GRAPHICS FREEWARE

3D Editor  Blender3D modeling, animation, rendering, post-production. Win 2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.   TutorialBlender Classroom Tutorial Book with the option to download the entire manual (16 megs) or download the individual chapters for fastest download of what you need. Please realize that the manual addresses skills in a sequential order so skipping around may leave out important skill descriptions addressed in earlier chapters.
3D Editor and CAD  GoogleSketchUpEasy but powerful 3D design and CAD Program. Win XP/Vista/2008/7.
3D Modeling  Art of Illusion3D modeling and rendering studio powerful enough to be used for serious, high end animation work. Win 2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.
3D Modelling  3DCanvasReal time 3D modeling and animation tool-drag and drop. Win 2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.
3D Portrait  FaceworxFaceworx creates a 3D head out of two standard 2D photos. Win XP/Vista/2008/7.
Animation  GiftedMotionGiftedMotion is a small, free and easy to use GIF Animator. You do not need any training in graphics design beyond the absolute basics. Operating the tool itself is as straight forward as it can be. Just load the pictures, your animation is is suppose to consist of, adjust the frames to your liking (position, time to show and method to dispose previous frames) and you are good to go. Win 2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.
ASCII editor  JavEDraw diagrams by using ASCII characters. Win 2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.
CAD  BRL-CADSolid modeling system that includes interactive geometry editing, high-performance ray-tracing for rendering and geometric analysis, image and signal-processing tools, a system performance analysis benchmark suite, libraries for robust geometric representation, with more than 20 years of active development. Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.
Camera Editor  CamToPCTransfer from digital camera to PC and has excellent management functionality. Win 98/ME/NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.
Camera Lens Distortion  GML Image UndistorterGML Image Undistorter is dedicated to correcting lens distortions, which occur especially when taking pictures with short-focused (wide view angles) cameras. This 'barrelling' distortion effect occurs often both in amateur and professional photography. It allows to easily eliminate camera distortion in one's photos. Size: 679 kb. Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.
Cursor Editor  RealWorld Cursor EditorRealWorld Cursor Editor enables you to create and edit static or animated Windows cursors. You can create new cursor by editing existing .cur files or create new cursors from scratch by importing an image file. The program provides a variety of tools to draw lines, curves, rectangles and other shapes as well as predefined filters for color correction, sharpening, drop shadows and other effects. Other features include support for animations with custom frame sequence, batch processing of filters, cursor hot spot editing and more. Size: 10033kb. Win 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7.
Denoise  DenoiseMyImageDenoiseMyImage will remove digital noise from your photos. It does a very good job of removing the salt and pepper dots of noise from your images. Win XP/Vista/2008/7.
DVD Cover Printer  UndercoverXPEasily create and print CD and DVD covers. Win 2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.
Font Editor  Type liteFirst known freeware font editor and designer. Win 98/ME/NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.
Graphics Editor  GimpPowerful Open Source Graphic Editor. Win XP/Vista/2008/7.   TutorialTutorials on all aspects of how to use Gimp.
Graphics Editor  IrFanViewGreat graphics viewer and editor. The most popular. Win 98/ME/NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.
Icon Editor  GreenfishIconEditorA professional and easy to use tool for creating icons, cursors, and other small pixelgraphic images with a wide range of features. Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.
Image Batch Control  Image TunerImage Tuner is a free software for batch resizing, converting, watermarking and renaming your digital photos and images from more than 20 image formats to JPEG, BMP, PNG, TIFF and GIF formats. The program will help you to prepare your digital photos to upload and publish them in the Internet or send via e-mail. Resize, rename, watermark and convert images in batch mode, The fastest image resizing algorithm, Supports common formats (JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX etc.), Supports camera RAW (CRW, CR2, RAW, NEF, DCR, X3F, ORF etc.), Variable options and settings for advanced users, Built-in size templates: iPod, iPhone, Facebook, Twitter, DVD etc., and Configurable compression / resolution ratio, Load / save settings and image lists. Size: 2MB. Win 98/ME/NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.
Image Converter  Format FactoryMultifunctional media converter support converting all popular video, audio, picture formats to others. Repair damaged video and audio file. Reducing Multimedia file size. Support iphone,ipod multimedia file formats. Picture converting supports Zoom,Rotate/Flip,tags. DVD Ripper. Win 2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.
Image to Painting  FotoSketcherConvert your digital photos into art, automatically. If you want to turn a portrait, the photograph of your house or a beautiful landscape into a painting, a sketch or a drawing then look no further, FotoSketcher will do the job in just a few seconds. Portable and Install. Win 2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.
