Someone sends you a PSD and you do not have Photoshop. One of the most solved problems in software.

- Photopea: runs in a browser, opens PSDs shockingly well, costs nothing. Start here. - GIMP: opens PSDs on desktop, though fancy layer effects can render weird. - Krita, Affinity, Paint.NET with a plugin: all handle everyday PSDs fine. - IrfanView and XnView: lightweight and fast, for viewing only.

The caveat: opens PSD and perfectly renders every Photoshop feature are different claims. Simple files work everywhere; smart objects and exotic blending modes are where free tools guess. Better plan: ask the sender for PNG or JPG exports alongside the PSD. Thirty seconds of conversation beats a format wrestling match. And for video files instead of PSDs, ReelCut converts long episodes into captioned clips for $4.99 a video.