Free Graphics Software
Free graphics software add-ons, programs, and other utilities you can download.
Top Picks: Free Photo Editors for Windows
Even if you can't afford to spend anything on software, you can still find free software to help you create and edit your photos and images. These are my top picks for free image editing programs.
Even if you can't afford to spend anything on software, you can still find free software to help you create and edit your photos and images. These are my top picks for free image editing programs.
Top Picks: Free Photo Editors for Macintosh
If you can't afford to purchase software, you can still find free software to create and edit images. These are my picks for the top free image editors and painting programs for Macintosh.
If you can't afford to purchase software, you can still find free software to create and edit images. These are my picks for the top free image editors and painting programs for Macintosh.
ArtRage 2 Free Edition (Win/Mac)
ArtRage is a fun, easy to use program that's great for experimenting with digital art, especially if you also own a pressure sensitive graphics tablet. The free version is a great way to see what digital painting and drawing is like, but for the small upgrade price, you'll no doubt want to move up to the full version.
ArtRage is a fun, easy to use program that's great for experimenting with digital art, especially if you also own a pressure sensitive graphics tablet. The free version is a great way to see what digital painting and drawing is like, but for the small upgrade price, you'll no doubt want to move up to the full version.
Artweaver (Win)
Artweaver features a number of natural media brushes and tools such as chalk, pencils, charcoal, oil paint, felt markers, crayons, airbrushes, acrylic, sponges, pastels, and cloners. Each brush has a number of attributes that can be adjusted for even more variety. In addition, Artweaver offers a solid set of general image manipulation and enhancement tools.
Artweaver features a number of natural media brushes and tools such as chalk, pencils, charcoal, oil paint, felt markers, crayons, airbrushes, acrylic, sponges, pastels, and cloners. Each brush has a number of attributes that can be adjusted for even more variety. In addition, Artweaver offers a solid set of general image manipulation and enhancement tools.
Corel Snapfire - Free Digital Photo Software for Windows
Corel Snapfire is free digital photo software to help you organize, enhance, and share your pictures and video clips. Although it is well-designed and easy to use, the lack of features will probably disappoint all but the most nascent beginners. However, if you like to print photo projects and layouts from home or want a super simple way to share photo slide shows, Snapfire is worth a try.
Corel Snapfire is free digital photo software to help you organize, enhance, and share your pictures and video clips. Although it is well-designed and easy to use, the lack of features will probably disappoint all but the most nascent beginners. However, if you like to print photo projects and layouts from home or want a super simple way to share photo slide shows, Snapfire is worth a try.
Cropper - Free Screen Capture Tool for Windows
Cropper is a pretty nifty free screen capture tool I came across recently. When you run it from a keyboard shortcut or the tray icon, it puts a floating transparent box on your screen which you can move freely and resize by dragging the corner. Move the frame around the screen and simply double click to capture the area under the box.
Cropper is a pretty nifty free screen capture tool I came across recently. When you run it from a keyboard shortcut or the tray icon, it puts a floating transparent box on your screen which you can move freely and resize by dragging the corner. Move the frame around the screen and simply double click to capture the area under the box.
Desktop Graffitist (Win)
"Desktop Graffitist is a small program that enables you to spray paint your desktop, and anything else that might appear on screen. DG is designed for recreation and creativity, and can be used to relieve office stress."
"Desktop Graffitist is a small program that enables you to spray paint your desktop, and anything else that might appear on screen. DG is designed for recreation and creativity, and can be used to relieve office stress."
Easy Thumbnails from Fookes Software (Windows)
Easy Thumbnails is a handy free tool to have around for more than just generating thumbnails. It can also enlarge images, adjust color, rename files, and quickly show a folder of images as a Web page.
Easy Thumbnails is a handy free tool to have around for more than just generating thumbnails. It can also enlarge images, adjust color, rename files, and quickly show a folder of images as a Web page.
FastStone - Free Image Viewer for Windows
FastStone Image Viewer is a free image browser for Windows. See a screen shot and read a mini review of FastStone Image Viewer.
FastStone Image Viewer is a free image browser for Windows. See a screen shot and read a mini review of FastStone Image Viewer.
