Compositor just hit 100k downloads!!!
No PHP was used in making it so you’re still safe to download it for free.
robbietilton.com/compositor
No PHP was used in making it so you’re still safe to download it for free.
robbietilton.com/compositor
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I turned my TV into a Game Boy Color with a Pokemon town as my home screen. Walk into a building to open an app. Want to change a setting? Beat the gym leader first. Opus 5.5 is the goat.
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Compositor v1.5 is out. Now with 16-bit, HDR and CMYK. Free for Mac.
So good even the AI-slop haters will enjoy it.
robbietilton.com/compositor?v=15
So good even the AI-slop haters will enjoy it.
robbietilton.com/compositor?v=15
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Turns out a lot of people wanted a Mac image editor with no subscription.
75,000 downloads in 3 weeks. Thank you!
robbietilton.com/compositor
75,000 downloads in 3 weeks. Thank you!
robbietilton.com/compositor
I built a Photoshop-like image editor. It’s called Compositor.
robbietilton.com/compositor
I originally built it for myself to get off my Adobe subscription, but decided to release it for free and make it open source. It has all the essential tools I need for compositing, with none workflow is kind of archaic in 2026, but I’m still using it until AI can actually get pixel-perfect on some of the details.
The entire app is 12MB. Photoshop is 6,455MB on my machine.
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Compositor (v1.4) is out! This update brings big GPU performance improvements throughout the app. Frames render 10x faster, it handles large files with ease, and everything feels buttery smooth. And the app is now just 11MB.
robbietilton.com/compositor#
robbietilton.com/compositor#
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Compositor (v1.3) is now live! A ton of new updates for traditional compositing workflows, but also... the ability to watch AI edit Compositor projects in real time.
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It's also been exactly 1 week since launch. Here are some stats:
27k downloads
5.5k stars h (6x faster than Photoshop)
16.5MB app size
$0 to download, own, and customize
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It's also been exactly 1 week since launch. Here are some stats:
27k downloads
5.5k stars h (6x faster than Photoshop)
16.5MB app size
$0 to download, own, and customize
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lots of ppl keep asking for Windows/Linux versions. A bunch of people have already forked and built ports! I don't have those machines so I haven't tested any. Once the community settles on one, I'll link to the best one for each system, but I'll only be maintaining the Mac version
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Compositor (v1.2) is now live! Thanks to many contributors, a bunch of new features and bug fixes shipped very quickly.
We now have:
PSD file importer
Rulers, guides, snapping
Subject and object selection tools
Outer Glow + layer effect fixes
Brush smoothing
Feathered ty
Remappable keyboard shortcuts
Soft Light blend mode
Faster font loading
We now have:
PSD file importer
Rulers, guides, snapping
Subject and object selection tools
Outer Glow + layer effect fixes
Brush smoothing
Feathered ty
Remappable keyboard shortcuts
Soft Light blend mode
Faster font loading
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Compositor (v1.1) is now live! I added text tool and layer effects. Also lots of little improvements throughout.
robbietilton.com/compositor
robbietilton.com/compositor
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I built a Photoshop-like image editor. It’s called Compositor.
robbietilton.com/compositor
I originally built it for myself to get off my Adobe subscription, but decided to release it for free and make it open source. It has all the essential tools I need for compositing, with none workflow is kind of archaic in 2026, but I’m still using it until AI can actually get pixel-perfect on some of the details.
The entire app is 12MB. Photoshop is 6,455MB on my machine.
robbietilton.com/compositor
I originally built it for myself to get off my Adobe subscription, but decided to release it for free and make it open source. It has all the essential tools I need for compositing, with none workflow is kind of archaic in 2026, but I’m still using it until AI can actually get pixel-perfect on some of the details.
The entire app is 12MB. Photoshop is 6,455MB on my machine.
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Robbie Tilton retweeted
Astra, make this photo interactive and find the books
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I used to think the term 'prompt engineer' was stupid. A self-aggrandizing title for a skill that didn’t really exist
But as time has gone on, I'm starting to think prompting will be the only job left. It will be less about 'how' to prompt, but knowing what and why to prompt.
notashelf.dev/posts/taste-is…
But as time has gone on, I'm starting to think prompting will be the only job left. It will be less about 'how' to prompt, but knowing what and why to prompt.
notashelf.dev/posts/taste-is…
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My theory on Google’s strategy:
Gemini doesn’t need to be the best chatbot. It has distribution through Google and Apple.
Demis would rather cure diseases than battle on marginally differentiated chat product.
The public will think Google is asleep at the wheel, but then will come out of left field with a major medical breakthrough in early 2027
Breakthroughs in science will prove to be the better business model. Once a drug is discovered, every dose doesn’t require additional compute.
Gemini doesn’t need to be the best chatbot. It has distribution through Google and Apple.
Demis would rather cure diseases than battle on marginally differentiated chat product.
The public will think Google is asleep at the wheel, but then will come out of left field with a major medical breakthrough in early 2027
Breakthroughs in science will prove to be the better business model. Once a drug is discovered, every dose doesn’t require additional compute.
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