Any recommendations of functional photo editor for MacBook Air?

I too would recommend Affinity Photo. At present, you can trial it for six months without a purchase, and at 79 USD, it should not represent a fortune.

I have owned Affinity Photo since its introduction several years ago and receive no benefit from Affinity for mentioning it here.

What do you consider "cost a fortune?"

The Adobe Photography Plan is $9.99/month and includes Photoshop, Lightroom & 20GB storage. The latest release is always available. I consider it well worth the cost.

• Affinity Photo is currently $69.99 one-time license. Sometimes there are discounts. Just remember that when a new version is released you would need to pay for an upgrade.
• Pixelmator is currently $49.99. One time license, new releases require upgrade purchase.
• Photomator is $99.99 one-time purchase; or $7.99/month or $29.99/year subscription.
• Luminar Neo - I do not recommend Skylum products. They have a history of underdelivering promised features and flatly abandoning products. I got burned multiple times by them. And compared to other photo editors I think their products are underwhelming.

If you want free, try out GIMP.

Just to be sure Readers understand, there ARE some photo editing tools in Photos App.

They may not do what you want, but you should have checked them out first.

Check out: https://affinity.serif.com/photo/

If the price is daunting at the moment, check back at a later time, as they often have sales.

poulpampadu wrote:

Please recommend a functional photo editor for Mac that doesn’t cost a fortune.

What do you consider a 'functional photo editor'? What sort of editing are you looking to do? Apple's Photos offers basic global editing tools. If you want local editing, gradients, luminosity masks, etc., then you need something more powerful. If that's the case, you really can't go wrong with Adobe CC. In the US, Best Buy has a 1-year subscription for Photoshop/Lightroom for $79.

Affinity Photo provides these extensions that can be used from within Apple's Photos application and Affinity Photo can be launched from within Photos for editing purposes.

 try Pixelmator Pro for its user-friendly interface, powerful editing tools, and support for RAW files. If you need a free option, GIMP is a great alternative with advanced features similar to Photoshop

How about Pixelmator Pro: https://www.pixelmator.com/pro/

Or Photomator: https://www.pixelmator.com/photomator/