KEYWORD REPORT United States · Google Web SearchUpdated 2026-10-28
free photo editing softwareSearch volume and trends in the United States
Demand for free photo editing software peaked in February 2026 at 382,636 estimated searches, 10.5 times the lowest month (October 2025). Worldwide, free photo editing software gets about 168,970 searches a month; United States has the largest share at 80%. Of 35 related keywords with an intent label, 57% are tagged informational, 71% commercial and 0% transactional (a keyword can have more than one tag). The largest related searches are best photo editing software free (4,400), good free photo editing software (1,900), best and free photo editing software (1,000).
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This keyword onlyInterest over time
United States · Past 5 years
≈3,080,484estimated searches
Searches by month
Estimated annual total · 1,620,000 · peak 2026-02
Monthly search figures are estimates.
Seasonality
Average interest by calendar month · last 5 years
Interest by calendar month · last 12 months
Google Ads data
United States · Keyword Planner · last 12 months
Monthly searches8,100
Top-of-page bid$1.13–$6.06
CompetitionIndex 43/100Medium
Keyword Planner rounds search volumes into ranges, so these figures often differ from the average monthly searches above.
Searches by country
168,970 average monthly searches worldwide · 117 countries
- 1United States135,00080%
- 2Brazil9,9005.9%
- 3United Kingdom6,6003.9%
- 4Canada5,4003.2%
- 5Spain1,6000.9%
- 6France1,6000.9%
- 7Australia1,3000.8%
- 8India1,3000.8%
- 9Italy1,0000.6%
- 10Netherlands4800.3%
- 11–117107 other countries4,7902.8%
Interest by subregion
United States · Past 5 years · relative interest, 0–100
- 1Wyoming10040,779
- 2Kansas63129,334
- 3New York17232,321
- 4Utah1535,790
- 5Louisiana1547,898
- 6Mississippi1530,783
- 7California14380,916
- 8West Virginia1417,303
- 9Virginia1485,196
- 10Kentucky1444,245
Scores compare the share of searches in each region; a small region can rank high with few searches.
Related keywords 35
Monthly volume against SEO difficulty · larger dots have more searches
KD under 30KD 30–59KD 60 and aboveHas a reportLarger dots have more searches
| Keyword | Intent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,400 | 46 | $2.09 | commercial | |
| 1,900 | 53 | $1.99 | commercial | |
| 1,000 | 35 | $1.84 | informationalcommercial | |
| 880 | 27 | $2.29 | informationalcommercial | |
| 720 | 39 | $13.40 | informationalcommercial | |
| 480 | 51 | $3.24 | informationalcommercial | |
| 390 | 29 | $2.09 | commercial | |
| 320 | 11 | $3.24 | informationalcommercial | |
| 320 | 61 | $3.15 | informational | |
| 260 | 84 | $2.12 | informational | |
| 260 | 35 | $2.94 | informational | |
| 260 | 43 | $1.20 | navigational | |
| 260 | 26 | $2.29 | informationalcommercial | |
| 260 | 33 | $2.18 | informationalcommercial | |
| 260 | 40 | $1.99 | commercial | |
| 210 | 32 | $2.16 | commercial | |
| 210 | 34 | $3.37 | commercial | |
| 210 | 64 | $0.72 | informationalcommercial | |
| 210 | 73 | $1.13 | navigational | |
| 210 | 35 | $3.25 | informational | |
| 210 | 35 | $3.25 | commercial | |
| 170 | 36 | $2.16 | commercial | |
| 170 | 95 | $24.06 | informational | |
| 170 | 43 | $3.15 | informationalcommercial | |
| 170 | 49 | $2.94 | informationalcommercial | |
| 170 | 28 | $2.88 | informational | |
| 170 | 41 | $3.22 | informationalcommercial | |
| 140 | 27 | $1.59 | commercial | |
| 140 | 29 | $0.00 | commercial | |
| 140 | 35 | $1.86 | commercial | |
| 140 | 42 | $2.04 | commercial | |
| 140 | 40 | $3.62 | informational | |
| 140 | 40 | $2.94 | informationalcommercial | |
| 140 | 43 | $2.12 | commercial | |
| 140 | 55 | $2.94 | informational |
Top searches
United States · Past 5 years
- Top searches are available for ranges up to 12 months.
Rising searches
United States · Past 5 years
- 1Breakout
- 2+3,250%
- 3+1,200%
- 4+1,000%
- 5+550%
- 6+450%
- 7+350%
- 8+200%
- 9+190%
- 10+70%
Search results
Top organic results
- 1adobe.comadobe.com/express/feature/image/editor100
- 2reddit.comreddit.com/r/AskPhotography/comments/1kwyxhl/what_is_the_best_free_photo_editing_software/100
- 3canva.comcanva.com/photo-editor/100
- 4hinsonphotography.comhinsonphotography.com/photography/free-photo-editing-tools/30
- 5xda-developers.comxda-developers.com/tried-every-free-image-editor-the-one-that-stuck-wasnt-gimp/57
- 6pixlr.compixlr.com/express/75
- 7affinity.studioaffinity.studio/photo-editing-software62
- 8themframes.comthemframes.com/features/the-best-photo-editing-software/44
- 9google.complay.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iudesk.android.photo.editor&hl=en_US100
- 10nih.govcommonfund.nih.gov/editing100
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