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Best photo editing software: The best Windows and Mac software to make your photos sparkle, from £49
If you want to spruce up your snaps or graphic design projects, these software packages will get your images looking their very best
Best photo editing apps: The best iOS and Android apps for editing your photographs
Don’t settle for identikit filters and clumsy controls. We reveal the apps that put you in the driving seat for a visual treat
Best photo management software: The best programs for managing and editing Raw photos from Lightroom to Photolab
We round up the most popular photo management programs to find the best software for any budget

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Serif Affinity Designer beta free on OS X
Photo editing

Serif's free beta gives illustrators and graphic designers a significantly cheaper alternative to Adobe's Creative Cloud

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Core AfterShot Pro lead image
Corel AfterShot Pro 2
Photo editing

High quality RAW processing, but the unambitious updates mean Adobe Lightroom is still the better buy

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£58 inc VAT
Adobe Creative Cloud
Adobe Creative Cloud updated for 2014
Photo editing Video editing

14 Creative Cloud applications receive updates, along with new Cloud-syncing iOS apps

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Adobe Creative Cloud photography plan
Adobe Creative Cloud for Photographers now permanent
Photo editing

Adobe extends its "temporary" Photoshop CC and Lightroom subscription model indefinitely for amateur and professional photographers

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PhotoPlus Distortion
Serif PhotoPlus X7 review
Photo editing

Solid all-rounder with lots of powerful functions, but RAW processing isn't up to Adobe's standards

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£80 inc VAT
CorelDraw Graphics Suite X7: Main Screen
CorelDraw Graphics Suite X7 review
Photo editing

A modest update to an already powerful graphics suite

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£479 inc VAT
ACDSee Pro 7 - Detail Brush
ACDSee Pro 7 review
Photo editing

Good creative effects and photo management, but we still prefer Lightroom

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£124 inc VAT
PaintShop Pro X6 Ultimate - FaceFilter
Corel PaintShop Pro X6 Ultimate review
Photo editing

Some great features, but this minor update doesn't address our misgivings about performance and ease of use

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£73 inc VAT
ACDSee 16 Tilt Shift
ACDSee 16 review
Photo editing

Forensic photo management, capable effects and a reasonable price, but it’s not without its quirks

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£46 inc VAT
Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 9 - Lomo
Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 9 review
Photo editing

Still excels for speed of use, but the new features aren't as polished as existing ones

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£70 inc VAT