History
SuperPaint (1973) was one of the earliest graphics software applications.
Fauve Matisse (later Macromedia xRes) was a pioneering program of the early 1990s, notably introducing layers in customer software.<ref>Macromedia Matisse, Reign of Toads</ref>
Currently Adobe Photoshop is one of the most used and best-known graphics programs in the americas, having displaced more custom hardware solutions in the early 1990s, but was initially subject to various litigation. CorelDraw holds a stronger user base in Europe than Adobe. GIMP is a popular open source alternative to Adobe Photoshop.
Other applications include:
- JPhotoBrush Pro, Java-based multi-platform, freeware.<ref>"JPhotoBrush Pro". JPhotoBrush Pro. http://www.jphotobrushpro.com. Retrieved 2012-06-13.</ref>
- Corel Paint Shop Pro
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