Add brightness to your photos with more AI power and impactful tools for results as unique as your images.
Make every shot your best shot with PaintShop® Pro 2023, an advanced photo editor delivering a versatile range of pro-level editing and graphic design tools along with time-saving AI-based solutions.
Behind every show-stopping image is real intelligence. Highly effective features and tools powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning technology make creating something truly original, and achievable with this photo editing software.
Enjoy powerful and complete editing of RAW files with a great variety of pro-level tools available in the new AfterShot Lab, now inside PaintShop Pro. There is no need for extra applications or for running several editing processes in parallel, with time-saving and streamlined RAW image editing.
Enrich the visual stories your images tell! Create shapes (clipped masks) based on symmetrical and Preset Shapes or even vector text objects–or convert already existing vector objects and text into shapes–all with an enhanced Frame Tool. Then, fill shapes with images, patterns, or colors to achieve certain effects–surrealistic, avant-garde, playful, or any other.
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Go crisp and clear with new Focus Stacking allowing to blend multiple images of the same scene, taken at different focus distances, to create a final composite with a greater depth of field (DOF) than any of the individual source images.
Take advantage of the new real-time Blend Mode preview to check layer blending results on the go by hovering over drop-list options in the Layers palette. Mix creatively and check on the fly with the user-friendly and intuitive Blend Mode tool.
In your projects, align objects with precision in no time with new Snap to Objects feature. Use the bounding box to precisely snap two objects together with an automated high-level control and avoid extra steps in the editing process.
Enjoy enhancements across the board! Explore the updated layout of "New from Template" page, now with more content visible, plus new "Filter" and "Sorting" options to arrange quick search of theme topic. Get perfect results with the precise rotation value input and the rotation angles control in vector editing. See a 30% performance improvement when using Refine Brush, get support for the latest cameras, and so much more!
Discover a world full of creative possibilities to bring your dream designs to life.
Discover a world full of creative possibilities to bring your dream designs to life.
Improve photos in no time with a variety of intelligent tools available in PaintShop Pro.
Improve photos in no time with a variety of intelligent tools available in PaintShop Pro.
PaintShop Pro values not just your creativity, but also the practical aspects of saving, transferring, organizing, and sharing your assets.
Easily import, save, and export in a variety of supported file formats so you won't experience any disruptions.
Preview, organize, and streamline your photo-editing workflow in PaintShop Pro’s Manage workspace. Add keyword tags to your photos, create catalogs, make edits to multiple photos at once, and review metadata and file information.
Check out an extensive list of product info, tips, tricks, support and shortcuts to enhance your photo editing experience.
Choose from a library of helpful video tutorials in the Welcome tab, or visit PaintShop Pro’s learning page for even more assistance. Get extra tips and tricks from our Discovery Center.
USER GUIDE
Support for all of the latest mainstream and WinTab-aware graphics tablets, as well as Windows Ink, so whether you’re drawing, painting, applying adjustments or effects, you can use a pen for more control.
Easily migrate your content from previous versions, for a seamless upgrade experience. Plugins, scripts, brush tips, color palettes, gradients, patterns, textures, and effects that you've previously installed.
Extend the power of PaintShop Pro with 64-bit third-party plugins including Adobe plugins or brushes, Topaz Labs, Nik Collection by DXO and so many more. Import PSD files and export to Photoshop to work effortlessly across platforms.
