US-headquartered industry-standard image editor.
The most common reasons buyers tell us they're moving to an EU alternative.
CLOUD Act exposure
US authorities can compel non-EU providers to hand over data even when stored on EU servers — incompatible with strict data-sovereignty contracts.
DPAs & CJEU rulings
Multiple EU DPAs have ruled that data transfer to the US violates GDPR Article 44 without further safeguards.
Procurement requirements
Many EU public-sector and regulated tenders now require EU-jurisdiction software and data residency. Tools listed here meet those requirements out of the box.
Vendor diversity
Reducing dependence on a small number of US hyperscalers and SaaS providers is a strategic goal across many EU governments and enterprises.
Pro RAW editor with tethered capture, layer-based local edits and 30+ years of color science
Open-source RAW developer with non-destructive edits, scene-referred color and OpenCL acceleration
RAW editor with DeepPRIME ML noise reduction and lab-measured optical correction modules
AI photo manager with auto-tagging, text search, face recognition and duplicate detection