--- title: PhotoPad Reviews meta\_title: 'PhotoPad Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 29 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how PhotoPad works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.2 review\_count: 29 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-18' parent\_category: name: Photography url: https://www.g2.com/categories/photography --- # PhotoPad Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by PhotoPad but has limited features. Are you part of the PhotoPad team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! PhotoPad Pro image editing software is a photo editor for Windows and Mac. It allows you to edit and apply effects to photos and other images. When editing photos you can crop, rotate and resize and, if required, add effects like sepia tones, red eye reduction as well as the ability to change the hue, saturation and brightness levels plus more. * * * Seller [NCH Software](https://www.g2.com/sellers/nch-software) Discussions [PhotoPad Community](https://www.g2.com/products/photopad/discuss) Languages Supported German, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Jade Cali (Do More with Software) Show More ## Pricing Pricing provided by PhotoPad. ### Pro Edition $39.95 1 ### Home Edition $34.99 1 [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/photopad/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![GIMP](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "GIMP") GIMP 4.3/5(1,485) ](https://www.g2.com/products/gimp/reviews) [ ![Photoshop Elements](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Photoshop Elements") Photoshop Elements 4.3/5(800) ](https://www.g2.com/products/photoshop-elements/reviews) [ ![Adobe Photoshop](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Adobe Photoshop") Adobe Photoshop 4.6/5(13,413) ](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-photoshop/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/photopad/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 29 real user reviews. Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Lance A.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Lance A.") LA Lance A. Manager Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 12/19/2025 "PhotoPad Elevates Ordinary Photos with Ease" 4.5/5 What do you like best about PhotoPad? PhotoPad is a great tool to edit and enhance your photo collection, bringing the most ordinary images to the next level. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PhotoPad? Some of the commands do move a little slow and the edit function can be slightly tedious, but after a bit of time one can easily get used to it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PhotoPad solving and how is that benefiting you? I think over time that any bugs will be worked out as the platform works extremely well and offers a lit other similar platforms do not. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Food & Beverages](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Food & Beverages") UF Verified User in Food & Beverages Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/10/2026 "User-Friendly Photo Editor That Makes Editing Easy" 5/5 What do you like best about PhotoPad? its user friendly and makes editing photos easy! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PhotoPad? sometimes face poor loading times and watermark issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PhotoPad solving and how is that benefiting you? it helps me crop, resize, rotate, adjust colors, remove blemishes etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Higher Education](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Higher Education") UH Verified User in Higher Education Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/30/2025 "Quick edits, reliable results — Less is more with PhotoPad" 4.5/5 What do you like best about PhotoPad? A key strength of PhotoPad is its simplicity. It lets me edit images with ease, even without advanced skills, yet still offers powerful features like layer support and raw file compatibility. I also rely on its tagging, rating, and custom album tools to keep my visual content well organized by project and topic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PhotoPad? A small shortcoming is the lack of automatic image orientation when importing photos—minor, but it adds up when dealing with images from different devices or angles. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PhotoPad solving and how is that benefiting you? For course materials, presentations, or academic networks, PhotoPad has made it easy to handle basic photo edits on my own, right from my desktop. Quick adjustments to brightness, color, and contrast help me enhance photos in minutes—no need for complex software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Abdul M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Abdul M.") AM Abdul M. Electrical & Instrument Engineer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 12/22/2024 "PhotoPad" 4/5 What do you like best about PhotoPad? Easily make adjustments Resize , Edit , corp, Brightness etc Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PhotoPad? Some time Poor loading & face issues with water marking Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PhotoPad solving and how is that benefiting you? Photpad has a large number of features for ease of professional photo editors . However, the interface can be complex and overwhelming to new users or begginers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Neetu Y.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Neetu Y.") NY Neetu Y. Social Media Manager Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/23/2024 "One of the best editing tool PhotoPad" 5/5 What do you like best about PhotoPad? It's filter tool that allows me to filter my photos in different ways and adds life to my old and unpleasant pictures. It has various options such as exposure and brightness manager which helps me to manage light and shadow in my pictures. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PhotoPad? Sometimes it takes lot of time to render big-size images for example 100 mb photo or more than that. This is understandable and can be impoved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PhotoPad solving and how is that benefiting you? I have a mid range phone and whenever I click photos it has low colors and low sharpness. PhotoPad solved my problem as it has multiple options such as brightness, exposure adjust along with color boost which provides me a well balanced photo as compared to a normal one. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Human Resources](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Human Resources") UH Verified User in Human Resources Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/2/2023 "A decent tool" 3.5/5 What do you like best about PhotoPad? The wide range of editing tools. PhotoPad has all the basic editing tools like crop, rotate, flip and adjustment tools for brightness, contrast and saturation. It also has advanced tools Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PhotoPad? It has too many features and options. PhotoPad offers a wide range of editing tools and effects which can be overwhelming for simple tasks. For basic photo editing, a more streamlined program with fewer options would be easier to use. The interface feels cluttered. With so many tools and panels, PhotoPad's interface has a crowded, busy look that can make it difficult to find what you need. A simpler layout would be more user-friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PhotoPad solving and how is that benefiting you? Photopad solves the problem of being an advanced photo editing tool . While Photopad is powerful, many users may find that properly utilizing all of its features for optimal results has a steep learning curve. It has a large number of features for professional photo editors and advanced amateurs. However, the interface can be complex and overwhelming to new users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Zeel P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Zeel P.") ZP Zeel P. Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 7/14/2023 "Great for editing,retouching and creative pictures with really helpful" 5/5 What do you like best about PhotoPad? The effects and filters are great for photo editing and there are clipart in the clipart library for collages,embroidery and paint as well great tools for basic photo editing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PhotoPad? Most features are really great but although it's an easy to use platform sometimes it's difficult to navigate through for some features that should be easy to like retouching etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PhotoPad solving and how is that benefiting you? It helps in photo editing at an advanced level for raw high resolution pictures and the auto levels for fixing lighting issues as well as over exposure. Text styling helps a lot in a lot of projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Vaibhav P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Vaibhav P.") VP Vaibhav P. Associate Senior Manager 1 Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/27/2023 "Photopad gives real you" 4.5/5 What do you like best about PhotoPad? It will allow us to edit , add color or effects in the photo which looks awesome.You can crop , resize as per your need. App is very user friendly. Cost effective solution for windows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PhotoPad? Basic filters will be required to add in this software otherwise it's good user-friendly software with low cost. I am sure it will get better in coming days considering AI feature in. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PhotoPad solving and how is that benefiting you? It will provide us better look of our self and our idea . It will give better creative ideas of photo editing in digital content creation. It will help to increase subscribers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Photography](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Photography") UP Verified User in Photography Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/30/2023 "Good Image editing software" 4.5/5 What do you like best about PhotoPad? I like that you can use many different tools to edit photos. It is simple and to the point. You can drag and drop your images into the interface and begin editing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PhotoPad? I do wish that they had more features to edit with. Like more preset editing filters, you can add to a photo with one click. They do have a few basic filters, but I would like to find some based on a scheme I am looking to achieve (vibrant, blues, black and white, red hues) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PhotoPad solving and how is that benefiting you? Photopad provides a quick and easy way to edit photos effectively and save them. Once edited to my liking, I can share it across many platforms. As I become more familiar with the product I can editing my photos quicker with a higher output. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 4/11/2023 Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Nitin S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Nitin S.") NS Nitin S. Freelance Graphic Designer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 12/9/2022 "Good Photo Editing Tool for beginners with easy to use interface" 4/5 What do you like best about PhotoPad? I liked their simple yet elegant look which reduces the complexity of finding multiple features on the tab. UI is very intuitive and makes me edit and ad effects very fast even on an android app. They have automated tools for image enhancement and color balancing for raw images. Also, I loved their support system with multiple options. I got issues with installation and upgrading and I reached them for help, they helped me in my entire process patiently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PhotoPad? As I was using Photoshop, I might need some advanced features in photopad but as it's suitable for novices, only so advanced features might complicate the tool. There are more thing that needs improvisation like support for HEIC format, heavy files need to be compressed before editing like a proxy in videos. The software hangs multiple times when applying an effect on a large photo. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PhotoPad solving and how is that benefiting you? I couldn't be able to edit photos on the go faster so I started using photopad free version and it solved many of my problems. I can easily share photos with clients after retouching on my laptop quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Our network of Icons are G2 members who are recognized for their outstanding contributions and commitment to helping others through their expertise. G2 IconCurrent UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about PhotoPad? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about PhotoPad ](https://www.g2.com/products/photopad/discussions/new) NA Nouman Ali • Last activity about 4 years ago We can also use some extra filters on images. Draw tool is a good one for modifying images. 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