FinePrint (Win)
FinePrint is a useful tool for when you need to convert documents to image files and your software doesn't offer a Save As or Export option. With FinePrint, you can convert anything you can print into a TIFF, BMP, or JPEG file. FinePrint is not free, but the trial is unlimited except that it puts a small tagline baner on the bottom margin of each page it outputs.
FinePrint is a useful tool for when you need to convert documents to image files and your software doesn't offer a Save As or Export option. With FinePrint, you can convert anything you can print into a TIFF, BMP, or JPEG file. FinePrint is not free, but the trial is unlimited except that it puts a small tagline baner on the bottom margin of each page it outputs.
Gallery Wizard from The B-Zone (Windows)
Whether you want a quick and easy solution or full control over appearance, Gallery Wizard is a great free tool to generate Web photo galleries complete with thumbnails, hyperlinks, and image pages.
Whether you want a quick and easy solution or full control over appearance, Gallery Wizard is a great free tool to generate Web photo galleries complete with thumbnails, hyperlinks, and image pages.
Google SketchUp 6 for Windows and Mac
Google SketchUp is free 3D modeling software for Windows and Macintosh.
Google SketchUp is free 3D modeling software for Windows and Macintosh.
ImageForge from CursorArts Co - Featured Download
ImageForge from CursorArts Co, a featured graphics software download.
ImageForge from CursorArts Co, a featured graphics software download.
ImageWell (Mac)
ImageWell is a handy dandy "Swiss Army Knife" image editor for Mac. It offers lots of essential features in a small, tidy package. To begin using ImageWell, just drag and drop an image right onto the ImageWell window. The most commonly used features are right there in the main window -- you can rename the image, rotate it, adjust the size and compression amount, add a watermark, and more.
ImageWell is a handy dandy "Swiss Army Knife" image editor for Mac. It offers lots of essential features in a small, tidy package. To begin using ImageWell, just drag and drop an image right onto the ImageWell window. The most commonly used features are right there in the main window -- you can rename the image, rotate it, adjust the size and compression amount, add a watermark, and more.
IrfanView 32 (Win)
IrfanView 32 is a small and speedy free image viewer and thumbnail browser for Windows.
IrfanView 32 is a small and speedy free image viewer and thumbnail browser for Windows.
JAlbum - The Free Web Photo Album Generator (Java)
JAlbum is a free Web photo album and slide show generator that is easy to use, yet incredibly versatile. New users can generate an album in three easy steps, and power users will appreciate the scripting capabilities, image filters, and integrated FTP. It's also multi-platform compatible and localized for several languages.
JAlbum is a free Web photo album and slide show generator that is easy to use, yet incredibly versatile. New users can generate an album in three easy steps, and power users will appreciate the scripting capabilities, image filters, and integrated FTP. It's also multi-platform compatible and localized for several languages.
JPEGCrops - Batch Cropping of JPEGs Without Loss (Win)
JPEGCrops is free software to help you quickly rotate and crop multiple photos to standard photo sizes without loss of quality.
JPEGCrops is free software to help you quickly rotate and crop multiple photos to standard photo sizes without loss of quality.
MemoriesOnWeb (Windows)
MemoriesOnWeb photo slide show software for Windows offers a super easy way to post a video slide show of photos on the Web. Just select the photos you want to use from the built-in browser, adjust a few settings, and click Publish.
MemoriesOnWeb photo slide show software for Windows offers a super easy way to post a video slide show of photos on the Web. Just select the photos you want to use from the built-in browser, adjust a few settings, and click Publish.
Paint.NET (Win)
Paint.NET is a free photo editor for Windows which features layers, blending modes, special effects, unlimited undo history, and a number of image adjustments and filter effects. Besides the standard pixel-based painting and selection tools, Paint.NET also includes easy to use tools for drawing shapes and lines, a text tool, a clone stamp, and a recolor tool.
Paint.NET is a free photo editor for Windows which features layers, blending modes, special effects, unlimited undo history, and a number of image adjustments and filter effects. Besides the standard pixel-based painting and selection tools, Paint.NET also includes easy to use tools for drawing shapes and lines, a text tool, a clone stamp, and a recolor tool.
