Adobe Photoshop is $22.99/month. For professional photo retouching, compositing, and print production, it's the industry standard. For the most common image tasks — resize, compress, crop, add a watermark, convert format — you're paying for far more than you need. Here are free alternatives organized by what you actually need to do. Resize an image — exact pixel dimensions Photoshop approach: Image → Image Size → set width/height → Export As. Free alternative: Image Resizer — set exact width and height in pixels, lock aspect ratio, download. Works in any browser in under 30 seconds. No canvas model, no export dialog — just input dimensions and download. Compress an image — reduce file size Photoshop approach: File → Export As → set quality slider → Save. Requires knowing the right quality number for a target file size (trial and error). Free alternative: Image Compressor — shows before/after file size as you adjust quality. No guessing.…