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Re: Reddit Photopea founder – I have millions of users, but no businesses use it

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Post by tonyedgecombe »

jaclaz wrote: post #6

Only related to this: >P. S. Photopea runs in a web browser and I think 60% of businesses do not trust such tools, as they are used to "own" the software and have it in their device (even though Photopea never uploads any singe bit of data, everything runs in your computer). It will probably take decades to change that. Honest question, can it not be made to run (still inside the web browser) locally? I am not famili…

I think he is probably wrong about that. My experience has been that corporates hate installing anything other than Office (they don't really like that much either).

What they do want though is a feeling that you will still be around in five or ten years so their assets don't end up being stranded.

Re: Reddit Photopea founder – I have millions of users, but no businesses use it

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Post by IvanK_net »

killingtime74 wrote: post #4

I worked for the main commercial alternative (starts with C). The main draw for users was the extensive library of royalty free stock media. Literally millions of items. Also the features were far ahead. Also a sales team and 2000 staff. I guess it all adds up. Maybe start with getting funding and a few account managers?

I created https://www.Photopea.com/templates a year ago, where anyone can upload their work and share it with others.

Re: Reddit Photopea founder – I have millions of users, but no businesses use it

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Post by PretzelPirate »

yoyopa wrote: post #14

i don't understand why this is celebrated. it's a straight ripoff of photoshop. sure, it's fast and everybody hates adobe but it's not cool to copy everything single feature they developed over so many years.

Doesn’t this apply to OpenOffice (LibreOffice), Linux, and all the other open source alternatives to closed software?

I think it’s fantastic that one person can recreate Photoshop and offer it for free. If it’s good enough to pull people away from paying for Photoshop, perhaps Photoshop isn’t as valuable as Adobe thinks and they should innovate.

Re: Reddit Photopea founder – I have millions of users, but no businesses use it

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Post by typon »

yoyopa wrote: post #14

i don't understand why this is celebrated. it's a straight ripoff of photoshop. sure, it's fast and everybody hates adobe but it's not cool to copy everything single feature they developed over so many years.

The entire history of software is apps copying from each other, improving on the previous generation (sometimes making things worse) and having the same done to them in the next generation. Don't see how you can single out Photopea for that.

Re: Reddit Photopea founder – I have millions of users, but no businesses use it

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Post by hoseja »

IvanK_net wrote: post #10
jaclaz wrote: post #6

Only related to this: >P. S. Photopea runs in a web browser and I think 60% of businesses do not trust such tools, as they are used to "own" the software and have it in their device (even though Photopea never uploads any singe bit of data, everything runs in your computer). It will probably take decades to change that. Honest question, can it not be made to run (still inside the web browser) locally? I am not famili…

Hi, I am the creator of Photopea :) When you open Photopea.com, about 1.5 MB of data is loaded to your computer (most of it Javascript). Now, you can disconnect from the internet and use it "offline". It works the same as MS Paint, Photoshop and other programs work :) using your CPU, your GPU, your RAM.

Nazdar Ivane :)

Have you considered just straight-up bundling the functionality in a standalone Electron app? I'm sure businesses would eat it up.

Re: Reddit Photopea founder – I have millions of users, but no businesses use it

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Post by jaclaz »

IvanK_net wrote: post #10
jaclaz wrote: post #6

Only related to this: >P. S. Photopea runs in a web browser and I think 60% of businesses do not trust such tools, as they are used to "own" the software and have it in their device (even though Photopea never uploads any singe bit of data, everything runs in your computer). It will probably take decades to change that. Honest question, can it not be made to run (still inside the web browser) locally? I am not famili…

Hi, I am the creator of Photopea :) When you open Photopea.com, about 1.5 MB of data is loaded to your computer (most of it Javascript). Now, you can disconnect from the internet and use it "offline". It works the same as MS Paint, Photoshop and other programs work :) using your CPU, your GPU, your RAM.

Thanks, then "nothing" (or next to nothing) would prevent it from being delivered just once (talking of a hypothetical licensed/paid version), saved and then run when needed even with no internet connection or when (if) photopea.com is inaccessible for whatever reasons.

Personally I don't have any need for it professionally, but generally speaking the "online" approach has been and is a (psychological) show-stopper for other "online" programs (but mind you I am old and not necessarily right or representing any number of businesses ).

Re: Reddit Photopea founder – I have millions of users, but no businesses use it

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Post by yoyopa »

PretzelPirate wrote: post #15
yoyopa wrote: post #14

i don't understand why this is celebrated. it's a straight ripoff of photoshop. sure, it's fast and everybody hates adobe but it's not cool to copy everything single feature they developed over so many years.

Doesn’t this apply to OpenOffice (LibreOffice), Linux, and all the other open source alternatives to closed software? I think it’s fantastic that one person can recreate Photoshop and offer it for free. If it’s good enough to pull people away from paying for Photoshop, perhaps Photoshop isn’t as valuable as Adobe thinks and they should innovate.

this isn't open source
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