What is Highflare?
Highflare is an open-source, cross-platform raster and vector graphics editor. It can be used as a free alternative to premium software like Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator for tasks like photo manipulation, compositing, and graphic design.
Key features of Highflare include:
- Support for layers and masks
- Drawing and painting tools like brushes, pencils, shape tools
- Filters and adjustments like blur, sharpen, hue/saturation
- Text tool with full typographic control
- Vector tools for creating resolutions-independent graphics
- Ability to open and export PSD and other common image formats
- Extendable via plugins
- Completely free and open-source
While not as fully-featured as Photoshop, Highflare is under active development and offers a capable set of image editing tools for photographers, designers, illustrators and artists looking for an affordable or free alternative. Its wide file format compatibility makes it easy to open and edit images from other programs as well.