Digital Photo Editors

Digital Photo Editors

Free Photo Editors

GIMP for Windows
http://www.gimp.org/windows/
GIMP is a popular open-source image editor originally developed for Unix/Linux and although it is often lauded as the "free Photoshop," it does have an interface and features similar to Photoshop.

Serif PhotoPlus
http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/
PhotoPlus 6 features an export optimizer, editable text, image slicing and image maps, selection tools, smart shapes, third-party plug-in support, red-eye removal tool, and photo enhancement tools and PhotoPlus 6 works on Windows 95, 98, 98 SE, 2000, NT4, and XP.

Paint.NET
http://www.getpaint.net/index2.html
Paint.NET features layers, painting and drawing tools, special effects, unlimited undo history, and levels adjustments and it is completely free, and the source code is also available for free.

Pixia
http://park18.wakwak.com/~pixia/
Pixia is the English version of a popular free painting and retouching software that originated in Japan that features custom brush tips, multiple layers, masking, vector- and bitmap-based drawing tools, color, tone, and lighting adjustments, and multiple undo/redo.

Paint Shop Pro Photo 11
http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product/1155872554948
Filled with one-of-a-kind photo tools sure to please even the most discerning photographer, Corel® Paint Shop Pro® Photo XI is the ideal choice for people who want extraordinary photos with its built-in Learning Center to help first time users get started.

Commercial Photo Editors

Adobe Photoshop
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/
Groundbreaking creative tools help you achieve extraordinary results, unprecedented adaptability lets you custom-fit Photoshop to the way you work, and with more efficient editing, processing, and file handling, there's no slowing you down.

Corel Paint Shop Pro
http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product/1155872554948
Filled with one-of-a-kind photo tools sure to please even the most discerning photographer, Corel® Paint Shop Pro® Photo XI is the ideal choice for people who want extraordinary photos with a built-in Learning Center to help first time users get started, it's the easiest way to get professional-looking photos-fast.

Microsoft Digital Image Suite
http://www.microsoft.com/products/imaging/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=004
Easy-to-use features help you capture, organize, creatively enhance and share your pictures and video memories with friends and family as your passion for great photography and videography grows, Digital Image Suite Plus gives you everything you need to create your own multimedia spectacle.

Ulead PhotoImpact
http://www.ulead.com/pi/runme.htm
Ulead® PhotoImpact® 12 is a complete image-editing suite where you can choose powerful yet easy-to-use tools and share in your photos, greeting cards, labels, calendars, prints, email and more.

PhotoFiltre
http://www.photofiltre.com/
PhotoFiltre allows you to do simple or advanced adjustments to an image and apply a vast range of filters on it with its 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.

Online Photo Editors

Picnik
http://www.picnik.com/
With Picnik you can quickly edit all your online photos from one place and it's the easiest way on the Web to fix underexposed photos, remove red-eye, or apply effects to your photos.

Picture2Life
http://www.picture2life.com/
Picture2Life allows you to 'bring your pictures to life' with its simple and easy-to-use online image editor that works great with your pictures that you already have online, that includes all photo sharing, photo hosting or photo blogging websites such as Flickr, Photobucket, ImageShack, MySpace, Friendster, Hi5, FotoLog, and the list just goes on.

Preloadr
http://www.preloadr.com/
Based on the unique technology of nexImage and the public API of Flickr, this platform connects to your Flickr account and brings powerful image manipulation tools right to your browser and no special installation and no additional registration is needed.

PXN8
http://pixenate.com/
Along with a slew of nice editing features, PXN8 also integrates with Flickr, allowing you to edit your Flickr photos with the click of a bookmarklet, then save the edits back in Flickr. For the Flickr-addicted, PXN8 gives you the opportunity to tweak your photos anytime you’re bored and at a browser.

Original Photograph	Edited Photograph using PXN8

Using PXN8, I altered this photograph of Donovan McNabb by first cropping the image down to better view the features. I then used the fill light feature to add some light to the dark spots on the original photograph. I then used a lomo effect to add a soft, dark halo around the photograph. The lines on the edited photograph are from the interlace feature, which adds TV scan lines to a photograph. The overall darkness to the edited photograph is from the sepia feature, which turns colored photographs into sepia-toned photographs.