Free PhotoShop Software

Free PhotoShop SoftwareFree PhotoShop software is available to download or as a Web App, provided Photoshop” is used in the generic sense as capable image and photo editing software. The Adobe program is an industry standard, and the expression “to Photoshop” is synonomous with any image manipulation. Downloading Photoshop software free is not an option, but there are a number of freePhotoshop software alternatives, mostly for Windows, that share many of its most popular features. Generally, they are “lighter” versions, which can be an advantage when it comes to speed. Some are Web Apps. Try out the free Photoshop software alternatives from this Software4Free.org list.

Gimp

Everybody loves Photoshop, but Photoshop costs several hundred dollars. Is there a free Photoshop software alternative? Yes there is: Gimp.

Gimp is open source photo software for tasks as photo retouching and image composition. It is a powerful piece of software with capabilities not found in any other free image editor. It can be used as a paint program, a pro photo editing program or an image-format converter. GIMP is very flexible, because it is modular which allows it to be enhanced with plug-ins and extensions to do just about anything.

Paint.net

Paint.net is free photo editing software for Windows. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers – like Photoshop, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of powerful tools. An active online community provides friendly help, tutorials and plugins. Paint was originally intended as a free replacement for MSPaint, but now it has grown into a powerful yet simple tool for photo and image editing.

Serif PhotoPlus

Another Photoshop alternative: less powerful than the Adobe juggernaut, but more nimble, quicker to load and less resource hungry. It can even use the widely available Photoshop plug-ins. Plus, it is free…….
Serif PhotoPlus is an award winning photo editing software package. Start with photo images, eg digital camera photos or scanned pictures. Fix problems, like red eye, or get creative. Use it for web, email or print. Photoshop plugins, animation, layers, editable text, extensive shaping and masking tools (freehand, smart shapes, font based), slicing and web image maps (automatically generates matching HTML), resize, web image optimization, and much more. Registration required.

Picasa

Not quite Photoshop, but for a free program Picasa http://picasa.google.com/ offers an excellent solution to the task of editing, organising and sharing your photos, all in one package. Picasa is a free software download* from Google that helps you:

• Locate and organise all the photos on your computer.
• Edit and add effects to your photos with a few clicks.
• Share your photos with others through email, prints & on the web

*not available for Mac, but Picasa Web Albums is.