

[Spekkio]

it also depends on your intended usage of it. if you want a legal copy of adobe photoshop but don't intend to use it for commercial applications, go to someplace like journeyed.com and purchase an educational license from there if you are or know someone who is in school.

[Isiolia]

Yeah, far cheaper that way. You can also upgrade the Edu version to the regular later.

Not like PS usually changes to the point that you need every new version either. Actually paying for an upgrade every 2-3 versions probably won't break the bank.

Still, there are things like Photoshop Elements too. It's not like Adobe intends for anyone wanting to do some photo retouching or something to pay $600 or more.

[Draggy]

GIMP is good i used to use that a lot.

these days i use photoshop or Paint Tool SAI