Image Editor  SplashupSplashup, formerly Fauxto, is a powerful image editing tool and photo manager. With the features professionals use and novices want, it's easy to use, works in real-time and allows you to edit many images at once. Splashup runs in all browsers, integrates seamlessly with top photo-sharing sites, and even has its own file format so you can save your work in progress. You can use the more powerful online editor by clicking Jump Right In, or download Splashup Lite (which requires Adobe Air, included). You do not need to register. It has many tools including layers and the only thing closer to Photoshop is Gimp. Win 2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.
Image Editor  PhotoFiltreMid-level image editing and effects package. The one I use most often for routine tasks. Win 2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.
Image Editor  Xtreme Photo DesignerVery easy to use complete image editor. An intelligent Task Wizard explains simple and complex editing steps, resulting in successful image editing, fast. Masking, layers, filters, cropping, deformation function, perspective effects, optimization of color, brightness, contrast, retouch blemishes, scratches or tears on old photos, select background and objects in a picture by simply right-clicking on them, and use the cloning tool, magix wand, textures and liquid colors tool. Win XP/Vista/2008/7.
Image Editor  Paint.netImage editing and photo manipulation that supports layers, and special effects. .NET 3.5 recommended. Win 9XP/Vista/2008/7.
Image Editor  AnalyzerAdvanced image editing, enhancement and analysis software. The program contains both most image enhancement features found in conventional image editors plus a number of advanced features not even available in professional photo suites. Win 98/ME/NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.
Image Editor  PhotoscapePhoto editing software that enables you to fix and enhance photos. Win 98/ME/NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.
Image Enlarger  SmillaEnlargerSmillaEnlarger is an open source program which lets you to enlarge any portion of an image and it also makes sure that you need not compromise with the image quality. This free program is based on some algorithms, which does not require any third party program to work well. There isn’t any free program, which offers you with so much of power. Portable. Win All.
Image Stitcher  ICEMicrosoft Image Composite Editor is an advanced panoramic image stitcher. The application takes a set of overlapping photographs of a scene shot from a single camera location and creates a high-resolution panorama incorporating all the source images at full resolution. No image size limitation - stitch gigapixel panoramas. TIFF, JPEG, PNG, and more. Win XP/Vista/7.
Image Stitcher  HuginPanorama photo stitcher. Assemble a mosaic of photographs into a complete immersive panorama, stitch any series of overlapping pictures and much more. Win 2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.
Image Stitcher  AutoStitchAutomatic 2D image stitcher. Capable of stitching full view panoramas without any user input whatsoever. Just select a set of photos, and Autostitch does the rest. Win 2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.
Image Organizer  PicasaVery good photo organizer, editor, and turn photos into movies, slideshows, or share. Win XP/Vista/2008/7.
Image Warp  CartoonistCreate funny caricatures or realistic images applying creative warping effects in a matter of minutes. Free registration is required. Win 2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.
Interior Design  SweetHome3DInterior design application that helps you place your furniture in a house 2D plan, with a 3D preview. Win 98/ME/NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.
Mix  FotoMixFotoMix enables you to mix and blend pictures to achieve greenscreen/bluescreen effects. It allows you to blend a person or object from one photo into another background by simply painting over the areas you want to become transparent and then inserting the object into a new background. You can also use the software to remove or replace backgrounds, create photo collages, blend multiple images into one, and for many other fun projects. Once you have created the initial composition, you can fine-tune it with a variety of effect brushes and adjustments that allow you to smooth and blend edges, apply tint, adjust colors and more. You can get even more creative with the help of several artistic tools that let you deform the subject (caricature effects), add text overlays and apply image filters to achieve a unique result. FotoMix is easy to use and other than some creative inspiration, it does not require any graphic editing skills. The result can be saved as project file or exported as JPG image. Ad Supported. Size: 2281 KB. Win XP/Vista/7.
Morph  FotoMorphFotoMorph offers an easy step-by-step process to create professional image morphing animations. All you have to do is load the two images that you want to morph (head shots), align them, set reference points and then export the animation to Flash (SWF), AVI, GIF or image sequence. You can optionally add a background mask and image frame, set custom animation delay times and also insert a text overlay. Tutorials and examples are provide on the website. Ad supported. Size: 2208 KB. Win XP/2003/Vista/7.
Morph  SqirlzMorphMorph two, three or more images together, and save your animation as a Flash movie, AVI video clip, or bitmap/jpeg files. Win 2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.
Morph  WinMorphProfessional quality warping and morphing tools. Advanced keyframing, blending and distortion tools for total control. Dynamic morphing. Win 98/ME/NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.
Multimedia Capture  DebutAllows you to capture anything you can see or hear and with USB input devices, snapshots from video, images, audio, add captions, time stamps, adjust frame rate, resolution, color settings, video effects, burn to CD, email, and more. Win 98/ME/NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.
Paint  ArtWeaverAll of the artistic effects which you need for creative painting. Win 2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.
Perspective Correction  ShiftNShiftN image perspective repair and automatic correction of converging lines. Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/2003/XP/2008/Vista/2008/7.
