Designer builds a local Photoshop replacement with Astra, ditches subscription
Reasonable_Break_931 · reddit · 2026-09-07
A professional Photoshop designer shares that he used Astra to build a functioning local alternative to Adobe Photoshop, covering only the few features he actually needs, with everything stored locally. He says Astra generated nearly all the functionality with only minor tweaks, framing it as a showcase of what's now possible rather than self-promotion.
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