Photon Studio
A free desktop image editor with layers, retouching, and native PSD support
Product Overview
Photon Studio is a free desktop image editor from Tenzen Studio that combines photo editing, retouching, and design tools in one offline application for macOS, Windows, and Linux. It's built around layers, groups, and masks — with adjustment layers, smart objects, and layer effects to edit individual parts of a document. Native PSD support means you can open and work with Photoshop files directly. Retouching tools include Liquify for reshaping images and Curves for precise brightness and contrast adjustment. Everything runs on your own machine: there's no upload step, no queue, and no account needed. Even subject selection and background removal happen locally, so your files stay private. A command search panel lets you find any tool by name.
Best For
Best for photographers and designers who want a free, offline Photoshop alternative for editing photos and creating designs
Key Features
- Layers, groups, and masks
- Adjustment layers and smart objects
- Layer effects: shadows, glows, strokes, overlays
- Native PSD file support
- Liquify warp tools for reshaping
- Live Curves brightness and contrast adjustment
- Subject selection and background removal
- Command search for tools by name
- Runs fully offline, no upload or account
- Free for macOS, Windows, and Linux
Pros
- +Free and open to use
- +Native PSD support
- +Works offline with no upload
- +Local processing keeps files private
- +Cross-platform on Mac, Windows, Linux
Cons
- -Desktop app, no browser or mobile version
- -Younger tool with a smaller ecosystem
- -Feature set less mature than Photoshop
/// SPECS
- Pricing:Free
- Platform:macOS / Windows / Linux
- Completely free desktop app, works offline
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