Adobe Photoshop CS6 Portable: Everything You Need to Know About the "UPD" Version

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GIMP: The leading open-source alternative. It is free forever and has a large library of plugins.

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4. Affinity Photo (Non-portable but cheap)

• What it is: One-time purchase ($69.99) professional editor.
• Portable? No – requires installation.
• But: You can install it on up to 5 computers (including a work PC and home PC) – effectively portable in practice if you carry the installer on USB.