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What is the best software for photo retouching: as of 16 Sep 2026 the top 4 by fit per dollar are Affinity, Adobe Photoshop, Krita and Clip Studio Paint, with Affinity scoring 0.850.

Top 4 / Painting and photo editors

What is the best software for photo retouching?

Computed on with the published ranking formula. No manual overrides.

Affinity

Canva
#1
Fit
0.85
Cost
free
free plan qualifies
Value
0.850

Best fit per dollar of the 5 tools ranked for this job.

Facts verified

Adobe Photoshop

#2
Fit
1.00
Cost
$19.99/mo
Value
0.677
Facts verified

Krita

#3
Fit
0.50
Cost
free
Value
0.500
Facts verified

Clip Studio Paint

CELSYS
#4
Fit
0.45
Cost
$1.39/mo
Value
0.426
Facts verified

Full ranking

# Tool Fit Cost Value Facts verified
1 Affinity 0.85 free 0.850
2 Adobe Photoshop 1.00 $19.99/mo 0.677
3 Krita 0.50 free 0.500
4 Clip Studio Paint 0.45 $1.39/mo 0.426
5 Procreate 0.30 $0.36/mo 0.295

Weights used

  • Layers and masks Required
  • Content-aware removal
  • RAW photo editing
  • Generative fill

Capability support behind the scores

Capability support for the top 4
Capability AffinityAdobe PhotoshopKritaClip Studio Paint
Layers and masks
Content-aware removal
RAW photo editing
Generative fill