Corel PaintShop Pro

Software Overview

Corel PaintShop Pro (PSP) is a program used for editing images and digital photos. It includes beginner-friendly workspaces that allow novices to perform simple edits, as well as an advanced workspace that allows experts to perform layer-based editing, batch image processing, and Web publishing.

PaintShop Pro allows users to import images and RAW digital photos or create images from scratch. The application supports a wide variety of RAW digital camera image formats and files created using other graphics editing applications, such as Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. Several built-in effects and AI tools allow you to quickly modify the color, tone, brightness, and contrast of digital photos.

After you've begun importing, editing, and creating images, you can manage those images using PaintShop Pro's Navigation tree and Organizer. These features allow you to quickly navigate through and find specific subsets of images, such as those saved in a specific folder or that you've assigned a specific rating. In the Organizer, you can view thumbnails that will help you locate the exact image you are looking for.

However, PaintShop Pro's most unique feature is its multi-workspace design. Those looking to perform minor edits to a photo can open that photo in PaintShop Pro's Photography workspace, which includes only a subset of simple photo-editing features, while those looking to perform slightly more complex edits can load an image in PaintShop Pro's Essentials workspace. Finally, those looking to create an image from scratch or perform complex, professional-level edits can open PaintShop Pro's Complete workspace, which includes most every feature users have come to expect from professional image-editing applications.

PaintShop Pro's advanced image-editing features include:

• AI tools that allow you to automatically enhance images
• HDR and 360° camera support
• Content-aware features that make moving or removing areas of an image easy
• Layer-based text, drawing, and graphic design tools

Summary

While it is not as popular as Adobe Photoshop, PaintShop Pro provides features that rival Adobe's premier image-editing application. Casual and novice editors may find PaintShop Pro especially appealing, as it is available as a one-time purchase and provides simpler, beginner-friendly workspaces they can use to start becoming expert image editors.

Supported File Types

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Other file extensions used by Corel PaintShop Pro 2021

Updated: November 10, 2020