
Explore whether Photoshop can be replaced by free AI editing tools in 2025 by comparing battles of common edits, like background removal and distraction elimination, on quality and effort.
Compare free tool Pixel Cut and Photoshop AI for background removal, showing that Photoshop delivers cleaner results with fewer gaps on hair details.
Explore removing distractions from images using Pixel Cut's clean up pictures and Photoshop's generative fill and remove tool, comparing free ai tools with photoshop.
Compare portrait color correction in Photoshop and free ai tools, adjusting white balance, tint, and saturation to neutralize colors.
Compare color correction in portraits using free AI tools versus Photoshop, highlighting generative fill limits and how Lumina brush on Huggingface yields neutral results.
the update showcases object relighting with latent bridge matching, a two-image compositing tool that infuses colors for realistic results. use a neutral input image and background to ensure relighting.
Explore Photoshop generative fill for inpainting, achieving quick small-object edits via prompts, while noting struggles with large-area changes and edge artifacts that affect realism.
Learn to use the free Focus AI interface with stable diffusion for Photoshop-like inpainting and generative fill, via Google Colab, without heavy hardware.
Discover inpainting in Fooocus AI, learn rough and precise masking, invert masks, and compare results with Photoshop, using stable diffusion to achieve higher-quality variations.
Compare Photoshop's selection capabilities with free AI tools and demonstrate creating precise masks for inpainting using select subject and the object selection tool, then export the masked image.
Explore making masks in Fooocus AI using U2net human segment and Sam, then compare with Photopea’s object selection tool, and conclude Photoshop remains strongest for precise selections.
Explore outpainting with Photoshop AI, using generative expand to extend images beyond edges via the crop tool, prompts, and three variations, then enhance results with image prompts for context.
Outpainting with the free Fooocus AI tool demonstrates cropping, out-paint direction, and context prompts to extend images, while the verdict shows free tools compare with Photoshop in speed and quality.
Explore changing a portrait background color with Photoshop AI using select subject and generative fill. Compare free AI tools with the old fashioned way of color fill and blending mode.
Change the background color with Grok AI by uploading an image and prompting pink, then compare free AI tools with Photoshop, noting that the free tools win.
change the portrait’s outfit by applying Photoshop AI and Grok AI to create a pink blazer with black tee, compare results, and refine with layers and cross-tool cleanup.
Explore product placement using Photoshop AI beta features with reference images to swap shoes onto a model, comparing generative fill results with free AI tools and realism challenges.
Explore product placement using free AI tools to edit images, compare ChatGPT AI image editor with Gemini AI image editor, Grok AI, and Focus AI for inpaint, outpaint, and upscaling.
Is Photoshop still the king of image editing—or have free AI tools finally caught up? This course dives into a head-to-head showdown between Photoshop’s advanced AI features and the latest generation of free AI-powered tools that promise pro-level results without the price tag.
Each lesson is framed as a “battle,” where we take a specific editing challenge—like object removal, background replacement, color changing, upscaling, retouching, or creating new AI-generated content—and execute it using both Photoshop AI and a free alternative. You’ll see the results side by side, with clear explanations of how each tool works, what it gets right, and where it falls short.
You’ll not only learn how to use these tools effectively, but also gain the insight to decide which ones make sense for your workflow. This course will help you find the right balance between cost, convenience, and quality.
Some of the free tools we explore include browser-based editors, open-source platforms, and emerging AI apps that are surprisingly powerful. No prior Photoshop experience is required—just a curiosity about how AI is changing the creative process.
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to confidently answer the question: Do you really need Photoshop anymore—or is it time to switch?