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Serif is a company that can boast more than 20 years experience in desktop publishing software and its PhotoPlus X5 image editing solution for photographers is the product if many years of development. So how well does PhotoPlus X5 work? Find out in our review.
They have come on over the years. Many years ago they used to offer previous versions to the latest for free. Trouble was you would get swamped with emails right after they sent the unlocking key.
PhotoPlus X5 is a very capable program and arguably more powerful than Photoshop Elements, but I found it to be tricky to use in some areas and slow in others. It's not a bad solution for getting started in serious image editing and manipulation.