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Originally Posted by mirage
Off topic, but what's your viable alternative to Photoshop? My Mac was aging and CC was becoming hard to deal with. I've mostly been using Pixelmator Pro and its predecessor for awhile, now, even if it's a lesser substitute. At least it didn't turn my MBP into a sluggish producer of howling wind noises.
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Affinity Photo, it was 25 bucks on sale, it's now back to 50 I believe (unless they extended the sale, possible as it was a sale brought on by Covid). It's not quite as robust as Photoshop, but it still does more than I need, and can't argue with even the 50 dollar price tag.
I haven't put it fully through its paces, but it can open .psd files, supports layers, it's got filters. My major complaint thus far is it looks more like Windows PS where everything is contained within a single large window, rather than Mac Photoshop where everything is a free floating window. It's a minor gripe, and honestly one I can live with to not give Adobe any of the various payment plans (the cheapest of which would exceed the cost of Affinity Photo in 6 months).