Raster graphics editor

Corel Photo-Paint is a professional raster graphics editor.

A raster graphics editor, also called a bitmap graphics editor or pixel graphics editor, is a computer program that allows the user to view and edit graphics of the digital photograph and screenshot variety (as opposed to vectors). The name "raster" is out of date as most of the graphic formats of this nature are not stored in raster lines, and very few consumers view them on raster displays.

Personal

I have used a variety of different raster graphics editors over the years, and I mostly prefer those which have a lot of features, but those features are not obtrusive. The one I use the most of an older version of Corel Photo-Paint, but, for pixel art, I prefer GraphicsGale.

Programs

Name	Platforms	Notes
Corel Photo-Paint	Windows	A powerful and cheaper alternative to PhotoShop. My favorite for photo editing.
GraphicsGale	Windows	Designed specifically for sprites and animation. Discontinued. My favorite for pixel art.
ImageMagick	iOS, Linux, Macintosh, Windows	Allows for the programmatic creation of graphics. My favorite for Web use and batch processing.
Paint.net	Windows	Free, but low-powered.
Paintbrush (Microsoft)	Windows 3	Replaced by Microsoft Paint.
PaintShop Pro	Windows	Medium-quality program which constantly displays ads even if you buy it.
PhotoShop	iOS, Macintosh, Windows	Powerful editor, but very invasive to your computer.

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