Corel PaintShop Pro - a LOT of features at an outstanding price point
Updated May 22, 2025

Corel PaintShop Pro - a LOT of features at an outstanding price point

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Score 10 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Corel PaintShop Pro

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.

Pros

  • Crop
  • Straighten
  • Scratch repair
  • General retouch

Cons

  • It would be nice to see some additional keyboard shortcuts added - and one that comes to mind is Ctrl+W to close an open image.
  • Editing speed - I can really get thru alot of photos in pretty short order
  • Ability to retouch/restore photos - people seem quite pleased with damaged photos that I've cleaned up with Corel PaintShop Pro
  • Batch processing is terrific - time saving, and helps IMMENSELY with file format conversion, which can be an issue when I'm receiving digital content from others
I previously tagged Corel PaintShop Pro as an 8, but I'm moving on up to 10. I've been a user for many years. I always purchase the updates when they come out, and they have consistently gotten better with each release. Corel PaintShop Pro provides features that I haven't seen in other similar apps at this price point - alot of bang for the buck. If Corel keeps making and updating this program, I will absolutely keep purchasing it.
I've used Corel PaintShop Pro for many years - so many, in fact, that I don't recall anything specific that I used prior to it. Seems to me that it was owned by Jaasc software when I started, and I've just stuck with it, because it works and it works well. I wholly intend to continue using it.

Do you think Corel PaintShop Pro delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Corel PaintShop Pro's feature set?

Yes

Did Corel PaintShop Pro live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Corel PaintShop Pro go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Corel PaintShop Pro again?

Yes

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.

Using Corel PaintShop Pro

1 - Chief cook and bottle washer. :) It's just me... I'm functionally 'president', and I do all of the major operations in the office myself. I develop our products, I do all of our bookkeeping, I handle customer calls for orders and/or support, and I do everything in the office involving 'graphics', from advertising to including processed photos in our products.
1 - I don't have anyone else in our office supporting PaintShop Pro... it's just me. I'm the user, and if I have issues, I do my own homework. Thankfully, issues that I've had have been minimal, and almost exclusively just a lack of knowledge on my part. Research thru the Corel knowledge base and video tutorials have resolved any issues that I've encountered.
  • Processing photos for memorial videos
  • Processing graphics to be included in our products
  • General photo manipulation
  • Cleaning up damaged photos
  • Nothing that we're not already doing - simple, effective photo processing
I feel like the program is not only powerful and intuitive, it's also extremely affordable. I've been a PSP user for many, many years, and I've really not looked at any other alternatives since then. At the time, anything remotely close was very expensive. PSP does everything (and MUCH more) that I need it to effectively and affordably. As long as that continues, I'll continue to be a satisfied user.

Evaluating Corel PaintShop Pro and Competitors

  • Ease of Use
  • Other
Having been a user for many, many years, I found that it did everything (and MUCH more) that I needed. I found (find) the program to be intuitive and easy to use - typically don't have to do much homework (if any) to figure out how to do what I want to do. Finally, the program is very affordable.
I don't think I would change my evaluation and selection process. PSP hit the mark right out of the gate. It did what I needed it to do, it was very intuitive and easy to use, and it came in at a great price point. It continues to do all of these things.

Corel PaintShop Pro Implementation

Nothing in particular. This is a desktop app. Install the program and use it. It's very straightforward for general graphic manipulation, and very intuitive for more complex processing.
  • Implemented in-house
Change management was minimal - Nothing - this product simply fulfilled a need that we had, where nothing specific was doing so previously.
  • No issues - just use it on a reasonably powered machine and it works great.

Corel PaintShop Pro Training

  • No Training
The program was very easy to learn without training. All that it really required was a ballpark knowledge of what we needed to do in the first place... just general photo processing. Start (typically) with a scan. Crop it... rotate it... maybe even clean up damage to the original photo... that sort of thing. Knowing what was possible in the first place is the first step... figuring out how to do it within the program was the next - and it's quite intuitive. Further, the help file(s) and video tutorials are extremely helpful.

Configuring Corel PaintShop Pro

Everything is just right for this product. All configuration is generally just program options within the program - nothing on the outside. It's a desktpo app; load it up and use it.
I would say that the bigger (more powerful) the machine that use, the better the program performs. Give it the processing power that it needs.
Some - we have done small customizations to the interface - I only customized the interface to tweak it down to the options that I use the most. I find it to be very configurable and simple to change.
No - the product does not support adding custom code
No... none.

Corel PaintShop Pro Support

I've never had to contact support. If I've had questions, I've been able to answer them from the existing help file and video tutorials.
ProsCons
Problems get solved
Immediate help available
None
No, I have not purchased premium support. I haven't had a need to. So far, without exception, when I've had questions about the program, I've been able to get answers from the existing help file(s) and online video tutorials. Collectively, those have been a terrific resource.
I have not had to contact support for anything.

Using Corel PaintShop Pro

ProsCons
Like to use
Relatively simple
Easy to use
Technical support not required
Well integrated
Consistent
Quick to learn
Convenient
Feel confident using
Familiar
None
  • Cropping
  • Smart photo fix
  • Image rotation
  • Saving as different file types
  • Nothing in particular - maybe just wish there were more keyboard shortcuts for very common functions

Corel PaintShop Pro Reliability

I'm not sure that this is scalable; it's a desktop app. Load it up, and use it. Make sure you have a license for each person using it. Pretty simple.
This program is not dependent on outside resources. Again, this is a desktop app. Load it up and use it. As long as your machine is reasonably powered and otherwise behaving, PSP runs great.
I would say that the program loads a LITTLE slow, but that's not a problem, considering everything that likely needs to load in the background for it to do what it does. Once running, the program performs very acceptably.

Integrating Corel PaintShop Pro

I've not had a need to integrate it with anything else - for me, it's a standalone product.

Relationship with Alludo

I've not really had to have any direct interaction with the vendor. I purchased the product, it was immediately available, installed successfully, and I've had no other issues. Not even having to work with a vendor (because of having no issues) makes that vendor pretty easy to work with.
I've not even had to contact the vendor. Any program issues that I've had have been my own lack of knowledge, and questions have been answered by the available help file(s) and video tutorials.
No terms were necessary.
No contract terms. This is a standalone desktop app. Pricing is very affordable. Don't change a thing.
No - Corel has been top notch in product availability and pricing.

Upgrading Corel PaintShop Pro

Yes - Absolutely zero downtime. The program updates and actually completely new, unconnected programs. You can have multiple versions of the program loaded at the same time, and they'll run parallel. I've not had a need to do that - after upgrading to a new version, I don't need the old one any longer. Uninstall it, use the new one... all is well. I've never encountered any installation or uninstall issues.
  • New features
  • New features

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