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The US regulator claims Adobe has been enticing users into subscriptions for the company's products without disclosing the early termination fees.

By Michael Kan

Adobe is revising its legal language to clear the air after customers accused the company of surveilling their work and using it to train AI tools. Here's a look at what is—and isn't—going on.

By Kate Irwin

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

By Michael Muchmore

Your iPhone uses the HEIC file format by default, but it isn't universally supported, making it a hassle to convert these images to JPG. That's where Apple's Shortcuts app comes in.

By Clay Halton

Adobe adds it will never assume ownership of a customer's work or train its AI on user data, following harsh backlash to the company's updated terms of use.

By Michael Kan

Whether you're a professional designer or just need to create beautiful digital art, these are the top graphic design apps we've tested.

By Shelby Putnam Tupper
4.5
Editors' Choice

Adobe Lightroom is slick, nimble, and comes with most of the same photo editing tools found in software for professionals, making it the best photography workflow tool for serious enthusiasts.

By Michael Muchmore
5.0
Editors' Choice

Adobe's Photoshop Lightroom remains the gold standard in pro photo workflow software with top-notch organization tools, state-of-the-art adjustments, and all the output and printing options you could want.

By Michael Muchmore

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

By Michael Muchmore
4.0

Geared for non-designers, Adobe Express is a capable and welcoming template-based tool for creating attractive online content quickly.

By Shelby Putnam Tupper
3.0

Acorn includes many of the same tools found in Photoshop for a great price, but it’s several years behind in usability and tools.

By Michael Muchmore

Users of Apple's computers have a large assortment of top-notch photo editing applications to choose from. Find the right one for you among the top performers in our photo software testing.

By Michael Muchmore
4.0
Editors' Choice

If you own an Apple device and you're not a professional photographer, you should use Apple Photos to edit your pictures.

By Michael Muchmore
3.5

Adobe’s Firefly is a promising entrant in the crowded field of image-generative AI with lots of style options, but it doesn't produce completely convincing images.

By Michael Muchmore
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

Whether you're a casual snapshooter or a budding pro photographer, these are the top apps for editing pictures on your phone.

By Michael Muchmore

Launching this month, the AI Eraser tool will let you remove unwanted elements from your photos.

By Sarah Lord
4.0

Photopea is a surprisingly capable online clone of Adobe Photoshop. It’s free, unless you want upgraded online storage and generative AI tools.

By Michael Muchmore
3.0

Photo Commander gives you lots of image editing tools and effects, but it's less polished than the competition and lacks some features we've come to expect.

By Michael Muchmore
3.5

ACDSee's pro-level software gives you many powerful photo organizing and editing features, combining functions of both Lightroom and Photoshop, but its tools aren't quite as state of the art.

By Michael Muchmore