Poster Printer  Easy Poster PrinterEasy Poster Printer works on a simple principle: your image is divided into sections and fed to your printer chunk by chunk so the end result is a stack of segments that can be reassemebled into the large image. The process is commonly known as tiled-printing or rasterbation. If you want to print a large image off your home printer and be able to reassemble it, it takes some enormous photo editing cut 'n crop patience—or a copy of Easy Poster Printer. Size: 6mb. Win XP/Vista/7.
Remove Background  InstantMaskInstant Mask is a quick and simple to use freeware image background removing program. Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7.
Screen Capture  PicPick ToolsIt features a powerful screen capture tool with scrolling capture, image editor, color picker, color palette, pixel ruler, protractor, crosshair, whiteboard and etc. Also a portable program. Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.
Screen Capture  EasyCaptureEasyCapture allows you to capture screen shot, including windows screen capture, scrolling windows screen capture, selected-regions screen capture. It also allows you to edit the screen captures and add arrows, text or balloon stamps. Win 2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.
Screen Capture  ZScreenZScreen is an open source unique screen capture and processing tool that can capture screenshots, text and files, automatically upload them to a variety of online servers and place the reference URL into your clipboard for instant pasting or sharing. The program comes pre-configured for a wide range of online services and you can also add custom upload configurations to upload files to your hosting account or any other destination. Size: 1396 kb. Win XP/Vista/7.
Screen Ruler  ScreenRulerMeasure the distance between two points on your screen, get the exact location and size of an element on a web page, measure in pixels, centimeters or millimeters, both horizontally and vertically at the same time. Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.
Screen Saver Creator  InstantStormCreate Flash based screensavers with many advanced features. Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.
Sculpting  SculptrisWhen you start Sculptris, you get a round sphere of clay-like substance you can use to make sculptures. You can change the material. An array of tools are provided to sculpt your clay. You can pull, push, pinch, twist, and do just about anything that you could do with a regular piece of modeling clay. There is one important distinction with Sculptris, though, and that's symmetry. By default, a line crosses the sphere in the middle. Every operation that you perform on one half of the sphere is exactly mirrored on the other half. So, you only have to sculpt one ear, one eye, etc.The program is obviously geared for character sculpting and "organic" models. Hit Ctrl+N and it adds another pair of blobs (or just one, if you hold Shift). You can then make it into a body or anything else you can think of. Once you finish sculpting your character, you can paint and export it. This isn't SketchUp; it's something completely different and far more artistically-oriented. Portable. Size 3.2 MB. All Win32.   YouTubeA short demonstration of the program.
Viewer  XnViewXnView is a utility for viewing and converting graphic files. Import about 400 graphic file formats. Export about 50 graphic file formats. Multipage TIFF, Animated GIF, Animated ICO support. Image IPTC, EXIF metadata support. EXIF auto rotation support. IPTC editing. Resize, rotate, crop support. Lossless rotate & crop (jpeg) support. Adjust brightness, contrast. Auto levels, contrast. Modify number of colors. Apply filters (blur, average, emboss...). Apply effects (lens, wave, ...). Fullscreen mode. Slide show with effects. Batch convert, batch rename. Create WEB page easily. Screen capture. Create contact Sheet. Create or edit Multi-page file (TIFF, DCX, LDF). TWAIN & WIA support. Print support. Drag & Drop support. Compare image side by side. Filmstrip layout. 44 languages support. Win All.
Viewer  Zoner Photo StudioZoner Photo Studio is made for everyone, and will make you feel like a pro. Find, browse, and view your pictures fast. Download pictures easily. Get organized with Sort Pictures. Quickly find any picture. Describe and tag your pictures. Geotag to show where you took your shots. Quick Fix - fix it all in one click. Remove red eye, wrinkles, and more. Add cool effects. Fix exposure problems fast. Sharpen blurred pictures. Turn your pictures into panoramas or even 3D pictures. Share them with Facebook friends. Publish them on Flickr. Quick, impressive calendars. Size: 20MB. Win XP/Vista/7.
Viewer  RAW VirtuosoViewer for the following RAW formats: DNG, AVT, Canon, Casio, Contax, Creative, Epson, Foculus, Fuji, Imacon, ISG, Kadak, Leaf, Leica, Logitech, Micron, Minolta, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax, PhaseOne, Pixelink, Polaroid, Rollei, RoverShot, Sarnoff, Sigma, Sinar, SMaL, Sony. It features: Adjustable interpolation quality, Fast half size read mode, Export to PSD (Photoshop), Export to JPEG. Win 98/ME/NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.
Vignetting Reducer  Vignetting ReducerVignetting Reducer. The word vignetting is used to indicate an unintended darkening of the image corners in a photographic image. It is a common problem due to the use of improper attachments to the camera lens. Vignetting Reducer is a simple tool for reducing vignetting in digital photos. Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7.