Creative Software

Adobe Premiere Elements continues its long reign as the overall best consumer video-editing app, with new automated features and simplified workflows for quick video editing.

Corel PaintShop Pro is an excellent photo-editing and graphics program that's far more accessible than Photoshop and more comprehensive than Photoshop Elements.

The interface may take some getting used to, but VSDC is a solid, reliable app for basic editing tasks.

Adobe Premiere Elements leads the pack in consumer video editing by continuing to inspire personal memoirists with pro-level output and social-media savvy in an easy-to-use package.

Pixelmator's new photo-editing app for Macs uses machine learning to speed up some editing tasks.

Apple's photo book service produced a great book at a very competitive price, but your creative options are limited.

Adobe Photoshop Elements 2018 remains the best choice for beginners and experienced users, but some of its new features could use refinement.

PowerDirector 16 makes it easy to edit 360-degree videos, but there are a lot of other great features in this program, too.