PhotoPad vs Zoner Photo Studio X
PhotoPad
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Zoner Photo Studio X
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| Figure | PhotoPad | Zoner Photo Studio X |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $4.92/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 9 | 4 |
| Spec score · Photo Editing Software | 9.3 (#6) | 7.9 (#88) |
| Spec score · Photo editors | 9.2 (#8) | 7.8 (#59) |
| Spec score · AI Photo Editors | 8.9 (#13) | 7.0 (#92) |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Layers | Effects are kept in a reorderable, undoable, non-destructive layers list with visibility and opacity controls. | Yes |
| RAW photo support | Yes | Yes |
Plans
PhotoPad
- Pro Edition Annual PlanPrice not published
- Home Edition Annual PlanPrice not published
- Pro Edition Quarterly PlanPrice not published
- FreeFree
- Free editionFree
- PhotoPad Photo Editor Pro Edition Quarterly Plan$9.99 a month
- PhotoPad Photo Editor Home Edition Annual Plan$34.99 a year
- PhotoPad Photo Editor Pro Edition Annual Plan$39.95 a year
- Pro LicensePrice not published
Zoner Photo Studio X
- TrialPrice not published
- Individual monthly$5.99 a month
- Individual annual$59 a year
- Family Plan annual$98 a year
In their own words
PhotoPad
PhotoPad edits and enhances digital photos and images, with tools for cropping, rotating, resizing, retouching, and adjusting color and exposure. Blur and sharpening controls complement its non-destructive editing: users can undo, reorder, or change effects in a layers list. It can also make collages, photo mosaics, calendars, greeting cards, and photo montages. The maker lists AI-assisted super-resolution resizing, object and background removal, and colorizing black-and-white photos. PhotoPad supports RAW editing and formats including JPG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, and BMP; HDR/exposure blending is also listed. A project can contain up to eight images, and panorama types include wide. Edited pictures can be uploaded directly to Twitter, Flickr, Dropbox, OneDrive, or Google Drive. It is listed for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, Windows, and as an extension. The free edition costs nothing and is limited to non-commercial use; no signup is required. Desktop requirements are Windows 7 to 11 or macOS 10.5 or later.
Zoner Photo Studio X
Zoner Photo Studio X has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.