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Adobe Photoshop vs Pixelitor: catalog facts
Adobe Photoshop	Pixelitor
Paid Subscription plans with a free trial; a free mobile app is also offered.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-only licence.
Windows, macOS, Web	Linux
Broad toolset for retouching, compositing and painting Generative AI features for editing and creating scenes	Layers, masks and text layers More than 110 filters and color adjustments
Subscription only for the full desktop version No Linux version	Adjustment layers and smart filters are still experimental Maintained by a single developer
Downloadable app, Web application	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-only
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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