# Cheapest Photoshop?
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cheapest-photoshop/111637
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [May 29, 2004, 5:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cheapest-photoshop/111637 "2004-05-29T05:09:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@lucas92](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lucas92)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2004, 5:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cheapest-photoshop/111637/1 "2004-05-29T05:09:13Z")
Does anyone know what the minimum version of adobe photoshop that i could get that would have the capability to mod :disco: a car like in
[http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56199](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56199)
:puzzle:
Also do you know what the cheapest legal :-/ way to aquire that version is?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2004, 5:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cheapest-photoshop/111637/2 "2004-05-29T05:21:17Z")
Photoshop Elements is basically just a stripped down version of Photoshop. So of course it is cheaper than Photoshop.
[http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopel/main.html](http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopel/main.html)
I’m not entirely sure WHAT this program can do exactly, I have the version 1.0 and I have only used it like once (since I have the full Photoshop I haven’t really had a need to use it).
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2004, 9:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cheapest-photoshop/111637/3 "2004-05-29T09:24:44Z")
yep second the elements recomendation, but you may be able to find a liscence for CS on ebay
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2004, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cheapest-photoshop/111637/4 "2004-05-29T09:40:33Z")
i think you should get elemnts because i have it but i use other stuff its suppossed to be faster then the full version
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2004, 10:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cheapest-photoshop/111637/5 "2004-05-29T10:36:47Z")
I’d suggest, the GIMP. Version 2 is a big improvement in terms of ease-of-use and features.
Also it has almost all the functionality of PS for _free_.
- emk
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2004, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cheapest-photoshop/111637/6 "2004-05-29T13:28:05Z")
Yup- downside is you have to use linux though.
YOu might want to look for PSP (paint shop pro) by jasc - it’s not anywhere near as good as ps but still has layers, filters and all the basic tools you need…
I’ve been working with elements too and quite fond of it, some good tools that are not even in the normal photoshop, even though it is missing key features…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2004, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cheapest-photoshop/111637/7 "2004-05-29T13:36:34Z")
I heard that they released and/or are releasing the GIMP for windows.
So it might still be an option
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2004, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cheapest-photoshop/111637/8 "2004-05-29T14:09:09Z")
heh (installing linux a downside??? atleast _I_ find that funny) But you can run GIMP on windows as long as you donwload GTK as well.
Check the website : [http://www.gimp.org](http://www.gimp.org)
- emk
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2004, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cheapest-photoshop/111637/9 "2004-05-29T19:02:06Z")
you people are the best