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24 alternatives to Polarr

Lightweight and professional photo editor.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Polarr launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Polarr 2.0a▲223

   An online photo editor (big data meets Lightroom)

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2PC
   Polarr.co, a WebGL photo editor▲167

   2014 · polarr.co · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Polarr▲97

   The best photo retouching tools in the web.

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Polarr for Android▲70

   Professional photo editor designed for everyone

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Polarr Photo Editor for OS X▲91

   The photo editor for all your needs, now on Mac

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Polarr for iPhone and iPad ▲132

   An Adobe Lightroom killer in the palm of your hand

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Polarr Photo Editor▲2

   A simple, inexpensive and powerful photo editor

   2018 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Polarr Photo Editor 3▲162

   The most powerful photo editor in the web.

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Polarr 2.0 for iOS▲117

   Make your own photo editor.

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Luminar▲121

    New super-charged photo editor that adapts to your style.

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Fotor AI▲236

    The ultimate all-in-one AI photo editor, for free

    2024 · fotor.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Pixelmator Pro▲341

    The world’s most innovative image editing app.

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Luminar for Windows Beta▲180

    Award-winning Mac photo editor comes to Windows

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Photolemur 2.2 Spectre▲333

    Fully automated photo enhancer powered by AI

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Darkroom▲207

    A quick, powerful photo editor that gives you control

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Polarr Teleport▲122

    The lowest budget travel app.

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Pixelmator▲111

    By far the best, lightest, and cheapest visual design tool.

    2013 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Fotor AI▲131

    The ultimate all-in-one AI photo editor, for free

    2024 · fotor.com · its alternatives →

19. 19PW
    Polarr webkit and webGL app on MAS▲6

    Hello HN, We pushed our new version of the Polarr Photo Editor today, this time for Mac OSX! (10.10+). the app is mostly WebGL in WKWebView with a native interface for RAW decoding, gestures, and file sharing. And because of these, we managed to pack everything down to a few MB. The app is currently featured as the best new app in Mac app store, and is $9.99 for a limited time (there is a free lite version with reduced feature). You can learn more about the app in here (sorry it's not yet mobile optimized) https://www.polarr.co/mac Would love to hear feedbacks and see what you…

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Teleport▲113

    A magical photo editor powered by neural networks

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    CotEditor▲102

    The free plain-text editor for OS X

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Affinity Photo▲193

    Professional photo editing software for Mac

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Photomator 3.0▲86

    The ultimate photo editor for Mac, iPhone, and iPad.

    2023 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Photo Editor by Aviary▲104

    A magical way to create and share beautiful photos

    2015 · its alternatives →

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