Free Photo Editing

When you a see a howling photo in front of you, you immediately think of some software from which it could be made. Adobe, Irfanview are the names of the some of the softwares that might strike your mind but there are tremendous softwares that are available free of cost and apart from softwares, there are a more than a dozen of sites that do the photo-editing service absolutely free. So this post is basically aimed at making you aware about the various kinds of sources that are available for photo-editing.

Firstly I am providing you the list of softwares and after that the list of photo-editing sites will follow.

 

SOFTWARES

• GIMP :

  GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.

  It has many capabilities. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, etc.

  GIMP is expandable and extensible. It is designed to be augmented with plug-ins and extensions to do just about anything. The advanced scripting interface allows everything from the simplest task to the most complex image manipulation procedures to be easily scripted.

• PAINT.NET :

  Paint.NET is free image and photo editing software for computers that run Windows. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools. An active and growing online community provides friendly help, tutorials, and plug-ins.

  PHOTO FILTER :

  PhotoFiltre is a complete image retouching program. It allows you to do simple or advanced adjustments
  to an image and apply a vast range of filters on it. It is simple and intuitive to use, and has an easy
  learning curve. The toolbar, giving you access to the standard filters with just a few clicks, gives
  PhotoFiltre a robust look.

• IMAGE FORGE :
  ImageForge provides you with a set of powerful tools for painting and editing images, photos or other graphics.Create and edit images, acquire pictures from your scanner, digital camera or other Twain-compliant device, apply special effect filters, produce your own photo albums and simple slide shows, and much more.Upgrade your ability to edit images with this free paint program.

• PIXIA :
  It features custom brush tips, multiple layers, masking, vector- and bitmap-based drawing tools, color, tone, and lighting adjustments, and multiple undo/redo. Like many freeware editors, there is no support for saving GIF format. Pixia is also available for many other languages. Pixia works with Windows 95, 98, Me, NT4, 2000, and XP.

• PICNIK :

  Picnik makes your photos fabulous with easy to use yet powerful editing tools. Tweak to your heart’s content, then get creative with oodles of effects, fonts, shapes, and frames.

  It's fast, easy, and fun.

• PHOTOSCAPE :

  Photoscape is the fun and easy photo editing software that enables you to fix and enhance photos.

• PICASA :
  The easy way to find, edit, and share your photos.

• PHOTO PLUS :

  PhotoPlus is the amazing photo editing software from Serif that enables you to enhance your digital photos and images, create stunning bitmap graphics and even web animations.

  With PhotoPlus you can easily edit images, enhance colour balance, adjust brightness and contrast and make many more changes and adjustments to achieve fantastic results every time!

• ULTIMATE PAINT :

  Ultimate Paint is a full-featured 32-bit Windows graphics program for image creation, viewing and manipulation. On this page you can download different versions, see what extras UP gives you compared to other paint programs, take a look at its cool plug-in effects, register the trial version and browse the tutorials.
  In the latest trial version all basic functionality can be used without limitations. In addition we have also introduced a new freeware version.

• VIC-MAN’S PHOTO EDITOR :
  VCW VicMan's Photo Editor is a versatile image editor with an intuitive interface and a wide variety of features. This powerful application is user friendly, offering simple image editing, high productivity and easy customization.
  

  
  
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• SPLASH-UP :
  Splashup, formerly Fauxto, is a powerful editing tool and photo manager. With the features professionals use and novices want, it's easy to use, works in real-time and allows you to edit many images at once. Splashup runs in all browsers, integrates seamlessly with top photo-sharing sites, and even has its own file format so you can save your work in progress.

• FLAUNT R :
  FlauntR can
  Apply stunning one-click effects to your digital photos for free
  Convert edited photos into posters, canvas prints, and greeting cards.
  Lots of one-click options to edit your digital photos instantly.
  Blend the essence of world famous paintings onto your photos in one click.
  Dozens of fancy fonts and effects for all sorts of photos and backgrounds

• PIXENATE :

  Pixenate is the photo editor of choice for photo printing and photo sharing businesses.
  Click here to find out how Pixenate can enhance your photo website.

• PHOENIX :
  From basic image retouching to complex effects, Phoenix delivers the key features of a desktop image editor with the simplicity and accessibility of a web-based application.

• SNIPSHOT :
  Just for cropping job.

• ADOBE PHOTOSHOP EXPRESS :

  Adobe Photoshop Express is a Flash-based image editing web application from Adobe used to directly edit photos on blogs and social networking sites, so that users do not have to download or upload images. Similar to Picnik, the application currently works with sites such as Facebook, Picasa and Photobucket.

• PHIXR :
  Phixr is a free online photo editor, ideal for internet cafes, school or office computers and everywhere where there is no photo editing software installed.

• PIC RESIZE :
  For resizing your photos, this one is an awesome tool.

• PICTUREFUL :
  Free online photo editor, decorate with overlays, remove red eye, simple zoom for crop, and resize.