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SethRobinson/Patchy

AppsC++#layer#photoshop#psd#styles#affinity
Total stars
499
Today · UTC
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Open-source image editor focused on PSD compatibility and workflows familiar to Adobe Photoshop users.

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About the project

Patchy is a free, open-source image editor with a focus on accurate PSD compatibility, keeping text, vectors, masks, layer styles, and Smart Objects editable when working with layered Photoshop files.

Useful for
  • Edit complex PSD files on Linux without Photoshop
  • Open and modify Photoshop files without losing layers, text, or Smart Objects
  • Collaborate on multi-layer PSD projects while preserving vector and text editability

README summarized by DeepSeek V4.1 Flash. Details may be inaccurate.

1.6 Steady Magnitude out of 10 — how fast interest is growing, not a quality score.

Star growth looks organic. Data as of October 8, 2026, 11:14 UTC.

The star-growth assessment does not verify whether the project is safe to run.

Stars per day

060120July 11, 2026October 8, 2026

Bars show daily stars; the line is a moving average of the available history. Short histories do not yet establish a reliable usual pace. Red marks spike days.

Why it’s trending

  • There are not enough fresh counter measurements for today's UTC day. The gain is unknown.
  • GitHub Trending C++ today: #10, +20 stars.

Three GitHub discoveries in each edition

What they do, why they are gaining interest, and what to check before using them.

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Total stars
499
Today
Not enough measurements today
Forks
28
Issues and pull requests
74
Watchers
4
Language
C++
License
MIT
Latest release
v1.07 · October 7, 2026
Created
May 29, 2026
Last push
October 8, 2026

Star trust

Growth looks organic: forks and discussion are in line with active projects, and stars arrive unevenly, the way people give them.

These are heuristics, not a verdict: we judge by the repository’s behavior, not by a list of stargazers.

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