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Best Acorn Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from photo editing software ranked against Acorn on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Photopea Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted $37.50/mo9.0
    Acorn vs Photopea
  2. 2
    Retouch4me Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSMac $14.08/mo8.9
    Acorn vs Retouch4me
  3. 3
    Evoto AI Free trial AndroidiOSMacWebWin 8.6
    Acorn vs Evoto AI
  4. 4
    PhotoPad Free plan AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac Free8.6
    Acorn vs PhotoPad
  5. 5
    darktable Free plan LinuxMacWin Free8.4
    Acorn vs darktable
  6. 6
    RawTherapee Free plan LinuxMacWin Free8.4
    Acorn vs RawTherapee
  7. 7
    PhotoDirector Free plan MacWin 8.4
    Acorn vs PhotoDirector
  8. 8
    Adobe Creative Cloud WebWinMaciOSAndroid 8.4
    Acorn vs Adobe Creative Cloud
  9. 9
    BeFunky Free plan AndroidiOSWeb $6.99/mo8.4
    Acorn vs BeFunky
  10. 10
    Pixlr AndroidiOSWeb 8.3
    Acorn vs Pixlr
  11. 11
    VSCO Free plan WebiOSAndroid $2.50/mo8.3
    Acorn vs VSCO
  12. 12
    Ribbet Free plan WebWinMacLinuxiOS $6.42/mo8.3
    Acorn vs Ribbet
  13. 13
    Showfoto Free plan LinuxMacWin Free8.1
    Acorn vs Showfoto
  14. 14
    PaintFE Free plan WebWinMacLinux Free8.1
    Acorn vs PaintFE
  15. 15
    FotoJet Free plan LinuxMacWebWin $3.33/mo8.1
    Acorn vs FotoJet
  16. 16
    Picsart WebWiniOSAndroid $10.50/mo8.0
    Acorn vs Picsart
  17. 17
    easyHDR Free trial LinuxMacWin 8.0
    Acorn vs easyHDR
  18. 18
    Cutout.Pro Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $4.99/mo8.0
    Acorn vs Cutout.Pro
  19. 19
    Luminar Neo WinMaciOSAndroid $129/mo7.9
    Acorn vs Luminar Neo
  20. 20
    Hasselblad Phocus Free plan MacWin Free7.9
    Acorn vs Hasselblad Phocus

Acorn alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Photopea9.0Free plan$37.50/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Retouch4me8.9Free plan$14.08/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
3Evoto AI8.6No—Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
4PhotoPad8.6Free planFreeAndroid, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
5darktable8.4Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
6RawTherapee8.4Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
7PhotoDirector8.4Free plan—Mac, Windows
8Adobe Creative Cloud8.4No—Web, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android
9BeFunky8.4Free plan$6.99/moAndroid, iOS, Web
10Pixlr8.3No—Android, iOS, Web
11VSCO8.3Free plan$2.50/moWeb, iOS, Android
12Ribbet8.3Free plan$6.42/moWeb, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
13Showfoto8.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
14PaintFE8.1Free planFreeWeb, Windows, Mac, Linux
15FotoJet8.1Free plan$3.33/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
16Picsart8.0No$10.50/moWeb, Windows, iOS, Android
17easyHDR8.0No—Linux, Mac, Windows
18Cutout.Pro8.0Free plan$4.99/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
19Luminar Neo7.9No$129/moWindows, Mac, iOS, Android
20Hasselblad Phocus7.9Free planFreeMac, Windows
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Questions about Acorn alternatives

What is the best alternative to Acorn?

Photopea, number 1 in photo editing software with a score of 9.0 out of 10. The others here: Retouch4me, Evoto AI, PhotoPad and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Acorn?

Photopea is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.