Is there anything I can use that is similar to photoshop? I know there was a free program that was similar.
There is "the gimp" if it's the one you are thinking about. I don't know if it's really similar to photoshop. Some peoples says so.
Generally speaking, yes. Check out this article for more info. In addition to Gimp, check out the program Paint.net.
Not free but certainly cheaper than the full version of Photoshop is Photoshop Elements. Could be suitable for you, plus you should be able to pick up a cheaper copy second-hand.
I posted a thread about this program in this forum already. MAGIX Photo Clinic 4.5 has been released as full freeware (the link is to download.com). This program will take Photoshop compatible plugins, does layers, cloning, and it will edit PSD files. It is a 10MB download. It is for Windows. To prevent from having to answer more questions, I will reiterate some of what I have posted elsewhere. Rather than GIMP, Portable GIMP offers a better alternative for Windows users as it does not require the GTK+ runtimes to be installed on a Windows machine, thus not requiring any dll substitution. What follows is part of a thread I had posted on another forum (I should be ashamed of myself; I'm not, but I should be) about low cost and free alternatives to Photoshop. A very low cost alternative for photo editing, and especially for those who want to create their own web graphics, is PhotoImpact 5 which can be had for $9.95 or less . This is a full featured program which comes with all kinds of graphics and web tools which Photoshop simply does not have, plus it will edit PSD files. Another low cost alternative to Photoshop is Photoshop Elements. Photoshop Elements 2 can be found here for $19.99 and you can get version 4 for $39.99. What? No curves or actions in Elements? Not a problem. You can get a free plugin called SmartCurve which will add curves to most any program which takes Photoshop compatible plugins. You can also check out Hidden Elements for an add-on for different versions of Photoshop Elements which will expand its usability. Want more? Okay. You can get all kinds of free plugins for Photoshop compatible programs at these sites: PluginsWorld - 126 free plugins and counting Xero Graphics - 40 free plugins Eye Candy 3 - Get a fully functional, and free, set of Alien Skin's plugin consisting of 21 different filters Flaming Pear - Scroll down to page till you come to the listing for the freebies pack Almathera Collection - Free for whatever creative process you have UnPlugged - Though no longer available on the homepage, this is an alternative download for this classic collection of over 80 different filters; some of which you will not find anywhere else Deep Paint 2.0 - Want to paint in your Photoshop compatible software? This former shareware program, now fully released as freeware, is a fully functional, and full featured paint program (it is a 58MB download) which also can be plugged in to Photoshop compatible programs allowing you to use paint functions right within your image editor. And this is just scratching the surface. There are literally thousands of free pluggins, tools, filters, and programs available for not one red cent which will allow anyone the ability to edit and create to their heart's content. Hope some of this helps.