PhotoDemon
BSD-licensed portable photo editor for Windows featuring multi-layer editing, batch processing, macro support, real-time effect previews, advanced filters, customizable hotkeys, non-destructive tools, color-managed workflow, efficient performance, and broad file compatibility.
Features
Properties
- Lightweight
Features
- Portable
- Retouch photos
- Support for Layers
- Color correction
- Color Picker
- RAW Photo Editors
- Works Offline
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Ad-free
- Dark Mode
- Custom Brushes
- Non Destructive Editing
- Batch Editing
- Photo effects
- Open PSD files
- HDR Support
- Batch processing
- Photographic filters
PhotoDemon News & Activities
Recent News
Recent activities
drawing777 added PhotoDemon as alternative to Invert Colors Online- Danilo_Venom updated PhotoDemon
Danilo_Venom added PhotoDemon as alternative to Sly- tanukileaf liked PhotoDemon
- TBayAreaPat reviewed PhotoDemon
Checked layers- that seems easy enough. Wanted to draw rectangle -there's no rectangle tool, but filling the selection rectangle is a workaround. Wanted to fill it white -there's no palette with white (?!?) AI tells me to choose pure white by setting Red, Green, and Blue (R, G, B) all to 255. Moved on to https://www.pinta-project.com/ which I think is rather good for it's lightweightness, but if you really want the portability, PhotoDemon will let you add a color palette.
- TBayAreaPat commented on PhotoDemon
Checked layers- that seems easy enough. Wanted to draw rectangle -there's no rectangle tool, but filling the selection rectangle is a workaround. Wanted to fill it white -there's no palette with white (?!?) AI tells me to choose pure white by setting Red, Green, and Blue (R, G, B) all to 255. Moved on to https://www.pinta-project.com/ which I think is rather good for it's lightweightness, but if you really want the portability, PhotoDemon will let you add a color palette.
alterphoto added PhotoDemon as alternative to AlterPhoto- nickthemanat liked PhotoDemon
- hced rated PhotoDemon
Excellent indeed. The only thing I'd love to disable would be the startup splash image. Does anyone know how to do that?
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What is PhotoDemon?
PhotoDemon is a compact, powerful photo editing software that requires just a 22 MB download and runs on any Windows PC from XP to Windows 11 without installation. Its portability allows users to run it from a USB stick, SD card, or portable drive, leaving no trace on the host computer. The open-source software, available under a permissive BSD license, has been translated into over a dozen languages by its global community of contributors.
PhotoDemon prioritizes ease of use with features like real-time effect previews, unlimited Undo/Redo, customizable hotkeys, and descriptive icons. It offers advanced tools such as macro recording and batch processing, supporting a wide range of file formats including PSD, PSP, XCF, and major camera RAW formats. With over 200 tools, including multi-layer support, color management, and various filters and effects, PhotoDemon is a versatile choice for both amateur and professional photographers.
PhotoDemon information
Developed by
Tanner Helland Licensing
Open Source and Free product.Rating
Average rating of 4.8Alternatives
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Comments and Reviews
Excellent, fast, and easy photo editor with a remarkable number of features. I use it frequently to clean up photos and the various great filters are great fun to use on backgrounds for either PowerPoint presentations or my Windows/Mac desktop. Great fun, very useful, and actively developed.
Checked layers- that seems easy enough. Wanted to draw rectangle -there's no rectangle tool, but filling the selection rectangle is a workaround. Wanted to fill it white -there's no palette with white (?!?) AI tells me to choose pure white by setting Red, Green, and Blue (R, G, B) all to 255. Moved on to https://www.pinta-project.com/ which I think is rather good for it's lightweightness, but if you really want the portability, PhotoDemon will let you add a color palette.
Excellent indeed. The only thing I'd love to disable would be the startup splash image. Does anyone know how to do that?
I really like PhotoDemon as a versatile, easy to use, and fast image editor, more powerful than IrfranView or Microsoft Paint, and lighter than GIMP or Krita. In addition, it is open source, compatible with older computers, and portable. A gem of an app that is not sufficiently appreciated.
Simple and effective like Paint.net or Photopea
I never commented here before, but today I have to do it. My photo editing requirements are not many, but I was tired of waiting for my old copy of Photoshop 7.0 to open just to do some basic photo editing. I don't need more than "simple", but I wanted it to be light and fast, like a Snapseed for Windows. I downloaded this program — an it's exactly what I needed. It seems to have all the features I had on my old Photoshop, but it opens in one second and it's very, very light. So, if you're like me and you want a lightweight software to do some basic editing for your imgs on social media or work presentations, this is the app you need!
Limited yet powerful selection of tools, as straightforward as it can get. For example, one of the most important features : W- Magic Wand. By default it can select a leaf on a tree instantly, for example. But it's straight seems to be also a weakness. You can't add or subtract to the current selection. For example: Magic Wand + Polygon - Lasso tool. Correct me if I wrong. 90/100% IMHO.