Photo Pos Pro

Photo Pos Pro

Price: $

Finding a solid photo editor, especially a free one, is challenging. Without a doubt, Adobe Photoshop is the crème de la crème of the market, but it comes with a hefty price. However, Photo Pos Pro is a good starting point for many beginners getting into photography. So, what makes it stand out?

Photo Pos Pro provides two types of interfaces: PRO and NOVICE. If you opt for Novice mode, you are making a few sacrifices such as not working with layers, tool simplification, etc. The upside to it is that you have easy-to-locate, one-click tools for quick and elementary editing. The Pro mode shouldn't intimidate you though, as Photo Pos Pro has phenomenal tutorials and help.

It works with just about any popular file format, including the likes of RAW, JPEG, PNG, PSD, and so on. Regardless of your preferred file format, the Tools palette provides many options for photo manipulations. The list of available Tools includes manual and smart selections, fills, lines, curves, brushes, erasers, etc. For tone adjustment, gamma, contrast, or shadows, refer to the Adjustment tab.

The collection of filters in Photo Pos Pro is not breathtaking and is comparable to lower-end photo editors. Still, if you put your creativity to work, you can compose your custom filter library. You even have the option to download filters from the Internet. It has relatively decent functionality when working with layers, which can be found in the Layers menu or Layers panel.

Photo Pos Pro is not demanding on resources, but it can be inconsistent in terms of performance. Alt-tabbing, in particular, can be strange at times due to a window FrmStartup that runs in the background. Photo Pos Pro's Premium version is priced at $34.90 at the moment of writing this review, but it is a lifetime license. If you are not ready to commit immediately, you have 7 days of free trial to consider your options.