The best PhotoPad alternatives

Lightroom suits people who want to organize and edit photos across desktop, web, and mobile, including those working with RAW images.

Photoshop suits people who need image creation and editing tools across desktop, web, and mobile, as well as students, teachers, and businesses…

ON1 Photo RAW is intended for photographers ranging from hobbyists to working professionals and commercial studios.

Luminar Neo may suit photographers who want RAW support and editing tools such as layers, masking, and AI retouching.

It suits desktop photographers who need automated or manually refined panoramas on macOS or Windows.

Hugin suits desktop users and science or research users who want to assemble panoramic images or work with exposure blending.

Panoweaver may suit panoramic photographers, real estate agents, website design companies, multimedia designers, and corporations.

OpenPano may suit users comfortable building C++ software who want to stitch panoramas on Linux, macOS, or Windows.

Xpano suits people who want to create panoramas from image folders on desktop operating systems.

stitching suits Python users who need to create panoramas from image files and want command-line or script-based workflows.

DMD Panorama suits mobile users who want to capture and share cylindrical panoramas, including full-turn images and front-camera panoramas.

It suits photographers who need standard or spherical panoramas, RAW support, manual control, or batch stitching on Linux, macOS, or Windows.

It suits professionals and enthusiasts making high-quality flat panoramas from varied camera and lens setups.

Panorama Stitcher suits Mac users combining photos into panoramas, or assembling planar images such as scans and aerial maps.

PanoramaStudio suits photographers and publishers creating panoramic images, interactive panoramas, or web virtual tours on Windows or macOS.

Capture One may suit photographers seeking desktop or mobile editing, camera tethering, or collaboration tools.