Freeware Image Editor

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 2.45 (from Image Editors)

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

Unlike many traditional image editors, Pixia is a graphics editor designed especially for those with creative talent in comics. A review of Pixia has also been published.
Download Pixia 5.41k (from Image Editors)

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

PhotoPad image editing software is a free photo editor for Windows..
Download PhotoPad Free 2.32 (from Image Editors)

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

Photo! A review of Vicman Photo Editor has also been published.
Download Vicman Photo Editor 1.1 (from Image Editors)

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

In the every day world of software, you usually find that freeware programs aren't always what they've cracked up to be, yet SmoothDraw manages to break that mold and provide an excellent image editing suite which includes some very professional tools and features. A review of SmoothDraw has also been published.
Download SmoothDraw 3.2.11 (from Image Editors)

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

The graphics editor from Pixarra, TwistedBrush Open Studio, is the free version of a commercial photo editing and drawing application which aims to provide an easy way to apply a wide range of excellent effects to images for the artist within all of us. A review of TwistedBrush Open Studio has also been published.
Download TwistedBrush Open Studio 17.24 (from Image Editors)

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

Add tons of various photo/image effects to your jpeg images with Vicman's Photo Editor. A review of VicMans Photo Editor has also been published.
Download VicMans Photo Editor 8.1 (from Image Editors)

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

StylePix is a simple, yet intuitive image editing tool which reminds us a lot of Microsoft Paint on speed. A review of StylePix Portable has also been published.
Download StylePix Portable 1.12.3.3 (from Image Editors)

image editor, photo editor, graphics editor
2.63 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XP | Free

PaintStar is a freeware and portable image editor which is a great free solution if you're interested in touching up your photographs, doing some retouching or wanting to perform some basic image editing functions like applying filters, creating snapshots of your screen, working with layers which even support transparency and many more. A review of PaintStar has also been published.
Download PaintStar 2.70 (from Image Editors)

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

Chasys Draw IES is a graphics and image editor which surpasses many of its freeware counterparts. A review of Chasys Draw IES has also been published.
Download Chasys Draw IES 3.77.01 (from Image Editors)

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

StylePix is a simple, yet intuitive image editing tool which reminds us a lot of Microsoft Paint on speed. A review of StylePix has also been published.
Download StylePix 1.12.3.3 (from Image Editors)

image editor, photo editor, graphics editor
2.07 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XP | Free

As you may well have guessed from the title of this software, GIMP Portable is the portable version of the very popular open source editing suite called GIMP. A review of Portable GIMP has also been published.
Download Portable GIMP 2.6.11 (from Image Editors)

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

Pinta is a free and open-source image editing application which falls into the category of paint programs and also interesting to note is that the program is based off of the wildly popular Paint. A review of Pinta has also been published.
Download Pinta 1.3 (from Image Editors)

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

Photobie is an application customized for photo editing..
Download Photobie 7.2.10 (from Image Editors)

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

PicEdit is a free, small and fast image editor which gives you basic editing functions in a wonderfully simple layout. A review of PicEdit has also been published.
Download PicEdit 1.56 (from Image Editors)

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