Ashampoo Photo Optimizer 6 adds new portrait tools, photo effects, delivers...
German developer Ashampoo has unveiled Photo Optimizer 6, the first major new build of its fast, user-friendly photo tool for over two years. The program adds a number of new portrait-enhancing tools...
View ArticleMajor PhotoDemon 6.4 beta adds layers, undo history, auto-adjusts, more
Tanner Helland has announced the first beta for PhotoDemon 6.4, the latest edition of his open source portable photo editor. But don’t be fooled by the apparently minor version number: this is a...
View ArticleQuickly share a folder of photos online with MyImgur
Sharing photos online can sometimes be an awkward process, where you’re forced to visit some ad-packed website, maybe sign up for an account, then enter all your details before you can do anything at...
View ArticleView images inside archives with Honeyview
There are thousands of image viewers available for Windows, and the chances are you already have more than you need. Does the free Honeyview have anything to make it worth a download? Let’s see. One...
View ArticleTransform your photos with PhotoWand (Windows 8)
PhotoWand is a free photo effects app for Windows 8. It’s not going to compete with the desktop equivalents any time soon, but there’s more than enough power here to make it genuinely useful. There are...
View ArticleCreate fun photo collages in seconds with Shape Collage
Shape Collage is a photo collage tool with a difference. You’re not restricted to creating collages with the standard rectangle or “pile of photos” look: they can use whatever shape you like. The...
View ArticleCorel PaintShop Pro X7 adds new Magic Fill erase tool, promises more...
Corel has released PaintShop Pro X7, a major new version of its venerable photo and image editor. Version X7 sees a number of new features, including Magic Fill erase tool. It also sees its popular...
View ArticleQuickly retouch your portraits with Free Photo Blemish Remover
High resolution digital photos are great for most purposes, but can be a little cruel for portrait shots, where every skin imperfection is suddenly blown up in extreme detail. Some photo editors have...
View ArticleEXIF ReGenerate fixes 100′s of image time stamps with a click
Take a picture with a digital camera and it’ll normally be tagged with the date and time, often useful later when searching or organising your images. If the camera clock is wrong, though, all your...
View ArticleView, edit and manage RAW images with Photo Browser
RAW image formats may have been around for a very long time (Adobe’s DNG is 10 years old this month), but they’re still not widely supported. Most graphics software handles one or two file types at...
View ArticleCyberLink unveils Director Suite 3, including PowerDirector 13 and...
CyberLink has announced the release of PowerDirector 13 (from $79.99), PhotoDirector 6, ColorDirector 3 and AudioDirector 5 ($129.99), all available individually or as a part of the new Director Suite...
View ArticleACDSee 18 and Pro 8 bring smarter, easier photo editing
ACD Systems has unveiled the latest versions of its flagship photo editors, ACDSee 18 ($79.99, $39.99 upgrade) and ACDSee Pro 8 ($199.99, $59.99 upgrade). Both editions include a new Explorer...
View ArticleYovo: SnapChat plus screenshot protection
If you’d like to share personal photos, but only briefly, then a service like SnapShot can help. Images are visible for only a set period of time before they disappear forever. (In theory, anyway.)...
View ArticleView, process and sort RAW images with FastRawViewer
It’s no secret that working with a camera’s RAW images can improve photo quality, as you’re accessing all the information from the original shot. But as RAW files are also huge, and often slow to...
View ArticleEasily annotate your images with iPhotoDraw
If you need to annotate an image then most graphics editors will have a few tools to help: text, drawing, maybe a shape or two. That’s fine for the basics, but if you regularly need more then it’s...
View ArticleBatch rename your photos with Exif ReName
Everyone has their own idea of how digital photos should be named. This might change from time to time, cameras usually produce something entirely different, and the end result can be a hard-to-browse...
View ArticlePaint.NET 4.0.5 FINAL squashes major bugs, builds on recent 4.0.4 release
dotPDN LLC has released Paint.NET 4.0.5 FINAL, a minor update that follows swiftly on the heels of a more significant update at the end of last month. Version 4.0.4 introduced one major new feature and...
View ArticleCreate instant Christmas mosaics with PhotoSpills
It’s no secret that Christmas is best when it’s spent with friends and family. That’s not always possible, of course, but at least you can take photos of your favourite moments and share them with...
View ArticleBuild web galleries, slideshows with Arclab Thumb Studio
If you’d like to share a set of images then you could email them to a few recipients, maybe upload them to Facebook or Twitter. But if you need more professional results then you might be interested in...
View ArticleList image aspect ratios with Arti
If you need to find images which fit into some predefined web or document layout, you’ll probably need to consider their aspect ratio. But that might require some manual calculations, especially if...
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