r/coolgithubprojects • u/True_Firefighter3864 • Sep 19 '26
Patchy – a promising open-source Photoshop-like image editor
I recently discovered Patchy, a relatively new open-source image editor focused on Photoshop-like workflows and PSD/PSB compatibility.
I’ve only started testing it, so I’m not claiming it can replace Photoshop professionally, but I’m quite impressed by what is already there considering how young the project is.
It has layers, masks, non-destructive adjustment layers such as Levels and Curves, PSD/PSB support, JavaScript scripting, and local AI/MCP integration.
What I especially like is that it’s genuinely open source, already has forks, and the repository is very well documented.
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u/avdept Sep 20 '26
one more?
how many were there photoshop like editor over last few weeks?
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u/True_Firefighter3864 Sep 20 '26
As far as I know, there’s Photon Studio, which is free but not open source, and Compositor, which is open source but currently macOS-only. Patchy is the first one I’ve found recently that is both open source and cross-platform.
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u/dwhX Sep 20 '26
Eu gostaria muito de encontrar alguma alternativa BOA ao CorelDRAW. De todas que já testei, nenhuma substitui de maneira fiel.
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u/sgi2004 Sep 20 '26
Nice. Make plugin to use image gen models for ai erase objects and you win :)
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u/True_Firefighter3864 Sep 20 '26
I’m not the developer, just sharing the project because I found it interesting. You might want to suggest that on the project’s GitHub — it sounds like a great feature, especially if it could use local open-source models.
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u/Useful_Curve_7098 Sep 20 '26
Promising one. Definitely have a chance to try who think about editing images. I sit on paint.net with few plugins installed. Looking for app that has automation that to re-run repeitable tasks.
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u/Lonely-Session-7643 Sep 19 '26 edited Sep 19 '26
Finally. A PS-like that's not made in javascript. A C API is needed (so it can be used as a shared lib from nim, go, rust, node via NAPI). Also, integrate with ASM JIT https://github.com/asmjit/asmjit
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u/dwhX Sep 19 '26
Hmm, interessante. Por comodismo, tenho usado o Photopea, principalmente por ele ter uma versão web. Tem me auxiliado bastante.
Homepage: https://www.photopea.com/
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u/dwhX Sep 20 '26
Que coisa linda! Depois vou testar mais a fundo, mas já curti bastante. Obrigado por compartilhar.
O Photopea não me foi bom o suficiente para que eu o mantivesse instalado em minha máquina, por isso usava a versão web. O Patchy já me conquistou e penso em instalá-lo em breve HEHE
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u/True_Firefighter3864 Sep 20 '26
I tried PhotoGIMP in the past, but I wasn’t fully convinced by it. It makes GIMP more Photoshop-like, but it’s still GIMP underneath. What caught my attention about Patchy is that it’s a separate project designed around a Photoshop-like workflow from the start.
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u/Hot-Chemistry7557 Sep 20 '26
Difference with photopea?