Freeware Image Editor

Introducing Darktable, the free and open-source software solution for photo editing and file management. A review of Darktable has also been published.
Download Darktable 5.6.1 (from Image Editors)

107 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP | Free

FotoSketcher is a wonderful image editing/touching-up program which can effortlessly turn some of your dullest (or most beautiful) photos into something of a piece of artwork. A review of FotoSketcher has also been published.
Download FotoSketcher 4.60 (from Image Editors)

10.89 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XP | Free

OpenToonz is an open-source full-featured 2D animation creation software..
Download OpenToonz 1.8.0 (from Image Editors)

51.2 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XP | Free

Krita is a free and open source illustration and painting graphics software suite which performs quite nicely for those with a creative side. A review of Krita has also been published.
Download Krita 6.0.3 (from Image Editors)

95.8 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XP | Free

Graphviz is open source graph visualization software..
Download Graphviz 16.1.0 (from Image Editors)

34.2 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP | Free

If you want to provide your child with a little bit of fun and perhaps introduce them to using a PC, then Tux Paint is the perfect program. A review of Tux Paint has also been published.
Download Tux Paint 0.9.35 (from Image Editors)

1 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP / NT | Free

draw..
Download draw io 31.0.2 (from Image Editors)

95.5 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP | Free

Inkscape is a very powerful vector graphics editing application which creates vector graphics without much need for an advanced graphics artists to take control of the controls. A review of Inkscape has also been published.
Download Inkscape 1.4.4 (from Image Editors)

35.44 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP | Free

LibreSprite is a free and open source pixel art editor which is forked from the original ---- Aseprite ---- application which was originally a freeware option. A review of LibreSprite has also been published.
Download LibreSprite 1.3 (from Image Editors)

24.6 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP | Free

ImageMagick is a software suite to create, edit, compose, or convert bitmap images..
Download ImageMagick 7.1.2-30 (from Image Editors)

64.5 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP | Free

MediBang Paint Pro is a drawing and paint application which was designed mainly to accommodate comic and manga artists, offering a series of particularly useful features for the creation of panels and vignettes. A review of MediBang Paint Pro has also been published.
Download MediBang Paint Pro 29.1 ver. 2023.9.6 (from Image Editors)

47 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XP | Free

PhotoPad Free image editor is a feature-packed image editing suite which can apply a number of different filters, corrections and adjustments to digital photographs. A review of PhotoPad Free has also been published.
Download PhotoPad Free 15.21 (from Image Editors)

0.47 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XP | Free

Adobe Photoshop Express is a freeware photo editing application which is a very slimmed down version of the commercial software Adobe Photoshop, the application the company is famous for..
Download Adobe Photoshop Express 6.7.1.0 (from Image Editors)

57.2 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XP | Free

Editor's Note: Adobe has strangely released the CS2 Suite as a defacto freeware product. A review of Adobe Photoshop 9 CS2 has also been published.
Download Adobe Photoshop 9 CS2 9.0 (from Image Editors)

340 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP | Free

Desktop publisher tools which actually include powerful features are often rather expensive, but Scribus breaks that mold with its free publishing program with many impressive features and tools. A review of Scribus has also been published.
Download Scribus 1.6.6 (from Image Editors)

66.8 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP | Free