Raspy vs Photopea
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Photopea deserves credit up front: it is one of the very few browser editors that processes your photo on your own computer, and it says so plainly. So the privacy argument that separates Raspy from most online editors does not apply here. The difference is scope and feel. Photopea is a Photoshop replacement. Raspy is the Adjust and Crop tools from an iPhone.
| Raspy | Photopea | |
|---|---|---|
| Where editing happens | On your device, in the browser | On your device, in the browser |
| Account | None | None to edit or export |
| Price | Free, no ads | Free with ads; about $5 a month removes them |
| Tools | 15 iPhone-style adjustments, crop, straighten, flip | Layers, masks, text, vectors, filters, 8 to 32-bit |
| Formats opened | JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, HEIF | PSD, RAW, HEIC, PDF, AI, SVG and dozens more |
| Metadata in exports | Always removed | Removed unless you tick 'attach metadata' |
| Offline | Yes, installable | Yes, once loaded |
Where Photopea wins
Almost everywhere that involves more than one image. Photopea opens Photoshop files with their layers intact, handles RAW from most cameras, does masks, blend modes, text, vector shapes and 16-bit colour, and exports to formats Raspy has never heard of. If the job is compositing, retouching with a healing brush, designing something with text on it, or opening a PSD a designer sent you, Photopea is the tool and Raspy is not in the running.
It also matches Raspy on the point that matters most for a personal photo. Photopea's own documentation says it runs completely on your device and does not upload your files, and that you can disconnect from the internet and keep working. Its HEIC converter is downloaded into the browser and runs there, the same approach Raspy takes.
Where Raspy wins
The phone edit, on a computer. Raspy's sliders are the iPhone's fifteen, in the same order, with the same direction of travel and the same feel, including the press-and-hold compare and the straighten dial that fills the frame as it turns. Someone who edits on a phone can sit down at a laptop and carry on without learning anything. Photopea's adjustment layers are more capable and take longer to learn.
No ads. Photopea is free because of an ad panel beside the canvas, which its premium tier removes for a monthly fee. Raspy has no ads and no paid tier; the only third parties are two visit counters, switched off together with one toggle.
Metadata off by default. Photopea lets you attach metadata on export, which is the right choice for an archive. Raspy never carries it across, which is the safer default for a photo about to be shared, and means the location of your house never rides along by accident.
Weight. Raspy's first load is a few hundred kilobytes and it works as an installed app on a phone. Photopea is a desktop-class application and is best used as one.
Which to use
Use Photopea when the photo needs more than tone and framing, or when the file is a PSD or RAW. Use Raspy when it needs exposure, a crop and a straighten, and you want that done in under a minute with nothing to dismiss. Both keep your photo on your device, which puts them in a small club among online editors.
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