DM Adieu Photo — Layers, masks and real PSD

Coming to the Mac App Store.

DM Adieu Photo is a native image editor for the Mac with the tools working designers expect: layers, masks, adjustment layers, layer styles, type, vector shapes, brushes, and real layered PSD files that round-trip with other editors. It runs entirely on your Mac. No account, no subscription, no cloud.

Built on open source

DM Adieu Photo is based on PhotoCraft, the open-source editor by the ArtCraft team, written in Rust with a GPU compositor. We package it, run it inside the macOS App Sandbox, and support it. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ArtCraft team. The source it is built from is public, under the MIT and Apache licences.

What you get

• Layers, groups, masks, clipping masks and 27 blend modes.
• 16 adjustment layers, including Curves with per-channel editing and Levels with a live histogram.
• Layer styles: Drop Shadow, Inner Shadow, Outer and Inner Glow, Bevel & Emboss, Satin, Stroke, and Colour, Gradient and Pattern Overlay.
• Selections that understand the image: Quick Selection, Object Selection, Select Subject, and Select and Mask for hair-fine edges, all on your Mac.
• Type with full typography controls, vector shapes and paths, and a brush engine with pressure, tilt and tablet support.
• 8, 16 and 32-bit colour, RGB, Grayscale, CMYK and Lab, with ICC colour management.
• Opens PSD, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, WebP, OpenRaster and camera raw files. Saves layered PSD.

Honest about where it stands

The editor underneath is young and improving every week. Some tools you may be used to are missing or still rough, and there are no generative features. Updates will be frequent. Expect a capable editor today and a better one each month.

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