Photon Studio: free Photoshop rival with local AI, no subscriptions

Tenzen Studio has launched Photon Studio, a free image editor for Windows, Linux and macOS with no subscriptions, AI credits or paid tiers. It opens .psd files, mirrors Photoshop's interface and shortcuts, uses 41% less RAM than Photoshop and runs AI features locally without uploading user images.

• Free with no subscriptions, AI credits or in-app purchases
• Full .psd compatibility and Photoshop-style shortcuts
• Uses 41% less RAM than Photoshop; loads twice as fast as Affinity
• AI features run on-device, images never sent to the cloud