Layers and masks
- Pixel, adjustment, text, shape and fill layers, plus groups
- Layer masks, clipping, 19 blend modes, opacity and fill opacity
- Layer effects: drop shadow, stroke, outer glow and color overlay
Layered photo editing for your Mac
Build the picture in layers.
SWSO Photo Studio · Made by Streetwise Software Online (SWSO)
A layered photo editor for compositing, retouching, text and posters. Work with pixel, adjustment, text and shape layers, masks and selections, heal and clone, then save a layered PSD or export JPEG, PNG, TIFF or HEIC.
$49.99 one-time · 15-day free trial
13kinds of adjustment layer
23filters with live preview
PSDlayered open and save
What you get
Selections
- Rectangle, ellipse, lasso, polygon lasso and Magic Wand
- Quick Select and Select Subject (Apple Vision, on your Mac), and Select Sky
- Feather, grow, smooth, border and invert
Retouching
- Healing brush, spot healing and clone stamp
- Smart Fill fills a selected area from the picture around it
- Dodge, burn, sponge, red eye and Smooth Skin
Text, shapes and files
- Text with any font on your Mac, and shapes with fill and stroke
- Free transform, perspective, warp and crop
- History panel, snapshots, autosave and crash recovery
See it in action
Real screenshots of SWSO Photo Studio 1.0 with sample projects.
Try it free for 15 days
- Every feature works for 15 days from the first launch, no key and no sign-up needed
- After day 15 the app opens read-only: you can still open, view and export your own work, and nothing is ever deleted
- A license key unlocks editing again; it is checked on your Mac and works offline
System requirements
System
macOS 14 Sonoma or later, Intel and Apple silicon (universal)
Free trial
15 days with every feature, no sign-up
Opens
Any picture your Mac can read, layered PSD files and SWSO Paint files
Exports
JPEG, PNG, TIFF and HEIC, plus layered PSD and its own .swsostudio file
Color
8-bit RGB (no CMYK, 16-bit or RAW; RAW is SWSO Photo Lab's job)
Help
Searchable built-in Help in the Help menu
Made by
Streetwise Software Online (SWSO)
Price
SWSO Photo Studio by Streetwise Software Online
One-time purchase, no subscription. Try it free for 15 days first.
$49.99 one-time · 15-day free trial