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Early alpha

Photo, a free image editor in your browser

Edit images with layers, masks, adjustment layers, layer styles and type, and open and save real .psd files. A free alternative to Photoshop.

Open PhotoPhoto vs Photoshop
Photo running in Madosuite in a browser tab

What Photo does

From the app’s own documentation, version 0.18.0.

Tools

  • Layers, groups, clipping masks and 27 blend modes
  • 16 adjustment layers: Curves, Levels, Gradient Map and more
  • Layer styles: shadows, glows, Bevel & Emboss, Stroke
  • Selections: Magic Wand, Quick Selection, Select Subject, all on your device
  • Editable type layers, shapes and the Pen tool
  • Smart objects with smart filters
  • Brushes with pressure, tilt and rotation
  • RGB, CMYK and Lab at 8, 16 and 32 bits, with ICC colour management

Files it opens

PSDPSBTIFFXCFKRAORAPDNSVGPNGJPEGWebPEXRAffinity (read)

Files it saves

PSDTIFFORAPNGJPEGWebPEXR

Not there yet

  • AI and generative features
  • About 15 tools
  • Plug-in compatibility
  • AVIF and JPEG XL

What Photo replaces

The paid apps people use for the same job. Prices from the vendors’ US pages on 14 November 2026.

Photo instead of Photoshop

Photoshop costs US$22.99 a month on an annual plan, billed monthly (US$263.88 a year paid up front).

Read the comparisonPhoto instead of Creative Cloud Pro

Creative Cloud Pro costs US$69.99 a month on an annual plan, billed monthly (US$779.88 a year paid up front).

Read the comparison

Open a file with Photo

Open .psd files

A layered image made in Photoshop: layers, masks, adjustment layers, type and layer styles in one file.

Open .psb files

Photoshop’s format for very large images, past the size a PSD can hold: posters, panoramas, big prints.

Open .xcf files

GIMP’s own layered image format.

Open .kra files

Krita’s painting format: layers, masks and the painting itself.

Open .pdn files

Paint.NET’s layered image format, common on Windows.

Open .exr files

The high dynamic range image format of 3D rendering and visual effects.

Photo questions

Is Photo free?

Yes. Photo is part of Madosuite, which is free. It runs in your browser on your own device.

Which files does Photo open?

PSD, PSB, TIFF, XCF, KRA, ORA, PDN, SVG, PNG, JPEG, WebP, EXR, Affinity (read). It saves PSD, TIFF, ORA, PNG, JPEG, WebP, EXR.

Is Photo ready for real work?

Early alpha. Not there yet: ai and generative features; about 15 tools; plug-in compatibility; avif and jpeg xl.

Can Photo replace Photoshop?

For editing photos and images with layers, masks and adjustments, often yes, and free. Photo is early alpha: no AI or generative features, about 15 tools still to come, and no plug-ins yet.

Where are my files kept?

In the browser on your device, inside Madosuite’s own Linux machine, in its home folder. Your files are not uploaded to us. Clearing the site’s data in your browser deletes them, so download what you want to keep.

Who makes the apps?

The suite apps are the ArtCraft team’s open-source Crafting Apps, under the MIT or Apache-2.0 licence. Madosuite puts them on one desktop in your browser, with Files, a Terminal and Edix, the code editor. See credits.

More apps in Madosuite

Word

Write and lay out documents with the ribbon, styles, tables, track changes and references you already know, and save real .docx files.

Grid

Spreadsheets with 500+ functions, dynamic arrays, pivot tables and charts, saved as .xlsx.

Deck

Build slide decks with themes, charts, transitions and animations, open and save .pptx, and present full screen.

Vector

Draw with the Pen, Pathfinder and Shape Builder across many artboards, and open .ai, .svg and .pdf files.

Photo is PhotoCraft 0.18.0 by the ArtCraft team, open source under MIT or Apache-2.0. Credits.