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24 alternatives to Polarr Photo Editor for OS X

The photo editor for all your needs, now on Mac

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

1
Polarr 2.0a▲223
An online photo editor (big data meets Lightroom)
2015 · v2.polarr.co · its alternatives →
2
Polarr 2.0 for iOS▲117
Make your own photo editor.
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
3
Polarr▲97
The best photo retouching tools in the web.
2014 · editor.polarr.co · its alternatives →
4
Polarr.co, a WebGL photo editor▲167
Web and mobile photo and video filters and editing tools
2014 · polarr.co · its alternatives →
5
Polarr▲4
Lightweight and professional photo editor.
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
6
Polarr for iPhone and iPad ▲132
An Adobe Lightroom killer in the palm of your hand
2015 · polarr.com · its alternatives →
7
Polarr Photo Editor 3▲162
The most powerful photo editor in the web.
2015 · v3.polarr.co · its alternatives →
8
Affinity Photo▲193
Professional photo editing software for Mac
2015 · affinity.studio · its alternatives →
9
Polarr for Android▲70
Professional photo editor designed for everyone
2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
10PW
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 →
11
Pixelmator Pro▲343
The world’s most innovative image editing app.
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
12
Luminar for Windows Beta▲180
Award-winning Mac photo editor comes to Windows
2017 · skylum.com · its alternatives →
13
Photomator 3.0▲86
The ultimate photo editor for Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
2023 · pixelmator.com · its alternatives →
14
Luminar▲121
New super-charged photo editor that adapts to your style.
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
15
A WebGL enabled “Adobe Lightroom” in the browser▲9
From advanced image filters to professional local adjustments, Polarr is the most versatile and powerful online photo editor in the web. Now support RAW photo editing.
2014 · polarr.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →
16
AnyEXIF▲102
Professional Exif viewer, creator, cleaner, editor for Mac
2022 · anyexif.com · its alternatives →
17
Luminar 3▲168
Photo editing app with AI built in
2018 · skylum.com · its alternatives →
18
Photolemur 2.2 Spectre▲322
Fully automated photo enhancer powered by AI
2017 · its alternatives →
19
Darkroom 2.0 for iOS▲169
The photo editor for enthusiasts, rebuilt from the ground up
2015 · darkroom.co · its alternatives →
20
Polarr Photo Editor▲2
A simple, inexpensive and powerful photo editor
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
21
Photoleap Editor by Lightricks▲116
A creative photo editor for iOS by the makers of Facetune
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
22
Picser 2.0▲127
Native macOS image viewer with tags & slideshow
Dec 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
23
LightPaper▲169
Simple, beautiful yet powerful text/md editor for your Mac
2016 · its alternatives →
24
Style▲170
AI powered filters for images & video, runs locally on OS X
2016 · macdaddy.io · its alternatives →

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