Free Photo Editing Software

Free photo editing software is available for the growing number of photographers who are ready to edit their images themselves. After all, shooting digitally makes it so easy that anyone can do it, given the right photo editing software. Lots of free photo software is available for editing, cataloging and displaying images. Software4free.org has selected the best free photo editing tools for you - both downloadable software and Web Apps.

Picasa

For a free program, Picasa http://picasa.google.com/ offers an excellent solution to the task of editing, organising and sharing your photos, all in one package. Picasa is a free software download* from Google that helps you:

Locate and organise all the photos on your computer.
Edit and add effects to your photos with a few clicks.
Share your photos with others through email, prints & on the web

*not available for Mac, but Picasa Web Albums is.


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Gimp

Everybody loves Photoshop, but Photoshop costs several hundred dollars. Is there a free Photoshop alternative?
Yes there is: Gimp. http://www.gimp.org Gimp (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is freely distributed photo editing software suitable for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition, and image authoring. It is a powerful piece of software with capabilities not found in any other free image editor. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert-quality photo-retouching program, an online batch-processing system or an image-format converter. GIMP is very flexible, because it is modular which allows it to be augmented with plug-ins and extensions to do just about anything.

Paint.net

Paint.net http://www.getpaint.net/index2.html is free image editing and photo manipulation software for Windows. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of powerful tools. An active and growing online community provides friendly help, tutorials, and plugins. It started development as a college senior design project mentored by Microsoft. It was originally intended as a free replacement for MS Paint, but now it has grown into a powerful yet simple tool for photo and image editing.

Serif PhotoPlus

Another Photoshop alternative: less powerful than the Adobe juggernaut, but more nimble, quicker to load and less resource hungry. It can even use the widely available Photoshop plug-ins. Plus, it is free.......
Serif PhotoPlus http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/software/PhotoPlus/default.asp is an award winning photo editor. Start with photo images, eg digital camera photos or scanned pictures. Fix problems (e.g. red eye) or get creative. Use for web, email, or print. Photoshop plugins, animation, layers, editable text, extensive shaping and masking tools (freehand, smart shapes, font based), slicing and web image maps (automatically generates matching HTML), resize, web image optimization, and much more. Registration required.

Photo Album Software

Flickr

Flickr http://www.flickr.com/ is the most popular, and one of the most feature rich of all photo hosting sites. It allows you to:

Upload - Upload from your desktop, send by email, or use your cameraphone.
Organize - Use collections, sets, and tags to organize your photos.
Share - Use groups and privacy controls to share your photos.
Maps - Share where your photos were taken, and see photos taken near you.
Make Stuff - Sexy cards, photo books, framed prints, Target pick up, DVDs, etc.
Keep in Touch - Get updates from family and friends

There are limitations, of course, this being a free site. They are • 100 MB monthly upload limit (5MB per photo) • Photostream views limited to the 200 most recent images • only smaller (resized) images accessible (though the originals are saved in case you upgrade later).
If you are only interested in snapshots, the best idea is to downsize your photos to 1 MB or less before uploading them. To see higher resolution images and have unlimited uploads, you must sign up for a pay site like Smugmug or Flickr Pro.

InAlbum Lite

InAlbum Lite is a software package to help you turn your digital photos into stunning and funky photo albums. It is quick and easy to use.

Unlike slideshow software that produces a simple sequence of static pictures, InAlbum Lite adds motion and animation. The borders move, the images fade and dissolve into each other, and the words are presented in a number of animated ways. You can even add rain, lightning, and snow to your slideshow (if you like that sort of thing). This is the free promotional version of the full InAlbum, which allows you to export to html, make .exe versions and more.

Download InAlbum Lite

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