Fully compatible with macOS Big Sur and optimised for Apple’s M1 chips.

Add and edit pattern layers non-destructively.

Apply live liquify layers over the top of multiple layers or on single pixel layer.Choose to apply effects non-destructively with live effect layers, enabling you to erase away or mask effects after they’ve been applied.Massive collection of effects available, including blurs, distortions, tilt-shift, shadows, glows, lighting and many more.Real-time preview of your nozzle to see what you are about to paint or erase before you do it.Full support for Wacom and other graphics tablets, including pressure, tilt and shortcut buttons.Combine multiple brushes together and paint in a single stroke.Create custom brushes and nozzles with full control over advanced dynamics.Huge library of painting, drawing, textures and professional DAUB® Brushes included.Dedicated Liquify persona gives freehand control over warps, twirls, pinch, punch and turbulence.Smooth and retouch skin with built-in frequency separation.Dodge, burn, clone, patch, blemish and red eye tools.Instantly remove unwanted objects with an incredibly advanced Inpainting brush.Intuitive selection brush and refinement makes selections simple, even down to strands of hair.Focus Merge, HDR Merge and Tone mapping for advanced image processing.View histograms, blown highlights, shadows and tones as well as detailed EXIF information.Paint areas or use fully customisable gradients to mask adjustments.Advanced lens corrections including chromatic aberration, defringe, vignette, best-in-class noise reduction.Adjust exposure, blackpoint, clarity, vibrance, white balance, shadows, highlights and more.Open RAW and other images in a dedicated pre-processing workspace.Saveable studio presets for the UI layout.Isolate, edit and duplicate spare channels with a simple click.Save and import XMP files, batch files to tag images and edit metadata.Save documents as template files to re-use time and time again.Record and play macros for ultimate productivity.

Edit live filters, adjustments, effects, blend modes and masks non-destructively.Full support for unlimited layers, layer groups, adjustment layers, filter layers and masks.Work with all standard formats like PNG, TIFF, JPG, GIF, SVG, EPS, EXR, HDR and PDF.RGB, CMYK, Greyscale, PANTONE© and LAB colour spaces.Open, edit and save Photoshop® PSD files.Massive image support (100+ Megapixels).With a huge toolset specifically engineered for creative and photography professionals, it has everything you need to edit and retouch images, create full-blown, multi-layered compositions or beautiful raster paintings, and so much more. Faster, smoother and more powerful than ever, Affinity Photo continues to push the boundaries of professional photo editing software.

Best photo editor for mac 2016