Corel PaintShop Pro Reviews and Ratings

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

My business currently does a good bit of work for a local funeral home - which includes making memorial videos. Many times, photos come in from families basically in a shoebox. I'll scan the stack... then use Corel PaintShop Pro to crop, straighten, cleanup, retouch, etc. I find myself using a variety of tools in there. They're quite straightforward, and also quite extensive. It's nice that I can do everything that I need to right there in one app.

Likelihood to Recommend

The only circumstance that I can think of where it would be less appropriate is if the user simply didn't want or need all of the capabilities of the program. That being said, they don't HAVE to use them. I think Corel PaintShop Pro is an EXCELLENT balance of bang for the buck - LOTS of features for comparatively few dollars. You can make using it as simple or complex as you like - and the simple stuff is pretty simple. I MUCH prefer it over using the built in Windows photo editing.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I can use it to correct documents when other applications won't help me.

Likelihood to Recommend

When collecting an old set of images, that were thought lost media, I was able to find 5 of 7 in the Internet Archive. Using PSP I was able to recreate the other 2 that were lost, thus being able to retain a full set.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Corel PaintShop Pro to not only correct pictures we use in our business but also to manipulate those pictures for various uses. The tools that PaintShop Pro has have developed significantly since it was an independent product many years ago. The addition of the new AI tools while they take some getting used to are fantastic. Love the product, love the tools it offers, it is our go-to for editing photos for all uses in our company.

Likelihood to Recommend

Any photo editing job needed in a professional environment can be handled by PaintShop Pro. It is the best and editing all areas of a photo to not only correct an improperly taken photo BUT also to modify it ie cropping, re-sizing, and correcting lighting. This is critical in our use of pictures taken in a factory environment where lighting might not be optimal.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Corel PaintShop Pro to produce content for landing pages and other web content for my main line of work which is Internet Marketing. I have also used it to design artwork for t-shirts, mugs, stationery, and other print-on-demand merchandise for an online shop while pursuing a side interest.

Likelihood to Recommend

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).