GIMP 2.7.5 released

We’ve just released GIMP 2.7.5, the last beta in the 2.7.x series. This version got various fixes and improvements, translation updates and a few minor features such as configurable default color of quick masks.

Since this version GIMP is shipping with a revamped brush pack and a set of ca. 40 tools presets, mostly painting related. The work was done by Ramón Miranda (GIMP Paint Studio) and Guillermo Espertino. This particular change is a first major step in updating the default bundle of resources to match user expectations.

GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages.

Written on Unix, GIMP is arguably the most popular alternative for Photoshop available today.

Visit: gimp.org

Photoscape – Free Photo Editing Software

A basic photo editor that lets you fix and enhance photos. It has a lot of interesting features such as support for animated gifs, a splitter which divides a photo up into several pieces and attaching multiple photos vertically or horizontally to create one final photo.

Key Features

  • Viewer: View photos in your folder, create a slideshow
  • Editor: resizing, brightness and color adjustment, white balance, backlight correction, frames, balloons, mosaic mode, adding text, drawing pictures, cropping, filters, red eye removal, blooming, paint brush, clone stamp, effect brush
  • Batch editor: Batch edit multiple photos
  • Page: Merge multiple photos on the page frame to create one final photo
  • Combine: Attach multiple photos vertically or horizontally to create one final photo
  • Animated GIF: Use multiple photos to create a final animated photo
  • Print: Print portrait shots, carte de visites(CDV), passport photos
  • Splitter: Slice a photo into several pieces
  • Screen Capture: Capture your screenshot and save it
  • Color Picker: Zoom in on images, search and pick a color
  • Rename: Change photo file names in batch mode
  • Raw Converter: Convert RAW to JPG
  • Paper Print: Print lined, graph, music and calendar paper
  • Face Search: Find similar faces on the Internet

Visit: photoscape.org

XnView updated to 1.98.7

XnView is one of the most powerful photo viewers out there and probably the thing that attracts so many users is its freeware license.

But what’s more important is that XnView has so many features that it can easily challenge all the other tools in the same software category, regardless of their names and developer.

The interface is absolutely amazing, as it’s highly-customizable and impressively easy to use. Although it might be a bit overwhelming at the first glance, XnView lets you modify most of the things about its interface, including toolbars and buttons.

But the greatest thing does not reside in its interface, but under the hood. Right click any picture you want and a whole new dimension opens its doors. The context menu allows you to start a batch conversion or renaming, send the photo by email, move or copy it to a certain folder, tag and rate it, set it as wallpaper and many, many other things.

What we found really impressive during our test was the quick conversion feature that lets you right click a photo and convert it into JPEG, TIFF, BMP and PNG formats in a second. Of course, the batch processes work like a charm every time and it’s all about configuration this time. Just make the settings you want, pick the photos you want to work it and let the app do its magic. All things considered, XnView is definitely one of the best tools of its kind, so if you’re looking for a freeware photo viewer and converter, this one should be one of your top picks.

Visit: xnview.com

Image Comparer – Duplicate Photo Finder Software for Windows (10 Free Licences Giveaway)

Image Comparer™ is a duplicate photo finder for any photo collector. Once installed on your computer, the program lets you find duplicate photos, or photos with varying degree of similarity automatically. Just select the folder to scan and begin the search. Using its innovative content-based photo comparison technology, Image Comparer™ will analyze every photo in the selected folder and find exact or close matches by actual photo content. When you get the results, simply put a tick in the checkboxes next to the unwanted files and delete them all with a single click. That’s it. There is no need for you to browse through folders and remember what you saw. Image Comparer™ puts the whole process on auto-pilot, so you do not have to bother your head or busy your hands. As an added benefit, Image Comparer™ offers a built-in photo viewer to make sure you delete what you really want.

  • A user-friendly desktop app.
  • Compatible with Windows.
  • Detects duplicate images on your computer.
  • Mentions percentage of similarity between images.
  • Lets you remove duplicates.

Visit: imagecomparer.com

Wenovo – Get The Color Palette Of Any Image On Your Computer

Pictures to color pallete freeware to get colors in a picture helps creating color scheme for graphic design or web template design. Easy copy paste color values while designing with colors.

Supporting major picture formats including PNG and photoshop PSD. Able to export color palletes in to HTML file.

Features:

  • A user-friendly desktop app.
  • Compatible with Windows.
  • Lets you get color palette of digital pictures.
  • Supports wide number of file formats.
  • Provides you with HEX, RGB, HSB, and HSL codes for colors.
  • Lets you export palette to HTML file.

Visit: wenovo.com