Buy an iPad Pro (M1 or newer) and Affinity Photo 2. Leave the laptop at home. For Digital Artists: Buy a 14-inch MacBook Pro. Run the real Photoshop. It’s ready. For Budget Users: Use Photopea in a Chrome tab. You will be shocked at how far it has come.

While the iPad version initially launched with missing features (looking at you, pen pressure and layer groups), the 2024-2025 updates have finally bridged the gap. With the M2 and M4 chips, the iPad Pro can now handle 10,000x10,000 pixel canvases with dozens of layers without breaking a sweat.

The era of the desktop prison is over. Your canvas now fits in your backpack. The only thing holding you back is the size of your battery bank.

Welcome to the era of the "Portable Photoshop."