Skip to Main Content
PCMag editors select and review products independently. If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing.
Photo & Design: Buying Advice, Tips, and News

Latest Photo & Design Stories

Your photos deserve a better place than your phone screen. Get the lowest prices and the sharpest prints with the best photo printing services we've tested.

By Michael Muchmore
Best Photo Printing Services

Whether you take casual selfies or work professionally as a photographer, the best photo editing software we've tested helps you get the most out of your images.

By Michael Muchmore
The Best Photo Editing Software for 2019

Apple computers support a broad assortment of top-notch photo editing software. We pick the best photo editing apps for Macs based on ease of use, capabilities, and performance.

By Michael Muchmore
Mac Photo Software
4.0

DxO ViewPoint provides unique tools for correcting distortion in your photos and is easy to use as either a standalone app or in combination with full photo editing software.

By Michael Muchmore
DxO logo
4.5
Editors' Choice

The free Adobe Fresco is a splendid painting, sketching, and watercolor app that makes creating vector or pixel-based art feel almost natural.

By Shelby Putnam Tupper
Adobe Fresco
4.0
Editors' Choice

A top photo editing application for hobbyists, Adobe Photoshop Elements offers many advanced capabilities and AI features in a simplified interface.

By Michael Muchmore
Adobe Photoshop Elements logo

The model, announced at Adobe Max, will appear in the standalone Firefly web application. It rolls out alongside AI updates to Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, and Lightroom.

By Michael Muchmore
Adobe Max 2024

Imgur said its old rules were 'inconsistently applied' and 'confusing.'

By Will McCurdy
imgur image that says moderation update

Don’t leave your photos scattered on various cameras and phones. Use one of our favorite online photo storage services to keep them all together, accessible from anywhere, and easy to share.

By Michael Muchmore
A non-realistic graphic of a cloud with three photos of people on a beach neatly laid over it and a dark blue background
4.0
Editors' Choice

A leader in photo editing software, DxO PhotoLab delivers unparalleled noise reduction, lens profile-based corrections, and local adjustments, all without requiring you to import images.

By Michael Muchmore
DxO logo: the letters DxO in white on a black background
3.0

Fotor provides good tools for photo editing and design, along with several cool AI effects, but it lacks the workflow features, smooth interfaces, and deep toolsets of top competitors.

By Michael Muchmore
Fotor logo
4.0

CorelDraw is a capable graphic design and production app with unique tools and team collaboration for people of all skill levels.

By Shelby Putnam Tupper
Corel logo with a purple balloon

You don’t have to be a professional editor or spend a fortune to use Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Elements thanks to this sale.

Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Elements activation code by email
3.5

Zoner Photo Studio X is a full photo-editing tool kit at a low price. It has tools for photo workflows, corrections, effects, print ordering, and even Photoshop-like layer editing, but it lacks polish and state-of-the-art features.

By Michael Muchmore
Zoner Photo Studio logo
4.0
Editors' Choice

Topaz Photo AI can impressively remove noise, perform upscaling, and fix lighting and colors automatically to improve your digital photos.

By Michael Muchmore
Topaz Labs

According to leaker phantonofearth, Microsoft is displaying a banner in the app that says it will no longer receive updates and be removed from the Microsoft Store on Nov. 4.

By Emily Price
Paint 3d screenshot
4.0
Editors' Choice

If you're searching for a professional-grade vector graphics editor that’s gentle on your purse strings, Affinity Designer 2 is an excellent choice.

By Shelby Putnam Tupper
Affinity Designer 2 logo

Apple's Shortcuts app offers an easy way to merge two or more iPhone photos into one shot or collage with just a few taps. No third-party photo-editing apps needed. Here's how.

By Clay Halton
photo combine illustration
2.5

InPixio Photo Studio 12 has some nifty AI photo editing tools in a clear, simple user interface, but it’s slow, unstable, and doesn’t provide the detailed editing that competitors do.

By Michael Muchmore
inPixio Photo Studio
5.0
Editors' Choice

Adobe Photoshop is the world's most capable image editing software, with mind-blowing AI effects, unmatched auto-selection tools, and strong support for collaboration, all in a helpful and polished interface.

By Michael Muchmore
Photoshop icon