editing (Page 3): Since you are asking there is only one right answer to this: The best is PhotoShop CC! The best way to get it is start with Photo Shop Elements 2020!

par4fore Loc: Bay Shore N.Y.

Since you are asking there is only one right answer to this:
The best is PhotoShop CC!
The best way to get it is start with Photo Shop Elements 2020!
https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-elements.html
Don't look a further and start here.
https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-elements.html

anotherview Loc: California

One reply: The photo-editing program that suits your needs.

Another reply: The full Photoshop including Adobe Camera Raw and Bridge. Nothing beats this combination. Photoshop serves as the premier photo-editing program on the planet.

If starting out in photo-editing, then Photoshop Elements should meet your needs. PE can lead to PS later.

Others here will offer a variety of alternatives.

Stay safe.

SanGria4u wrote:

what's the best editing program & why? thanks

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

If you're looking for a simpler editor, try Luminar 4 or Photoshop Elements.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

kymarto Loc: Portland OR and Milan Italy

No question in my mind that if by best you mean the one with the most capabilities and featureand the best performance (such as time it takes to render edits, etc.) then Photoshop has no peer. Not even close.

mborn Loc: Massachusetts

Longshadow wrote:

Bill_de Loc: US

SanGria4u wrote:

I've worked with Lightroom & Photoshop but they offer so much more than I want. I don't want editing that changes the whole photograph. I need to edit very little. I do shoot in raw & JPEG but find raw is taking up too much room & yes I know it has more information. I work with Faststone & really like it but just wondered what else was out there.

Had you included this information in your original post, you may have avoided what you perceived as rude responses. Your original post was so open ended there was no way to give a reasonable reply. It looked like you were just another troll.

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Jimmy T Loc: Virginia

rmalarz wrote:

Oh, this should be good to watch.
--Bob

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

billnikon wrote:

The best editing program is the one that you fully... (show quote)

gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

rmalarz wrote:

Oh, this should be good to watch.
--Bob

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bobfitz Loc: Kendall-Miami, Florida

I have been using Adobe Photoshop and each one of its upgrades Since 1992. I now use the Photoshop/Lightroom subscription for $10.00 a month and love it. I don't know anyone who uses all of the features in Photoshop. However, as you learn more and more you would find all of what you need in Photoshop without the need to purchase additional software.

LittleBit Loc: St. Louis, MO

yssirk123 wrote:

If you're looking for a simpler editor, try Luminar 4 or Photoshop Elements.

Is Photoshop Elements a subscription editing software? I don’t want something I have to subscribe to and pay every month.

anotherview Loc: California

Ditto:

bobfitz wrote:

I have been using Adobe Photoshop and each one of its upgrades Since 1992. I now use the Photoshop/Lightroom subscription for $10.00 a month and love it. I don't know anyone who uses all of the features in Photoshop. However, as you learn more and more you would find all of what you need in Photoshop without the need to purchase additional software.

Luft

There is no best. This sounds like a beginner's question. In that case you want something free and easy to use. However, programs with "filters" where you chose from different canned renditions will not satisfy. A program with easily accessed slider adjustments will allow experimentation. You will need to learn what needs changing to get a satisfying result. Terminology can be confusing, try adjustments to see what they do. Go back and try something else. What is your intention in photographing? What is your intended use? Answer these questions for yourself. As far as a particular piece of software to try, FastStone Image Viewer has been mentioned here before. Highly recommended, enter a search. Study the tutorial, play with the controls. Have fun.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

par4fore wrote:

Since you are asking there is only one right answer to this:
The best is PhotoShop CC!
The best way to get it is start with Photo Shop Elements 2020!
https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-elements.html
Don't look a further and start here.
https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-elements.html

Good one.