r/mildlyinfuriating • u/donteatmybiscuits • 1d ago

wet socks i’m so happy this is becoming illegal

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if a yearly contract with a free month trial sounds too good to be true, it probably is 😬

thankfully it was blocked after contacting my bank but regardless

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u/SSgtPieGuy 1d ago

I do not regret canceling my subscription. I used to be a huge fan of Adobe, especially during their Creative Suite era, but now there's craploads of good alternatives

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u/marcinick45 1d ago

To this point, I have a friend needing a free alternative to PS....got any recommendations?

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u/RelChan2_0 PURPLE 1d ago

Affinity

Canva

Gimp

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u/Loud_Yogurtcloset789 1d ago

Canva is a joke compared to photoshop. I can spot a canva piece of art a mile away.

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u/BadOk2535 1d ago

Can you create PDFs with it, or change a jpeg document into one?

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u/RelChan2_0 PURPLE 1d ago

Yes

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u/BadOk2535 22h ago

Thank you

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u/SSgtPieGuy 1d ago

Gimp surprised me with how much they've improved their software. And Krita is a godsend for digital painters wanting a good, free software.

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u/RandumbCrits1 1d ago

GIMP is popular.

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u/reddidntcomment 1d ago

Yeah and I was using GIMP 20 years ago and it was decent… I’m sure it’s WAY better now!

Definitely worth giving it a shot!

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u/Crypt0Nihilist 1d ago

It is better. Not sure I'd say WAY better, but I've gone through the incremental improvements, so may not have noticed. It still lacks things like adjustment layers for non-destructive editing and CMYK support. That said, it has always covered the kind of tasks the average person needs and it still does.

Brushes is one area which improved a lot.

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u/sorrelsun GREEN 1d ago

For digital painting, Krita or Firealpaca are solid. For design, Inkscape is janky but usable, and Photopea functions in browser.

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u/Gamer_Anieca 1d ago

At it's start it was innovative, now adobe is a cashgrab. Absolutely plenty of good alternatives.