Published May 14, 2026, 4:30 PM EDT Patrick is a seasoned writer with more than a decade of experience, specializing in any and all things tech. His work has been featured on platforms like CNET, Yahoo, Xfinity, and many other outlets. When not typing away, he can be found with his nose in a book.  I do a fair amount of image editing, but the depth doesn't match the frequency. For a while, I used Adobe Creative Cloud and its bevy of programs for my editing, but then I realized the features far exceeded what I actually needed . I don't manipulate layers; most of my work involves removing something from a background or increasing resolution. There are plenty of options that perform those tasks while demanding far less power than Adobe's suite of apps. And in the end, that's what made me shift away from Adobe to other applications. Well, the excess features and the cost.…