FotoSketcher 3.00 adds amazing “brushstrokes” effect
David Thoirin has announced the release of FotoSketcher 3.00, a freeware Windows application for transforming digital photos into works of art. The headline addition this time is a new Painting 10...
View ArticleFix corrupt photos with JPEG Repair Shop
Maybe a download failed, an archive was damaged, a CD just got too old – it doesn’t really matter. All you know is that one of your most important JPEGs has been corrupted, and there’s no obvious way...
View ArticlePhotoDemon 6.6 brings RAW support, more selection tools
Tanner Helland has announced the release of PhotoDemon 6.6, his open source photo editor for Windows. The lengthy list of major new features starts with powerful Magic Wand, Polygon and Lasso selection...
View ArticleMedia file manager Konvertor FM goes freeware
Logipole has announced that its Windows 7+ media file manager Konvertor FM is now freeware. There are so many media managers around that you might be wondering why you should care, but this one is a...
View ArticleGet location-based photo sharing with Snaptivity for Android
There’s no shortage of ways to share your photos with the world, but the free Android app Snaptivity does it differently: by time and location. What does this mean? Imagine you’re taking a picture of a...
View ArticleInPixio Photo Editor is a 1-click photo enhancer
Photo editors for the Windows desktop typically compete on the length of their feature list: file formats support, range of selection tools, layer handling abilities, whatever it might be. InPixio Free...
View ArticleTake up to 10x more photos/ videos on your phone with FotoFox
No matter how much storage your phone has, it’s easily filled, especially if you’re always taking photos and videos. FotoFox is a free iOS/ Android app which compresses images and videos as they’re...
View ArticleiPhotoDraw 2.0 adds a pile of annotating extras
Simenu Wu has updated his freeware image annotator iPhotoDraw with a stack of essential new features. There’s now a very complete set of line drawing tools – with/ without arrow, horizontal/ vertical...
View ArticleXara Photo & Graphic Designer 11 released
Xara Group has announced the release of Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 11, its one-stop photo editor, graphic design and publishing tool for Windows Vista+. Art Brushes are a highlight, a new...
View ArticleAKVIS OilPaint turns ordinary pictures into works of art
Browse the “Effects” or “Filters” section of most image editors and you’ll often find tools which try to convert your pictures into sketches, oil paintings and more. But they’re usually basic, short on...
View ArticleOrganise, edit and share your photos with digiKam
After an initial release way back in 2006, digiKam has grown into a powerful, professional photo manager, crammed with high-end features and free for everyone to use. The program started life on Linux,...
View ArticleCyberLink launches Media Suite 13
CyberLink Corporation has released Media Suite 13, its comprehensive do-everything collection of multimedia software. Highlights include the leading consumer video editor PowerDirector 13, PowerDVD 15...
View ArticleEasily print custom image thumbnails with Primg
Windows provides many ways to browse a folder of images, but it’s much less flexible when it comes to printing. Typically you’ll have to print your pictures one at a time, or make do with whatever...
View ArticleCorel PaintShop Pro X8 celebrates 25th birthday
It’s 25 years since PaintShop Pro was released as shareware by Jasc Software, and Corel Corporation is celebrating the occasion with the release of Corel PaintShop Pro X8 ($99). Lens correction tools...
View ArticleImage batch processor ImBatch 4.20 adds script engine
High Motion Software has extended its batch image processor ImBatch with a new scripting engine. ImBatch 4.20’s Tools menu now includes a Script Editor, enabling users to dynamically change the current...
View ArticleTransform any photo into a work of art with AKVIS AirBrush 3.0
AKVIS has announced AKVIS AirBrush 3.0 ($49 – $89), its powerful applications for transforming digital photos into airbrushed works of art. Unlike many similar tools, the program preserves a lot of...
View ArticleACDSee Pro 9 gains lens correction, Photoshop plugin support
ACD Systems has revealed the next generation of its image management and editing tools, ACDSee 19 ($59.99), ACDSee Pro 9 ($99.99) and ACDSee Ultimate 9 ($149.99). The Pro and Ultimate editions gain the...
View ArticleHide data inside JPGs with Free File Camouflage
Image steganography is a clever technique for hiding files inside JPEGs, so that the contents appear unchanged, but anyone who knows the secret can easily extract its contents. Free File Camouflage...
View ArticleAKVIS Draw converts digital images to gorgeous pencil drawings
AKVIS has shipped AKVIS Draw 3.0 ($49-), its powerful digital image > pencil drawing converter, with an enhanced ability to create both color and black and white sketches. The new release also...
View ArticleClean up your pictures with Photo Noise Reducer for Android
Modern smartphones come with great cameras which generally deliver good results, but of course they can’t change the photographic basics: if there’s not enough light then your pictures are going to...
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