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+	[title] Photo Editing
+	[* black] *[https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/photo/\|Affinity Photo V2 (Paid)\|new_window=true]:* My preferred choice due to support for better color modes like CMYK, LAB/16, and TIFF RGB/32 and better high-end printer support. Features that were removed and moved to CC/Legacy CS (or dumbed down) in PSE are found here. *This is a one-time purchase; major upgrades are paid.*
+	[* black] *[https://skylum.com/luminar\|Luminar Neo (Paid)\|new_window=true]:* This application is primarily AI driven. It can be purchased one-time or as a subscription. Subscriptions include all extensions (not included with one-time purchase).
+	[* black] **Photoshop Elements 20XX (Paid): For most people, this will be sufficient. However, it has limitations NOT FOUND in CC/Legacy CS: PSE only supports RGB/8, RGB/16 (RGB/8 downgrade), and limited HDR/HiDPI support (RGB/32 is JPG-only).** While it works for basic editing, expect limited output on very high-end printers.
+	[* icon_caution] *ONLY BUY THE PHYSICAL MAC/WINDOWS RELEASE.*
+	[* black] *[https://www.dxo.com/dxo-photolab/\|DXO PhotoLab 6 (Paid)\|new_window=true]:* This is similar to Lightroom in many ways before Adobe discontinued non-SaaS Lightroom. *This is a one-time purchase ($219/3-seat license). I used the trial for this guide.*
+	[* icon_caution] *BEWARE: [https://support.dxo.com/hc/en-us/articles/4496928074385-What-is-a-Lifetime-License-\|LIFETIME MEANS SPECS AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE\|new_window=true]. May not work with a major system upgrade!*
+	[* black] *Free tools (Mac): There are fewer free Mac programs.* However, [https://www.darktable.org/\|Darktable (Gatekeeper bypass required)\|new_window=true] and [https://www.gimp.org/\|GIMP] are free and run on Mac. There are also free apps in the App Store *(watch for subscriptions! A lot of App Store apps try and push this.)*
+	[* black] *Free (Windows): For Windows users, there are significantly more more free apps available; you may not need to pay or look in an App Store.* For example [https://www.getpaint.net/download.html\|paint.net\|new_window=true] is Windows only, while GIMP and Darktable are available for Windows and Mac.

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+	[title] Photo Editing
+	[* black] *[https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/photo/\|Affinity Photo V2 (Paid)\|new_window=true]:* My preferred choice due to support for better color modes like CMYK, LAB/16, and TIFF RGB/32 and better high-end printer support. Features that were removed and moved to CC/Legacy CS (or dumbed down) in PSE are found here. *This is a one-time purchase; major upgrades are paid.*
+	[* black] *[https://skylum.com/luminar\|Luminar Neo (Paid)\|new_window=true]:* This application is primarily AI driven. It can be purchased one-time or as a subscription. Subscriptions include all extensions (not included with one-time purchase).
+	[* black] **Photoshop Elements 20XX (Paid): For most people, this will be sufficient. However, it has limitations NOT FOUND in CC/Legacy CS: PSE only supports RGB/8, RGB/16 (RGB/8 downgrade), and limited HDR/HiDPI support (RGB/32 is JPG-only).** While it works for basic editing, expect limited output on very high-end printers.
+	[* icon_caution] *ONLY BUY THE PHYSICAL MAC/WINDOWS RELEASE.*
+	[* black] *[https://www.dxo.com/dxo-photolab/\|DXO PhotoLab 6 (Paid)\|new_window=true]:* This is similar to Lightroom in many ways before Adobe discontinued non-SaaS Lightroom. *This is a one-time purchase ($219/3-seat license). I used the trial for this guide.*
+	[* icon_caution] *BEWARE: [https://support.dxo.com/hc/en-us/articles/4496928074385-What-is-a-Lifetime-License-\|LIFETIME MEANS SPECS AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE\|new_window=true]. May not work with a major system upgrade!*
+	[* black] *Free tools (Mac): There are fewer free Mac programs.* However, [https://www.darktable.org/\|Darktable (Gatekeeper bypass required)\|new_window=true] and [https://www.gimp.org/\|GIMP] are free and run on Mac. There are also free apps in the App Store *(watch for subscriptions! A lot of App Store apps try and push this.)*
+	[* black] *Free (Windows): For Windows users, there are significantly more more free apps available; you may not need to pay or look in an App Store.* For example [https://www.getpaint.net/download.html\|paint.net\|new_window=true] is Windows only, while GIMP and Darktable are available for Windows and Mac.