Panorama Tools from Helmut Dersch - Featured Download
Panorama Tools from Helmut Dersch, a featured graphics software download.
Panorama Tools from Helmut Dersch, a featured graphics software download.
PhotoPage from John A. Vink - Featured Download
PhotoPage from John A. Vink, a featured graphics software download.
PhotoPage from John A. Vink, a featured graphics software download.
PicaJet Free Edition Digital Photo Software
PicaJet Free Edition 2.5 is a powerful organizer for your digital photos. Its printing and sharing options are quite limited, but for organizing, browsing, and light editing of your digital photos it is very impressive.
PicaJet Free Edition 2.5 is a powerful organizer for your digital photos. Its printing and sharing options are quite limited, but for organizing, browsing, and light editing of your digital photos it is very impressive.
Picasa Digital Photo Software
Picasa is free photo management software that scans your computer for picture files and automatically organizes them into albums, then allows you to edit and share them.
Picasa is free photo management software that scans your computer for picture files and automatically organizes them into albums, then allows you to edit and share them.
PicSizer from AxiomX (Windows)
PicSizer offers a beautiful interface with straightforward controls for generating 'screen-friendly' reduced-size photos for email and Web use. You can also rotate and rename the processed files.
PicSizer offers a beautiful interface with straightforward controls for generating 'screen-friendly' reduced-size photos for email and Web use. You can also rotate and rename the processed files.
PIXresizer from Bluefive Software (Windows)
PIXresizer is a free, easy-to-use tool to quickly reduce the size of one or many photos for use on the Web or for emailing.
PIXresizer is a free, easy-to-use tool to quickly reduce the size of one or many photos for use on the Web or for emailing.
Renamer from Albert Bertilsson - Featured Download
Renamer from Albert Bertilsson, a featured graphics software download.
Renamer from Albert Bertilsson, a featured graphics software download.
ROMCat - CorelDRAW Clipart Catalog and Browser - Featured Download
RomCAT, a featured graphics software download.
RomCAT, a featured graphics software download.
Vallen JPegger Image and MP3 Explorer (Windows)
Vallen JPegger is a simple image browser and viewer which also lets you browse and play MP3 files.
Vallen JPegger is a simple image browser and viewer which also lets you browse and play MP3 files.
virtualPhotographer - Free Plug-in from optikVerve Labs
virtualPhotographer is a fun and easy plug-in that helps you add drama and artistic effects to your photos. The free software lets you experiment with a wide variety of color and black & white photographic effects by manipulating color, film speed, film type, and effects.
virtualPhotographer is a fun and easy plug-in that helps you add drama and artistic effects to your photos. The free software lets you experiment with a wide variety of color and black & white photographic effects by manipulating color, film speed, film type, and effects.
Web Album Generator (Windows)
Web Album Generator is a simple Web photo gallery generator that has the added bonus of being strictly standards compliant, so you can be sure your albums will be accessible from any Web browser.
Web Album Generator is a simple Web photo gallery generator that has the added bonus of being strictly standards compliant, so you can be sure your albums will be accessible from any Web browser.
Windows Live Photo Gallery
Windows Live Photo Gallery is a free picture and video clip organizer for Windows XP and Vista.
Windows Live Photo Gallery is a free picture and video clip organizer for Windows XP and Vista.
Wink Tutorial and Presentation Creator (Win)
Wink is a free tool for creating animated tutorials and software demonstrations.
Wink is a free tool for creating animated tutorials and software demonstrations.
Xee for Mac Image Viewer
Xee is a very simple and fast, free image viewer for Mac OS X.
Xee is a very simple and fast, free image viewer for Mac OS X.
XnView Image Viewer & Converter
XnView is a fast and free image viewer and converter with support for a staggering number of file formats (over 400), operating systems, and languages. Features for resizing, adjusting, adding effects, slide show display, batch conversion, screen capture, printing, drag & drop, and more. Free for non-commercial use.
XnView is a fast and free image viewer and converter with support for a staggering number of file formats (over 400), operating systems, and languages. Features for resizing, adjusting, adding effects, slide show display, batch conversion, screen capture, printing, drag & drop, and more. Free for non-commercial use.