My first graphics program I ever bought was Paint Shop Pro, it killed my savings account when I was younger! But it really has nothing on Photoshop (do they even make it anymore?!).

The only free app that even comes close to Photoshop is The Gimp, and that doesn't really come close. All the other freeware apps are just childsplay imo.

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