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| ENHANCED! Corel® MultiCam Capture™ Lite 2 – Create engaging videos and record screen and webcam simultaneously. | |||||
| Highlight Reel — Create quick videos and show off the highlights of your latest adventure with new smart movie creator. | |||||
| Sea-to-Sky™ Workspace — All-new, touch-ready workspace with custom toolset to enhance drone and underwater photography. | |||||
| PhotoMirage™ Express — Effortlessly transform any image into a mesmerizing animation in a matter of minutes. | |||||
| ENHANCED! Corel® Painter Essentials™ 8 – Learn to paint, draw, and sketch from scratch with this easy to use painting program. Enjoy the newly added extra brush pack. | Painter Essentials 8 |
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| NEW! 50 free modern fonts | |||||
| Corel Creative Collection – Includes dozens of brushes, textures and royalty-free backgrounds. | |||||
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| NEW! Focus Stacking – Explore Focus Stacking as your quick way to get perfectly sharp image result through three simple steps of Wizard and make any image area crisp and clear. | |||||
| ENHANCED! Frame Tool – Create shapes (masks) based on symmetrical and Preset Shapes or even vector text objects–or convert already existing vector objects and text into shapes–all with an enhanced Frame Tool. | |||||
| NEW! AfterShot Lab - Enjoy powerful and complete editing of RAW files with a great variety of pro-level tools in the new AfterShot Lab, now available in PaintShop Pro. | |||||
| NEW! Real-time Blend Mode preview – Take advantage of the new real-time Blend Mode preview to check layer blending results on the go by hovering over drop-list options in the Layers palette. | |||||
| NEW! Snap to Objects – In your projects, align objects with precision in no time with new Snap to Objects feature. | |||||
| ENHANCED! New From Template – Filtering and Sorting function help to find the specific template quickly. | |||||
| NEW! Brushes, color palettes, gradients, patterns and picture tubes – Expand your creativity! | New options |
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| AI Background Replacement — Easily detect, select, and replace backgrounds. | |||||
| AI Portrait mode — Automatically apply a bokeh blur to the background of your portraits. | |||||
| AI Style Transfer — Transform your photos into stylized works of art with AI. NEW Smooth Image and Color Match options! | |||||
| Apple iPhone HEIF image support — Open and edit iPhone photos saved in high-efficiency image files (HEIC, HIF). | |||||
| Workspace Tab — Learn about multiple workspace options in the Welcome screen. | |||||
| Increase max value of commands — Improved large dimension support for drop shadows, bevels, brushstrokes, textures and more. | |||||
| AI Denoise — Remove random variation of brightness or color in images. | |||||
| AI Artifact Removal — Get rid of JPEG compression artifacts in photos and restore details and colors. | |||||
| AI Upsampling — Enlarge any photo without compromising resolution or visual quality. | |||||
| Photography Workspace — Touch-ready, simple yet sleek, workspace that allows you to focus exclusively on quick photo edits. | |||||
| Split View — Included with Photography Workspace to quickly view original vs after applying effects. | |||||
| Multiple Workspaces — Find a workspace that suits your photo editing needs and style. | Sea-to-Sky, Photography, Essentials, and Complete |
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Sea-to-Sky, Photography, Essentials, and Complete |
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| Copy and Paste Layer Styles — With one simple click, you can easily replicate style settings from one layer to another. | |||||
| Text Tools — Quick and efficient text editing, formatting, aligning and rendering. Work with text on a path or within a shape with text wrap. | |||||
| SmartClone — Easily merge elements from multiple images and seamlessly integrate them into one. | |||||
| Refine Brush — Select an object with extreme precision and accuracy, down to a single strand of hair. | |||||
| Depth of Field — Adjust focus areas in an image with precision. | |||||
| Welcome tab — Discover learning materials, free and premium plugins, applications, scripts, brushes and more in a new, friendly tabbed interface. | |||||
| Project templates — Build personalized greetings, brochures and more, faster than ever with project templates. | |||||
| Quick Customize — Pick and choose the tools you want on your Tools toolbar, and search for any tool using a handy alphabetical search. | |||||
| Customizable UI text size — Increase text size for better visibility. Choose Small or Large text from the User Interface menu. | |||||
