see Computer Guides for tutorials on Gimp, Irfanview, Paint.net, and Photoshop.
Free Online Image Editors
see also: Office Tools: Charts and Graphs
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Quick Online Tools:
- Resize : Pic Resize -- Resize Your Image
- Optimize : Online Image Optimizer
- Share : Flickr -- Photobucket -- Picasa -- Skitch
- 8 Websites to Create Animated GIF Online
"If you’ve been wondering which online services you should use to create animated gif, then here you are the list of the good ones that worth your time." - Aviary Image Suite
Advanced graphics suite available in both free and paid versions. Very nice tools; Firefox addon available. - Foto Flexer
Nice photo editor with layers and some advanced tools.. - iPiccy
"Edit pictures, apply beautiful photo effects, add text and even paint!" Very complete and easy to use; about the only thing this online editor seems to be missing is layers. - Pixenate
Easy basic photo editing.. - Pixlr
This image editor allows the use of layers and some fairly advanced editing options. - Sketchpad
Online drawing program allowing a wide variety of colors and gradients. Works in any web browser which supports HTML 5 (including Firefox, Opera, Safari, and Chrome). - Splashup
Nice editor which does layers and has advanced editing capability.. - SumoPaint
Another nice image creator and editor which offers layers and advanced editing features..
Free Desktop Image Editors
- Artweaver Win
"Paint creatively with the help of a huge range of painting tools.... [and] offers layers, group layers and support for the PSD file format.". - Chocoflop Mac
"Real-time previews of filters and keep modifications live for as long as you want.". - CinePaint Linux, Mac, BSD
Professional-level editing. "CinePaint is used to retouch feature films and in pro photography.". - Dia Linux, Win
Graphing tool to make "diagrams, flowcharts, network diagrams, and many other diagrams." (Similiar to MS Visio.). - Diagram Designer Win
Small free vector-graphic app for making diagrams and flow charts.. - DrawBerry Mac
"With layers, powerful tools, inspectors and workspace, DrawBerry is a complete and easy-to-use drawing solution." - Fotografix Win
Lightweight yet powerful small image editor with the ability to use layers. Can also be used as a portable application (e.g., from a usb drive). - Free Photoshop-Compatible Plugins
NOT image editors in themselves, but rather small add-on programs to enhance Photoshop.. - Gimp multiplatform
Highly-regarded open-source Photoshop replacement with layers, multiple tools, and special addons.. - Inkscape multiplatform
"Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Xara X.... Inkscape supports many advanced SVG features ... and great care is taken in designing a streamlined interface.". - Irfanview Win
"A very fast, small, compact and innovative ... graphic viewer" and editor. This great little freeware program can crop, resize, optimize, change colors, change formats, do basic Paint editing, create thumbnails, slideshows, and more. - My Paint Linux/Win
"A fast and easy open-source graphics application for digital painters. ... You work on your canvas with minimum distractions, bringing up the interface only when you need it." - Paint.net Win
"Image and photo editing software .... with support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools." (More complex than Irfanview, less than Photoshop or the Gimp.). - Pencil multi-platform
"An animation/drawing software... [which] lets you create traditional hand-drawn animation (cartoon) using both bitmap and vector graphics." - Photobie Win
"Free image editor, photo editor, screen capture ( screencapture ), GIF animation, flash jukebox, digital scrapbooking, photo viewer, icon editor etc." - Photo Magician
"Photo Magician is a small and easy to use program that allows you to quickly scale and convert your images." - PicPick Win
"Features a powerful capture tool, image editor, color picker, color palette, pixel ruler, protractor, crosshair, whiteboard and etc.". - Seashore Mac
"Open source image editor for Mac OS X's Cocoa framework. It features gradients, textures and anti-aliasing for both text and brush strokes. It supports multiple layers and alpha channel editing.". - TuxPaint multiplatform
"Free, award-winning drawing program for children ages 3 to 12.". - Xara Xtreme Linux
"A powerful, general purpose graphics program for Unix platforms.".
Commercial Image Editors
- Adobe Fireworks Win, Mac $$
Program specially focused on webdesign aspects of graphic design. - Adobe Illustrator Win, Mac $$
Highly regarded vector graphics program. - Adobe Photoshop Win, Mac $$
Comprehensive and extremely popular graphics editor. - Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Win, Mac $$
Set of graphics tools designed for use with digital photographs. - CorelDRAW Win $$
Highly regarded vector graphics suite known for innovation. - Corel PaintShop Pro Win $$
Long-standing graphics editor. - Xara Xtreme for Windows Win $$
Vector graphics program considered fast and easy to learn.
3d Modelling & CAD Programs
See Art - Architecture for floor planners.- 25 (Free) 3D Modeling Applications You Should Not Miss
- 60 Excellent Free 3D Model Websites
Check these sites for review of 3D modeling programs. - AutoQ3D Win/Linux; $
3D modeling program. - Blender multiplatform; free
Popular and well-supported open source 3D modeling program available for multiple operating system in a variety of languages. - Envisioneer Express Win; free
"Specifically designed to introduce clients to the simple creation of floor plans, 3D models, and interior design concepts. Envisioneer Express uses real world objects such as walls, doors, windows and stairs to make creative designs fast and easy." - Google Sketchup Mac/Win; free
"Google SketchUp is software that you can use to create 3D models of anything you like." - Logotag Free Win; free
"Logotag Free offers all the functions of a commercial 2D CAD but is totally free." - Sculptris Win; free
A neat little program for sculpting models as if making them from clay. - Solidworks Win; $$
Professional level 3D modeling program. The Solidworks Free CAD Software offered by the same company complement the program and add further functionality. - TrueSpace Win; free
"trueSpace7.6 is a fully-featured 3D authoring package that will let you model, texture, light, animate and render 3D content."