Free Photo Editing Software

Those who love taking pictures have probably given up on the classic photo shooters a long time ago, choosing digital cameras. This because such technology offers them the possibility to instantly access the photos they make with the help of a computer.

Why wait until the pictures will be developed in special conditions when you can download them on a PC? But then, which would be the point into being able to transfer them if you cannot also process them? If you enjoy making tricks and funny adjustments to the photos you take, there are many programs specialized for that. Since most users are rather interested in free software, here are a few tracks to follow.

This special tool will help you perform all sorts of changes with your pictures. You can use it as a photo viewer or you can do more than that. The editor, the screen capture tool, the batch processor, the file renamer, the raw converter and the color picker are a few options you might want to try once you install it. You can combine a group of pictures into a grid or strip, on both horizontal and vertical. You can take colors contained by the picture you are editing and use them for subsequent modifications. You can make format changes. You can cut parts of the photos and make new combinations and pictures. In addition, you can even use animations. To put it simple, there are so many interesting features that one can use in this free software. It perfectly runs on any Windows operating system, except for Windows 7. If you feel like you do not really know how to work with it, there is an online help at your service that can be accessed from the program.

Pixia
Pixia is an image editor on a pixel base, initially developed by some Japanese producers, which was also translated into an English version. Ideal for illustrators or photographers who are looking to make detailed local corrections, those who prefer pixel tools mainly use it. While it scores points on the bold, clear and appealing style and design, it sure disappoints users since it has no keyboard shortcuts for the most important tools. Therefore, if you are the type who prefers working only with the keyboard, this might not be the best option for you. This photo editing software has a wide range of tools for image adjustment, some layer masks to prevent destructive editing, various filters, effects brushes and even text editing options. You can download it for free from the Pixia’s web site.

GIMP
If you were wondering who could use such name for a photo software, you should know it is only an acronym for what is known to be GNU program – an image manipulation tool. GIMP can be used to retouch pictures, to adjust colors, to introduce animation effects in your pictures, to change formats – to do everything from basic tasks to very complex manipulation procedures. You might want to try it not just because it is free, but also because it is constantly updated with new features, has a lot of scripts and plug ins you can use to extend its possibilities and works not just on Windows but also on Linux, Mac OSX, Solaris and other operating systems. However, because it is so often modified, you might have difficulties into finding the right documentation to use it. Therefore, you will have to do your best and discover by yourself how to use the main functions. Nevertheless, if you do manage to get over the rather silly name, which makes many users not to take it as a serious software, you could be quite pleased by its performance.