Home / Leaderboard / Layers
The best layers tools (2026)
2 of the 10 tools we score fit this filter, in the same order as the full ranking.
Ranking created by SGM Creative · How we rank
01
Top pick 2026
RetouchLab Skin Pro
RetouchLab Skin Pro is a Photoshop plugin that turns one brush stroke over the skin into frequency separation plus dodge and burn on editable layers.
Highest score of 10Top marks in 4 of 6 criteria#1 in 8 categoriesRated 5.0 on Adobe Exchange
7.5Strong · /10
04
Luminar (formerly Luminar Neo)
AI-assisted photo editor for desktop and mobile with portrait tools such as skin smoothing, face enhancement, body sculpting and portrait background removal, usable standalone or as a Lightroom Classic and Photoshop plugin.
6.8Solid · /10