Top 5 Best FREE PHOTO EDITING Software (2021)

if you want a free high-quality photo

editor without having to pay for an

expensive program like photoshop

you're in luck whether you need

something simple for basic edits or

you're someone that requires advanced

features to edit your images like a pro

there's a free photo editor for you so

coming up in this top 5

i'll count down the best photo editing

software for your computer that you can

use for free

let's get started

starting off our countdown at number

five is adobe photoshop express

with a low learning curve this easy to

use program is for those of you that

want to edit your photos quickly

and surprisingly for an adobe product

it's completely free

while not having as many features as the

premium photoshop

you'll find it has a good set of tools

to enhance your images including

hundreds of filters effects and themes

when editing a photo you'll find tools

along the left to change the look

crop make corrections there's a spot

heal and red eye tool

and you can change the border before

making any changes

here at the top clicking on auto enhance

does a great job

of automatically adjusting several

values including exposure

temperature and contrast after making

any changes

you can view your original image by

selecting the icon to the right of auto

enhance

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adobe photoshop express is available for

windows from the microsoft store

and they also have apps available for

ios and android

coming in at number four is the feature

packed photoscape

x in addition to their photo editor it

lets you create collages and gifs

capture your screen and it supports raw

images

to transform your image it includes a

large tool set

there are tools to add effects and

filters remove the background

and for those of you that enjoy working

with multiple images there are several

batch options

it has a user-friendly layout the top

bar

is where you select the type of project

you'd like to work on the collage maker

and the gif creator are located here

along with the editor

when editing your image you'll find all

the tools in the upper right

for this photo let's change the film

effect there are many to choose from

let's go to looks and select retro 1910

when you're satisfied with your changes

click on apply here at the bottom

photoscape x does offer a pro version

for around forty dollars with additional

tools

but for most people their free version

should be all that they need

photoscape x is available for mac os and

windows 10.

if you're running an older windows

operating system select the link on this

page for photoscape 3.7

in at number three for windows only is

paint.net

it was initially released way back in

2004 as a more advanced alternative to

microsoft paint and still gets regular

updates

some of those advanced tools include the

ability to work with layers

has tons of filters a 3d rotate zoom

function

special effects and plugins created by

the community that can be installed to

enhance its functionality

it's improved quite a bit over the years

and better late than never

now has a dark theme most of the tools

you would need

are located in the toolbar on the left

in the menu bar at the top

is where you'll find additional tools

including effects

one of my favorites is oil painting

which can be found by going to artistic

and selecting oil painting

you can get paint.net for free from the

developers website with the option to

donate for windows 7

or newer you also have the option if you

use windows 10

to buy from the microsoft store for a

one-time fee of around seven dollars to

support the developer

before we get to the top two here are

three bonus picks

all of which are browser-based so they

can be used in your favorite browser

regardless of your operating system

pixlr has been a favorite for many

people over several years

it's now available in two flavors pixlr

x is geared towards beginners with

around a dozen tools

and pixlr e for more advanced users

includes nearly two dozen separate tools

another popular web app is fotor it's

great if you just need something basic

to touch up a photo with a decent number

of tools to tweak your images

and the absolute best web app is photop

its layout closely resembles photoshop

with a ton of features including the

ability to save your project as a psd

file best of all it's completely free in

the runner-up spot coming in at number

two

is krita this free and open source

program just like our number one pick

has a high learning curve

so it'll take some time to get

comfortable using it

while it's designed for those involved

with digital painting and animation

there are plenty of tools to edit your

images as well including

masking tools filters special effects

more than 100 brushes

and includes layer management support it

has a fantastic layout with most of the

tools you'd ever need

located on the left and on the right is

a color selector

layers and a large number of brush

presets

when you first get started there's a

handy manual on their site that will

teach you how to use it

creda is available for all three of the

major platforms windows

mac and linux

and at number one taking the top spot

is the absolute best free photo

editing software

released in 1996 this open source

program includes many tools

often only found in expensive programs

it's compatible with most image file

types including photoshop

psd files it includes a large number of

tools

advanced filters and effects color

adjustments and the ability to work with

layers

when you first launch you'll find

the toolbox on the left

with the layers on the right if you've

recently installed you'll notice

that you have less tools than what is

shown here

if you want the full tool set to be

visible here in the toolbox

go to edit and select preferences

in the left pane select toolbox where it

says

use tool groups make sure this box is

unchecked

we'll close this out by clicking ok in a

recent update to

they've added a new filter called long

shadow which is kind of cool

i'll show you that right now after

you've created text

select the text layer on the right in

the menu bar at the top

select filters light and shadow then

long shadow

in the pop-up box make any changes if

needed feel free to play around with

this on your own

to keep this simple i'll change the

shadow color to black

and click ok to finish

on the website they have tutorials

that will help you to get started

we've also released a couple beginners

guides on our channel that might help

you out as well

is available for windows linux and

mac

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