PhotoPad
PhotoPad edits and enhances digital photos and images, with controls for cropping, rotating, resizing, retouching, color, and exposure. It also includes blur and sharpening tools. Editing is non-destructive: effects can be undone, reordered, or adjusted in a layers list. For creative projects, users can make collages, photo mosaics, calendars, greeting cards, and photo montages. The maker lists AI-assisted tools for super-resolution resizing, object and background removal, and colorizing black-and-white photos. PhotoPad supports RAW editing alongside formats including JPG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, and BMP; HDR and exposure blending are listed, and a project can contain up to eight images. Edited pictures can be uploaded directly to Twitter, Flickr, Dropbox, OneDrive, or Google Drive. Platforms listed include Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, Windows, and an extension. The free edition is for non-commercial use only and requires no signup. Desktop requirements listed are Windows 7 to 11 or macOS 10.5 or later.
Who it is for
PhotoPad suits people looking for photo editing and creative layout tools, including those working with RAW files. The free edition is limited to non-commercial use; desktop users should check the stated Windows or macOS requirements.
What is good
- Supports RAW editing and common image formats.
- Non-destructive effects can be reordered or adjusted.
- Includes collage, calendar, and greeting-card creation.
- Edited images can upload to listed cloud services.
- No signup is required for the free edition.
What to know first
- Free edition is for non-commercial use only.
- Projects support up to eight images.
- Telephone and live chat support require Platinum support.
Verdict
PhotoPad covers core image adjustments alongside creative compositions, RAW editing, and AI-assisted tools. Its free edition has a non-commercial-use restriction, and larger projects must fit within the eight-image limit.
PhotoPad plans and pricing
All plansCompared on photo editing software
- Free plan
- Yes
