Freeware Image Editor

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 4.0.5.0 (from Image Editors)

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2.11 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / 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 2.99 (from Image Editors)

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

If you are looking for free software to create flowcharts or visual demonstrations, then Dia Diagram Editor is a good open-source program which provides many drawing tools. A review of Dia Diagram Editor has also been published.
Download Dia Diagram Editor 0.97.2 (from Image Editors)

diagram, editor, flowchart, graphics, object, shape, stencil, symbol, vector,
17.65 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / 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.i (from Image Editors)

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

GIMPShop is a simplifed installation package which installs the required packages in order to run GIMP on Windows. A review of GIMPshop has also been published.
Download GIMPshop 2.8.0 (from Image Editors)

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

ImageJ is an accessible and user friendly Java-based image processing application..
Download ImageJ 1.49o (from Image Editors)

27.7 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

WinTopo is a basic program which can be used to convert raster images to vector while supporting several common image formats like TIF, GIF, PNG and JPG. A review of WinTopo has also been published.
Download WinTopo 1.753 (from Image Editors)

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

PhoXo is a very lightweight, yet capable image editing application which is small enough to fit on a small disk and yet also able to run fine of lower-end systems like netbooks. A review of PhoXo has also been published.
Download PhoXo 8.3.0 (from Image Editors)

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4.5 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / 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 4.28.05 (from Image Editors)

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

Video games from the 80's normally used something called pixel art in order to render its graphics, these days, it's become very popular among video games and anime fans and thus Pixel Art was created. A review of Pixel Art has also been published.
Download Pixel Art 9.3 (from Image Editors)

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

PC Image Editor is the perfect freeware image editing companion to anybody who likes to dabble in graphics. A review of PC Image Editor has also been published.
Download PC Image Editor 5.6 (from Image Editors)

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5.79 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / 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 1.4 (from Image Editors)

2.2 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 Portable has also been published.
Download StylePix Portable 1.14.5.0 (from Image Editors)

image editor, photo editor, graphics editor
2.63 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 6.01 (from Image Editors)

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