Free Image Editors

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  1. GIMP icon
     4716 likes

    Advanced image manipulation tool offering comprehensive tools for photo retouching, composition, and batch processing in a free package.

    • Image Editor
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
    • AmigaOS
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    188 alternatives
    4.3
    Very Good127 reviews
  2. Paint.NET icon
     1647 likes

    Free image editor for Windows, offering layer support, plugins, special effects, and portable use without installation. Lightweight and ad-free.

    Paint.NET screenshot 1
    163 alternatives
    4.3
    Very Good47 reviews
  3. IrfanView icon
     984 likes

    Fast and powerful image viewer, editor, and converter for beginners and pros. Supports various formats, batch processing, and many extensions.

    • Image Viewer
    • Free PersonalProprietary
    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    IrfanView screenshot 1
    152 alternatives
    4.4
    Very Good37 reviews
  4. Photopea icon
     330 likes

    Browser-based editing supports complex layers, masks, and adjustment tools, opens PSD, XCF, Sketch files, and exports in over 40 formats, all client-side for privacy.

    • Image Editor
    • FreemiumProprietary
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Photopea screenshot 1
    110 alternatives
    4.5
    Excellent43 reviews
  5. Affinity icon
     44 likes

    Professional tool combining photo editing, vector illustration, and layout features with non-destructive editing, file compatibility, AI tools, and cloud integration.

    Affinity screenshot 1
    64 alternatives
  6. Canva icon
     378 likes

    Versatile design tool integrating photo, video editing, and AI-powered features for creating graphics, logos, and social media content efficiently.

    • Image Editor
    • FreemiumProprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Canva screenshot 1
    83 alternatives
    4.4
    Very Good35 reviews
  7. darktable icon
     331 likes

    Open source non-destructive RAW photo editor and image database with lighttable and darkroom views, real-time editing, HDR and scientific image support.

    Darktable’s lighttable mode showing a collection
    69 alternatives
    4.4
    Very Good14 reviews
  8. nomacs icon
     239 likes

    nomacs is a free, open source image viewer, which supports multiple platforms. You can use it for viewing all common image formats including RAW and psd images.

    • Image Viewer
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • Flathub
    nomacs screenshot 1
    96 alternatives
    4.6
    Excellent28 reviews
  9. Pinta icon
     274 likes

    Pinta is a image editing, drawing and painting application with a simple yet powerful interface. Pinta has a wide range of drawing tools, including: freehand, rectangles, circles and lines. It also has over 35 effects to apply to your images, and also has the ability to create...

    Pinta 3.0
    99 alternatives
    3.6
    Good17 reviews
  10. ImageMagick icon
     203 likes

    ImageMagick is a software suite to create, edit, and compose bitmap images. It can read, convert and write images in a variety of formats (about 100) including GIF, JPEG, JPEG-2000, PNG, PDF, PhotoCD, TIFF, and DPX.

    ImageMagick screenshot 1
    80 alternatives
  11. RawTherapee icon
     231 likes

    Powerful cross-platform raw photo processing software offering advanced user control over demosaicing and development. Supports HDR DNGs and image formats.

    • Raw Photo Editors
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flatpak
    RawTherapee screenshot 1
    58 alternatives
  12. Pixlr icon
     388 likes

    Online editor for fast image adjustments, design templates, AI tools, layers, quick overlays, and intricate photo enhancements for web or mobile use.

    • Image Editor
    • FreemiumProprietary
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Pixlr screenshot 1
    224 alternatives
    4.6
    Excellent8 reviews
  13. Pixelorama icon
     55 likes

    Pixelorama is a free and open source sprite editor, ideal for pixel art. In this page you'll be learning about the latest added features, as well as its features in general. It's made with Godot Engine, using GDScript.

    • Image Editor
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Steam
    • Snapcraft
    • itch.io
    • Online
    Pixelorama screenshot 1
    48 alternatives
  14. PicPick icon
     197 likes

    Offers multi-mode screen capture, integrated image editing, color selection tools, on-screen measuring utilities, hotkeys, sharing options, and a simple interface.

    PicPick screenshot 1
    200 alternatives
    4.3
    Very Good11 reviews
  15. PixiEditor icon
     18 likes

    PixiEditor is a free and open-source universal 2D editor. Create clean pixel-perfect sprites, paint with raster tools, or design crisp vector graphics — all on one canvas. Animate frame-by-frame or use the powerful Node Graph to build fully non-destructive visuals and custom...

    • Image Editor
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    PixiEditor screenshot 1
    36 alternatives
  16. SketchBook icon
     154 likes

    Sketchbook drawing software features an artist-friendly, gesture-based user interface that is so fast and intuitive even new users can be productive within minutes.

    Android (1)
    79 alternatives
    4.2
    Very Good9 reviews
  17. Aseprite icon
     76 likes

    Aseprite (previously ASE, aka Allegro Sprite Editor) is a program to create animated sprites & pixel art. Sprites are little images that can be used in your website or in a video game. You can draw characters with movement, intros, textures, patterns, backgrounds, logos...

    Aseprite screenshot 1
    51 alternatives
  18. Snapseed icon
     87 likes

    Snapseed is a photo enhancement and sharing app with a powerful suite of imaging filters and tools for anyone, anywhere, to transform any image into an extraordinary photo.

    • Photo Editor
    • FreeProprietary
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Snapseed screenshot 1
    74 alternatives
  19. miniPaint icon
     30 likes

    miniPaint is free online image editor using HTML5. Edit, adjust your images, add effects online in your browser without installing anything. You can use the Electron based version of the editor if you like.

    miniPaint screenshot 1
    36 alternatives