


Paint.NET is another Windows-only image editor that was originally developed to replace Microsoft Paint but the latest versions include editing tools like layers, levels and curves adjustments, cloning, an undo history, a gradient tool and support for third-party plugins. The goal of the developers is to experiment with new ideas and expand the use of free software and user input is welcomed.įastStone Image Viewer (above) (for Windows) is a combined image browser, converter and editor that supports all major graphic formats (including many popular raw file formats) and includes image viewing, management, comparison, red-eye removal, emailing, resizing, cropping, retouching and colour adjustments. 7 or newer) and modern variants of GNU/Linux, it provides a comprehensive set of tools that let users adjust, crop, remove objects, retouch and repair old photos, fix common imperfections like red eye and lens distortion and produce basic animations. Glimpse Image Editor is an open source image editor based on the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It also supports many of the plugins offered by third-party developers. Available for the Linux, Mac OS X and Windows platforms it provides most of the same features as Adobe’s Photoshop and its user interface is highly customisable. GIMP (the GNU Image Manipulation Program) is an open source program that has been around since the mid-to-late 1990s so there’s been plenty of time to refine it.

A few software options for viewing, editing and displaying your images…
