Freeware Image Editor

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

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

CombineZM is more than just an image stacking software that allows you to present your pictures in various different formats including still, 3D, movie and as a slide show..
Download CombineZM 1.0.0 (from Image Editors)

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

MyPaint is a free drawing program which includes several tools and many different brushes, pens and other drawing tools. A review of MyPaint has also been published.
Download MyPaint 1.0.0.1 (from Image Editors)

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

Paint. A review of Paint.NET has also been published.
Download Paint.NET 4.0.12 (from Image Editors)

image editor, paint, freeware picture editor
Recommended Image Editor | 3.6 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 0.9.22 (from Image Editors)

child, education, illustrate, image, paint, picture, draw
Recommended Image Editor | 1 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP / NT | Free

High- and mid-range cameras often take pictures in the RAW format. A review of Raw Therapee has also been published.
Download Raw Therapee 4.2.363 (from Image Editors)

Recommended Image Editor | 17.1 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP | Free

Pixopedia is a freeware image editor which bundles several interesting and artistic image retouching tools into a friendly interface. A review of Pixopedia has also been published.
Download Pixopedia 0.7.0 (from Image Editors)

autobrush, clone, color, convolve, drawing, editor, filters, image, ornaments, painter, resize, rotate, texture, warp
20.08 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP | Free

ImageMagick is a software suite to create, edit, compose, or convert bitmap images..
Download ImageMagick 17.0.2.30 (from Image Editors)

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

Speedy Painter is a simple and lightweight painting software..
Download Speedy Painter 3.4.8 (from Image Editors)

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

Introducing the Fly Photo Editor: This is the free version of the highly popular commercial photo editing solution by the same name (minus the free). A review of Fly Photo Editor (Free Version) has also been published.
Download Fly Photo Editor (Free Version) 2.99.9.k (from Image Editors)

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

An extremely popular and feature-rich image editor: PhotoScape's claim to fame is its amazing list of great features, ease of use and extremely cool effects it can apply to a range of different image formats. A review of PhotoScape has also been published.
Download PhotoScape 3.7 (from Image Editors)

Recommended Image Editor | 16.52 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP | Free

Annoyed by the extremely slow development of MS Paint? A review of HeliosPaint has also been published.
Download HeliosPaint 1.7 (from Image Editors)

Recommended Image Editor | 0.15 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / 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 0.91 (from Image Editors)

graphics, picture editor, vector, image editor
Recommended Image Editor | 35.44 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP | Free

GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a free software raster graphics editor. A review of GIMP for Windows has also been published.
Download GIMP for Windows 2.8.18 (from Image Editors)

freeware image, open source, image editing
Recommended Image Editor | 19.4 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP | Free

Pixelitor is a free and open source image editing software that supports layers, image effects, multiple undo etc..
Download Pixelitor 4.0.1 (from Image Editors)

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