Free vs. Paid Graphic Design Software

[Nomad]

Do you use a free graphic design software/tool or do you use premium design software? Do you think free software and tools are as good as the paid ones?
Well, I mostly use Canva. Even though Canva is free to use, I have premium version. If you use software like GIMP or site like Photopea, I do not think you should actually be using premium tool.

 

[Dominique]

I think the main question is what features do you get with free software and what features you will be missing on free tools.

 

[dojo]

I still use Photoshop / Illustrator for some work, but Canva (even free) is pretty decent. I am considering trying some AI tools for images (have some ideas for tennis related artwork), but need to free up some time

 

[Nomad]

I no longer use photoshop, I either use AI tools for creating designs or use Canva. With Canva, I save a lot of time and with AI tool, I can create anything I want. Even though I was trained for Photoshop, I seem to have forgotten a lot of things.