Our editors rank 158 tools in Photo Editing Software from their official pricing, plan and product pages. The current top 5:
- Adobe Photoshop — 9.4/10 · 7-day trial
A deep, multi-platform editor for compositing, retouching, RAW work, and AI-assisted edits. - Adobe Lightroom — 9.3/10 · Free plan · 7-day trial
A broad Lightroom workflow for RAW editing, masking, organization, and synchronized access. - Affinity Photo — 9.1/10 · Free plan
A free desktop editor with deep controls for RAW, layers, masking, retouching, and batch work. - Capture One — 9.1/10 · 7-day trial
A deep choice for professional RAW and tethered workflows, without a free plan. - darktable — 8.9/10 · Free plan
A free, cross-platform RAW workflow with cataloging, masking, batch editing, and AI tools.
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— iTechGuides team · editorial ranking only (paid placements are never part of it) · updated Sep 2026