# Alternative to photoshop for editing colour/alpha channels? **URL:** \ **Category:** Other Software\ **Created:** [September 8, 2021, 12:43pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/alternative-to-photoshop-for-editing-colour-alpha-channels/1326729 "2021-09-08T12:43:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Debuk](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/debuk/32/1441624_2.png) [@Debuk](https://blenderartists.org/u/Debuk)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 12:46pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/alternative-to-photoshop-for-editing-colour-alpha-channels/1326729/2 "2021-09-08T12:46:14Z")
Affinity is a great and very affordable counterpart to PS: [https://affinity.serif.com/](https://affinity.serif.com/) Beside that have a look here for other options: > [@Free or very affordable alternatives to Adobe tools](https://blenderartists.org/t/free-or-very-affordable-alternatives-to-adobe-tools/1326307/): > > Updated in November 2024, thanks to @Herbert123 +1 Created by [XDaniel on Twitter](https://twitter.com/XdanielArt). I miss a section with Adobe Substance Modeler alternatives. I’d recommend: [Blender](https://www.blender.org) (of course blush), with the optional [SDF add-ons](https://blenderartists.org/t/the-big-sdf-modeling-thread/1293075) SDF Prototyper, ConjureSDF and/or Blob Fusion. [MagicaCSG](https://blenderartists.org/t/topic/1293075/) (SDF modeler, Windows only) [3D-Coat](https://blenderartists.org/t/topic/1353279/)[Nomad Sculpt](https://blenderartists.org/t/topic/1257858/) (for tablets, desktop version is planned) [Clavicula](https://blenderartists.org/t/topic/1446812/) As Audacity has lost some of its reputation lately, you might like to try [Tenacity](https://tenacityaudio.org/). And if yo… --- _[View the full topic](https://blenderartists.org/t/alternative-to-photoshop-for-editing-colour-alpha-channels/1326729)._