I have used Gimp for many years now, switched from Photoshop. Advantage: free. It's worth a try for free.
:) -Carrie.
Pixelmator is excellent. It does probably 90% of what Photoshop does, is faster and has a better interface. The developers have added many features since its initial release and upgrades have been frequent and free.
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