Freeware Image Editor

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 (from Image Editors)

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

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

3.6 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 (from Image Editors)

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

1 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP / NT | 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 (from Image Editors)

35.44 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 (from Image Editors)

16.52 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 (from Image Editors)

19.4 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP | 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 (from Image Editors)

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

ImageForce is a freeware art studio for creating or editing images, photos, picture albums, screensavers, etc. A review of ImageForge Standard has also been published.
Download ImageForge Standard (from Image Editors)

4.8 MB | For | Free

The Camera Raw functionality in Adobe Photoshop software provides fast and easy access within Photoshop to the "raw" image formats produced by many leading professional and mid-range digital cameras..
Download Adobe Camera Raw (from Image Editors)

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

Orange Photo Editor is a very simple image editor which is useful as a tool to produce thumbnails and HTML for people wishing to upload their photos to a web site. A review of Orange Photo Editor has also been published.
Download Orange Photo Editor (from Image Editors)

562 KB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP / NT | Free

Camouflage is a freeware plug-in for PhotoShop compatible plug-in hosts..
Download Camouflage (from Image Editors)

free camo texture
0.51 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XP | Free

Silhouette Studio is a free program (the basic edition of commercial software) which allows you to create business card designs utilizing vector graphics. A review of Silhouette Studio has also been published.
Download Silhouette Studio (from Image Editors)

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

With HP Photo Creations you can automatically make beautiful keepsakes with just a few mouse clicks; or you can take your time and customize your keepsakes with over 1,800 high quality artwork designs, 1,300 placeable graphics, placeable text boxes, custom fonts, borders, and dozens of photo editing tools..
Download HP Photo Creations (from Image Editors)

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

Adobe Camera Raw for Photoshop (CC, CS6 and CC 2014) is an alternative way to install support for digital camera RAW formats. A review of Camera Raw for Photoshop has also been published.
Download Camera Raw for Photoshop (from Image Editors)

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