Depending on who you ask, either Photoshop or Lightroom is the world’s most popular photo editor. I’d be inclined to back Lightroom, given that it’s clearly photography-focused, whereas Photoshop is really a design tool that also does photography. But both miss a huge part of the photography style spectrum – what I’m going to call ‘organic’ photography.
ON1 Effects
Get ON1 Effects 2025 free – but you’ve only got until January 12th
ON1 Effects is a key part of ON1 Photo RAW and comes with dozens of customisable photo effects and filters which can be combined in almost limitless permutations. This is the 2025 version not 2026, but it’s still packed with many of the latest AI features. Best of all, it can be used as a standalone application or as a plug-in from within Lightroom or Photoshop.