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I am always looking non-subscription options for similar.. playing with affinty designer, similar.. eyeing luminero neo? Appreciating self hosting AI gen.. M

I am always looking non-subscription options for similar.. playing with affinty designer, similar.. eyeing luminero neo? Appreciating self hosting AI gen.. Microsoft Designer is really making me happy - but I worry they will subscription paywall it eventually - I would pay a one time fee. Someone has to have list non-subscription alternatives to all the things.. like photoshop alternatives you can own..

nathan_tarbert 3y ago
Have you looked at photopea.com for a Photoshop alternative? It's browser-based and they have a decent free version. Wish it was open-sourced
- stevenicr 3y ago
  yes, and I've used it a good bit the past 6 months. I've almost paid for the premium version several times - but it's subscription to rent online without ads, not pay and own. I prefer pay and own offline, (no faith in anything cloud being accessible forever). The learning curve has been steeper with affinity designer and photo - but I feel more secure knowing it will work day after day, no subscription, no internet required. Much to like about photopea - couldn't stand that video ads would keep running even if I had left that tab/window and been in other tabs for hours - and they have an adblocker-blocker that says you can't use without ads (or paying for premium, which I totally would if it could work offline) I do think it's good to know how to use, and there are good tutorials for pea and affinity (And corel) on youtube.. so it's a nice tool to know and use in a pinch, best if you save and close the window - which is not my normal method of operation.
  - nathan_tarbert 3y ago
    I totally understand. There are limitations with the browser-based tool like it being laggy depending on the size of the file and the ads are annoying but it gets the job done in most cases without making a big spend buying photoshop.

nathan_tarbert 3y ago

Have you looked at photopea.com for a Photoshop alternative? It's browser-based and they have a decent free version. Wish it was open-sourced

stevenicr 3y ago
yes, and I've used it a good bit the past 6 months. I've almost paid for the premium version several times - but it's subscription to rent online without ads, not pay and own. I prefer pay and own offline, (no faith in anything cloud being accessible forever). The learning curve has been steeper with affinity designer and photo - but I feel more secure knowing it will work day after day, no subscription, no internet required. Much to like about photopea - couldn't stand that video ads would keep running even if I had left that tab/window and been in other tabs for hours - and they have an adblocker-blocker that says you can't use without ads (or paying for premium, which I totally would if it could work offline) I do think it's good to know how to use, and there are good tutorials for pea and affinity (And corel) on youtube.. so it's a nice tool to know and use in a pinch, best if you save and close the window - which is not my normal method of operation.
- nathan_tarbert 3y ago
  I totally understand. There are limitations with the browser-based tool like it being laggy depending on the size of the file and the ads are annoying but it gets the job done in most cases without making a big spend buying photoshop.