Which is the best free photo editing software from photography perspective ?

Question

Please dont say photoshop or lightroom as they are not free.
Picasa is good but to elementary
I know of Gimp but just want to know is there a better option before I start learning it

Thanks

Answer 1

For free, GIMP is the most advanced. http://www.gimp.org and closest to Photoshop



There are others that are free, but they have fewer features than GIMP. But they might be absolutely fine if you don't need all the features that GIMP has



Paint.NET, and Photoscape are OK. But be careful when installing because they come with adware and other unwanted software. Whereas GIMP doesn't - if you get it from the official site.



And of course since they are all free, there's no reason you can't have them all.

Answer 2

I certainly do not have all these programs, so some of what I tell you will also just be based on what I have read. I do, however, have a friend who has both CS3 and Lightroom. His experience with Lightroom is pretty much as I have read. It uses the "darkroom" aspects of Photoshop, while skipping the ability to do all the tricks and graphic stuff. In other words, Lightroom gives you all the tools you need to do terrific editing to photos such as exposure, levels, curves, b/w conversions, etc. He says he is using it more and more instead of CS3. So I suppose it depends on just how far you want to go with your photos. If you want to just enhance the photo to make it the best it can be, then Lightroom will be all you need. If you desire to get into some serious manipulation or graphic creations, then you probably need CS3. Personally, I would think having both is a waste of money, but this friend of mine is a software junkie! I would forget Elements. Just reading your question tells me you are beyond it and / or would soon outgrow it. I also use a Mac, but have just not seen enough advantage to Aperture to download it. Maybe I don't know what I am missing, but I have also read reviews, and am just not impressed with it over the Photoshop I have now. Oh, by the way, I thought Lightroom would not run on a Mac? Or do they have a version for Mac now? Or... perhaps it only runs on the Intel Macs, which mine is not. So, anyway, there is some more info to ponder! :-) steve

Answer 3

Gimp is probably the best of the free, open source photo-editing programs

Answer 4

There are lots of free photo editing software.

1. Gimp

2. Paint.NET

3. Adobe Photoshop

4. PhoXo

5. Funny Photo Maker

6. IrfanView



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Answer 5

For photographic perspective i use blazephoto which is good for me.I was also using adobe and gimp as well but this software ha solved my premium needs as it comes with many features.This photo editor enables you to touch up pictures if needed: rotate, flip, resize, crop, remove red eye, adjust brightness/contrast/hue/saturation in color, set blur/sharp, enhance effects, and add text/clips/frame/filter.

Answer 6

Fotor is a pretty good photo editor I have to say. It is available on all the platforms, online, desktop, mobile app. Very easy to do all the editing work and still powerful. Worth trying! http://www.fotor.com/

Answer 7

With Windows 7, you get a free editing programme. It's under "My Pictures", the "Organise and Edit"

It's pretty comprehensive and does all the basic things, including Touch Up, Straighten, Crop etc.

Answer 8

GIMP is the best that I have found

Answer 9

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