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What program can I use to view, edit, or create
images?
Question:
What program can I use to view, edit, or create images?
Answer:Below is a listing of various software programs a user could use
to view, edit, resize, create and/or otherwise manipulate their image
files as well as additional
information about each of the programs.
Adobe Photoshop
Platform: Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, and Other
Capabilities: View, Edit, and Create
Additional information: By far one of the most advanced image
editing and creation programs available. This program is for users
serious about editing and creating their own images and can cost
several hundred dollars. See our Adobe
Photoshop page for additional information about this product or
visit Adobe for additional
information.
GIMP
Platform: Linux, Unix, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, and Other
Capabilities: View, Edit, and Create
Additional information: A great free and open source image
editor and viewer that has almost as many features as Adobe
Photoshop. See the GIMP page for
additional information and free downloads of this program.
IrfanView
Platform: Microsoft Windows
Capabilities: View and Edit
Additional information: A great freeware software program for
viewing a wide variety of different image formats, such as ANI, CUR,
B3D, BMP, DIB, CAM, CLP, CPT, CRW, CR2, DCM, IMA, DCX, DDS, DJVU,
IW44, DXF, DWG, HPGL, CGM, SVG, ECW, EMF, EPS, PS, PDF, FITS, FPX,
FSH, G3, GIF, HDR, ICL, EXE, DLL, ICO, ICS, IFF, LBM, IMG, JP2, JPC,
JPG, JPEG, JPM, KDC, LDF, LWF, PICT, QTIF, MNG, JNG, MrSID, SID, DNG,
EEF, NEF, MRW, ORF, RAF, DCR, SRF, PEF, X3F, NLM, NOL, NGG, PBM, PCD,
PCX, PGM, PIC, PNG, PPM, PSD, PSP, RAS, SUN, RAW, RLE, SFF, SFW, SGI,
RGB, SWF, TGA, TIF, TIFF, TTF, TXT, WAS, WAL, WBMP, WMF, XBM, XPM,
as well as many video and audio files. In addition to
being able to view the images, you can create your own slide shows,
change the format and other settings of multiple files at once,
and do other minor image manipulations. See the IrfanView
page for additional information and a free download of this
program.
PhotoPlus
Platform: Microsoft Windows
Capabilities: View, Edit, and Create
Additional information: Another great, free software
program capable of viewing, editing, and creating photos and images.
In addition to having a free photo editor and viewer, Free
SerifSoftware also has free desktop publishing software (PagePlus
SE), free web design software (WebPlus), free vector drawing
software (DrawPlus), and even a free 3D animation software program
(3DPlus). Additional information about each of these products as
well as free downloads for each of these programs can be found
here.
Picasa
Platform: Microsoft Windows
Capabilities: View and Edit
Additional information: A fantastic software program now
developed by Google that allows
a user easily to view all their images on their computer, make CDs
of those images, create web pages from those images, modify the
images, and much more. See the Picasa
page for additional information and a free download of this
program.
Mspaint
Platform: Microsoft Windows
Capabilities: View, Edit, and Create
Additional information: Software image editor included with
all versions of Microsoft Windows.
Although, it is not capable of viewing all types of images and does
not include the most advanced image creation tools. This program is
still a good program for users who want to view images or create
some basic images. See our mspaint
program page for additional information about this
program.
Of course, these are just a few of the hundreds of different free
and commercial image/photo editors and viewers. If you would like to
search for alternative programs, click here to open a search for
other free
image editors and programs.
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