| Cloning tools — Cover parts of an image by copying colors or patterns from a neighboring area. Try the SmartClone, which allows you to easily merge elements from multiple images and integrate them into one. | |||||
| Crop toolbar — Enhance photos right from your Crop toolbar. | |||||
| Quick selection tools — Drag a selection window over the desired spot with Auto Selection. Or try the Smart Selection brush to quickly make a selection by brushing over the target area. | |||||
| Screenshot tools — Capture and edit screenshots all in one place. | |||||
| Text and Shape Cutting tools — Instantly create photo objects by using a text or shape to clip underlying photos or imagery. | |||||
| Photo management tools — Catalog, search, rate and tag your photos so you can quickly find your favorites. | |||||
| Makeover tools — Remove blemishes, whiten teeth, brighten eyes, paint on a tan, and thinify your subjects. | |||||
| Scratch Remover tools — Get rid of unwanted image scuffs, cracks and scratches. | |||||
| Vector drawing tools — Create any type of object, from simple lines and shapes, to complex illustrations. | |||||
| Magic Move and Magic Fill — Use content-aware editing tools to automatically fill the empty area when you move or remove an object from your image, so it matches the surrounding background. | |||||
| Lens correction — Easily correct distortions, vignetting and chromatic aberrations. | |||||
| Object Extractor — Quickly and precisely isolate and remove from an image. | |||||
| Digital Camera Noise Removal & Chromatic Aberration Removal filters — Eliminate what you don't need and preserve what you want to keep. | |||||
| HDR photo merge — Blend multiple exposures to create striking High Dynamic Range (HDR) photos. | |||||
| Retro Lab™ — Apply old-school effects inspired by early lo-fi cameras. | |||||
| Instant Effects — Transform photos by applying dozens of unique creative effects inspired by vintage photographs, film styles and more. | |||||
| Scripts — Speed up repetitive tasks using the scripting engine and guide for batch edits. | |||||
| Selective Focus — Mimic the effect of expensive tilt-shift lenses and turn a scene into a miniature world. | |||||
| Fill light and clarity — Brighten shadowy areas of a photo while preserving the rest of the image. | |||||
| Latest stylus and graphics tablet support — Pair PaintShop Pro with the latest mainstream and WinTab-aware graphics tablets, as well as Windows Ink. | |||||
| Autosave — Gain more control over the frequency of autosaving, and by default, you'll experience less disruptions. | |||||
| Seamless content and plugin migration — Easily migrate your content from previous versions, for a smooth upgrade experience. | |||||
| RAW Lab — Make non-destructive adjustments to your RAW images. Easily restore detail in overly exposed areas, correct white balance and more. | |||||
| Batch processing — Adjust one photo, then apply to multiple photos. | |||||
| Plugin support — Enjoy support for 64-bit versions of third-party plugins and Adobe Photoshop plugins. | |||||
| 360° camera support — Straighten, rotate and flatten a 360° photo, and automatically remove the tripod from the image. Or create an interesting 'planet-like' effect. | |||||
| 4K monitor support — An enhanced interface is compatible with Ultra High DPI displays. | |||||
| Masks — Create masks to hide or show parts of a layer and to create special effects with precision. | |||||
| Layers — Use non-destructive layers to create composites with ease. | |||||
| One-click fixes & filters — One Step Photo Fix and Smart Photo Fix. | |||||
| Keyboard shortcuts — Quickly access frequently used tools with shortcuts. | |||||
AI, BMP, CAL, CALS, CGM, CLP, CUR, CUT, DCX, DIB, EMF, EPS, GIF, HDP, HEIF, HEIC, HIF, IFF, IMG, J2K, JIF, JP2, JPC, JPE, JPEG, JPG, JPS, MAC, MPO, MRW, MSP, PBM, PCT, PCX, PDF, PGM, PIC, PICT, PNG, PNS, PPM, PS, PSD, PSP (PSP image files), RAS, RAW, RIF, RLE, SCT, SVG, SVGZ, TGA, TIF, UFO, WBM, WBMP, WDP, WEBP, WMF, WPG**
RAW file support for over 800 camera models, including the following file extensions: 3FR, ARW, CR2, CR3, CRW, DCR, DNG, K25, KDC, NEF, NRW, ORF, PEF, RAF, RW2, SR2, SRF, X3F (Visit full model list)
BMP, CAL, CALS, CLP, CUT, DCX, DIB, EMF, EPS, AI, PS, GIF, GIF, HDP, WDP, IFF, IMG, JP2, J2K, JPC, JPG, JIF, JPE, JPEG, MAC, MSP, PBM, PCX, PGM, PIC, PPM, PNG, PSD, PSP (PSPIMAGE FILES), RAS, RAW, RIF, RIFF, RLE, SCT, CT, JPS, PNS, TGA, TGA, TIF, TIFF, WBMP, WBM, WEBP, WMF
* The native 32-bit version of Windows is no longer supported. For support with 32-bit drivers, use earlier versions of PaintShop Pro.
** WPG (WordPerfect Vector only) is not supported on 64-bit version. WordPerfect Bitmap is supported on 64-bit version.
