Chasys Photo

Chasys Photo is a suite of image editing applications including a layer-based image editor with adjustment layers, linked layers, timeline and frame-based animation, icon editing, image stacking and comprehensive plug-in support (Chasys Photo Editor), a fast image viewer (Chasys Photo Viewer) and a fast multi-threaded image file converter (Chasys Photo Converter) , with RAW image support in all components. It supports the native file formats of several competitors including Adobe Photoshop, Affinity Photo, ArtWeaver, Corel PhotoPaint, FireAlpaca, GIMP, Krita, Paint.NET, PaintShop Pro and Pixlr, and the whole suite is designed to make effective use of multi-core processors, touch-screens and pen-input devices.

Designed under the mantra of “unique, flexible and powerful”, Chasys Photo takes a radically different approach to image editing with the aim of opening up new possibilities for those who dare to be different.

“unique, flexible and powerful”

Chasys Photo is built to adhere to four core principles, which I call the “four pillars of Chasys Photo”:

Character: No photoshop imitations here
Performance: Fast, efficient and stable
Innovation: New techniques and out-of-the-box thinking
Cleanliness: Clean code devoid of bloatware

The adherence to these principles is the reason why it is said that once you go Chasys you will never go back.

Latest Changes (Notes)

The following changes have been made to Chasys Photo with the latest release:

Internal Improvements

This release includes the Quality Rollup for Q4 2025 focusing on minor bugs. The graphics engine has been updated (JpDRAW2™ v25.12), and we now have Configurable selection background for all tools.

File Support and Bug Fixes

PSD support has better decoding logic and JPEG-2000 support includes odd types that were not supported before. Bugs that have been fixed include a serious bug that caused loss of metadata from old CD5 files and several other file formats, and some tool guide/preview rendering errors.

Latest Changes (List)

The following changes have been made to Chasys Photo with the latest release:

Quality Rollup for Q4 2025 focusing on minor bugs
Configurable selection background for all tools
Improved graphics engine (JpDRAW2™ v25.12)
Improved JPEG-2000 file support (odd types)
Improved PDF file support (decoding logic)
[bug-fix] Tool guide/preview rendering errors
[bug-fix] Metadata loss when opening some old CD5 files
[bug-fix] Metadata loss affecting several file formats

Chasys Photo is updated regularly, with a new version coming out every 1 to 3 months. If you have Chasys Photo installed on a computer with an internet connection, you will be notified of updates as they become available. You can also visit this page to check.