Corel PaintShop Pro vs. Fotor

Corel PaintShop Pro is well suited for photographers wanting to adjust photos and also for designers who want to create designs from scratch, working in layers and merging various elements. Due to slow load times, Corel PaintShop Pro is not well suited when you only have a few small tasks to do and when a lightweight alternative will do the job just as well (e.g. cropping and red-eye removal).

With Fotor, people who do not have graphic design skills can now create beautiful images, and those with the skill can create even more captivating images and marketing materials. Truly it's a game changer.

• AI photo correction is an excellent new addition
• The before an after side by side feature we use everyday
• The undo feature is one I particularly like

Incentivized

• Image Editing
• Video Enhancing
• Restoring old photos and image clarity
• AI Image Generation

• I have the 2018 version and every now and again upgrade ads will pop up in the bottom right of my screen which I find rather annoying
• How to save your work and where it gets saved is confusing. It took me a while to realize that projects were saved in "pspimage" files. The knowledge base article “The Basics Of Saving Files In PaintShop Pro” did not mention pspfiles. They also have the concept of workspaces, but I eventually realized that this is not where your work is saved.
• I find that a tool called paint.net is massively easier to use, but, then again, paint.net has far fewer features. I think an option in PaintShop Pro for temporarily switching down the functionality and interface to resemble paint.net would be a useful feature, so users do not get blinded by the extensive interface.

• Improve unblurring of photos so it stays true to the image
• Improve old photo colorizing
• Add more banner templates for authors

From an ROI perspective, we moved entirely away from PhotoShop because we could not justify the cost vs performance. Corel PaintShop Pro is simply more cost-effective and offers the same performance and tools.

Incentivized

Fotor with Canva = What can't you design? These are my favorite go-to tools in my work as a digital creator.

• Our website is better because of Corel PaintShop Pro
• Our brochures for tradeshows are much better due to PaintShop Pro

Incentivized

• Reduced the amount of time it takes to design.
• Inspires designers through its examples and templates.
• The affordable subscription allows small businesses and freelancers to use its features.