Acornfor Mac

If you're looking for a simple but powerful image editor that doesn't scrimp on features or break the bank then Acorn is an interesting option.

Acorn is aimed somewhere in the middle of those who want powerful features such as filtering and vectoring but without the advanced features you find in high-end image editing apps. However, for those that have found Photoshop's extensive menus frustrating, they may well prefer it.

Acorn excels in keeping things simple and gives you the essential tools to edit images like shapes, text, drawings or gradients. Layers are really easy to add or remove thanks to the plus and the minus buttons at the bottom of the interface. You'll also find that brush strokes in Acorn are surprisingly sensitive according to the amount of pressure you apply them with.

There are too many features in Acorn to list, including vector drawing, a wide variety of tools including smudge, the ability to set a single color of any layer to transparent, rotate and resize, and merge individual layers. The lack of iCloud integration will bother some users, however, and as mentioned earlier, experienced Photoshop users will feel it's a bit limited.

Acorn is an impressive image editing application that punches above its weight and will certainly give those who have struggled with Photoshop something to think about.