PhotoDemon is a fast, feature-rich photo editor with rotate, resize, crop, etc. and a variety of color, contrast, filters and other graphics tools. The program also allows adding text, a metadata viewer/editor, on-canvas paint tool, layers, screenshot too, and works with common graphics formats including BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, TIFF, PSD, JP2, JXR, PPM, TGA and WEBP.
The program also supports macro edition and batch processing.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Wine |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | BSD license |
How to extract: |
Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch PhotoDemon.exe. Optionally, delete unnecessary language files. |
Similar/alternative apps: | LazPaint, paint.net |
What's new? |
See: https://photodemon.org/news/ |
Latest comments |
PhotoDemon
on 2020-09-11 16:28
Hi Zorro. PhotoDemon developer here. PD shouldn't have any new dependencies between v7 and v8. (In fact, its system dependencies haven't really changed since the Windows XP era!)
zorro
on 2020-09-20 14:01
Hi PhotoDemon ;-) - just wanted to send you a screenshot of the message appearing when I try to start the program... but PhotoDemon updated itsself and now the problem is gone. Means version 8.2 is working like a charm (and like old version 7.0) on my machine. Thanks for so much backwards-compatibility!
PhotoDemon
on 2020-09-21 15:49
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Thank you so much for the follow-up, Zorro! My favorite bugs are the ones that fix themselves. :D |
Blender is a powerful, integrated 3D creation software suite with character/solids modeling, animation, rendering, rigging, shading, motion tracking and post-processing tools. It lets users create high quality 3D graphics, movies and replay real-time, interactive 3D content. Its features can be extended with a variety of plug-ins, scripts, templates and more.
Cross platform (Mac, Linux). The program has been used for a wide variety of functions, including VFX, video edition, modeling etc.
Alternatively:
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Runs on: | Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | No |
Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | GNU GPLv3 |
How to extract: |
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What's new? | See https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Reference/Release_Notes |
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webfork
on 2012-04-28 23:06
Added a note about films because I watched that Sintel short film created with Blender, which was in some areas even better than the work Pixar and Dreamworks are putting out commercially.
Checker
on 2012-10-03 18:17
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Watch Blender's fourth Open Movie "Tears of Steel" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6MlUcmOul8 |
Snipaste is an easy screen capture and image edition program, with the ability to detect windows and menus and supporting pixel-level control. Both captured images and various clipboard content can be pasted as a floating window to the desktop. Images can be moved, organized into groups, saved to file, as well as basic editions like addendums, rotation, zoom, translucence etc.
The program can also grab colors, supports themes and includes multi-screen support. The default keys (which can be customized) are F1 for Snip and F3 for Paste.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | Microsoft Visual C++ Redist 2015 |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Snipaste.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Greenshot, Lightscreen, PicPick, Screenshot Captor |
What's new? |
See: https://github.com/Snipaste/feedback/wiki/Changelog |
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ShareX is a feature-rich screenshot utility that can grab a selected area with a single key and then edit, save to clipboard, drive and/or instantly upload them to 25+ different hosting services (posts to Imgur by default). ShareX can capture screenshots with variety of shapes including rectangle, rounded rectangle, ellipse, triangle, diamond, polygon and freehand. Supports screenshots with transparency and shadow, as well as those that require scrolling. In addition to images, the program can upload other file types, supporting uploads from the clipboard, a watched folder, as well as drag-and-drop.
Additional tools include a powerful screen audio+video recorder (MP4/WEBM or animated GIF format), color picker, ruler, FTP client, monitor test, file hash checker, QR code generator+reader, image effects and much more.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2+ |
Stealth: ? | No. Log file saved to AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | GNU GPLv3 |
How to extract: |
Download the "portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch ShareX.exe. Optionally,
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Similar/alternative apps: | PicPick, Greenshot |
What's new? | See: https://getsharex.com/changelog |
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smaragdus
on 2017-03-22 14:26
ShareX is not stealth, it creates "ShareX.exe.log" in AppData (C:\Users\UserNAme\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs).
__philippe
on 2018-11-09 09:11
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ShareX v12.3.0 notable enhancement: |
GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a powerful photo and image editor for composition and authoring. It can be used as a simple paint program, a high quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter and much more.
The program is cross-platform with versions available for Mac and Linux. GIMP Portable is the PortableApps version of the program.
Notes:
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | GNU GPLv3 |
How to extract: | Download the self-extracting EXE and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch GIMPPortable.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | TwistedBrush Open Studio, PhotoFiltre, PhotoDemon, PixBuilder Studio, paint.net |
Latest comments |
JohnTHaller
on 2013-07-10 13:27
There was a typo in the download URL on launch day that was fixed within an hour or so.
freakazoid
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1GB for this app. Yikes! If you do not need advanced editing, try PixBuilder Studio at a fraction of the size. |
Photoscape is an all-in-one photo software that lets you fix, arrange, and enhance your photos. It includes a wide range of tools, including a viewer/editor, batch renamer, RAW format converter, animated GIF maker, collage generator, paper print, splitter, contact sheet, and more. Includes a meta-data viewer for camera model, software version, DPI, etc. and file renamer that lets you for example change file names to the date the camera gave them. A "Paper Print" feature even lets you print out customizable lined, graph, or various different calendar/planning documents.
Note:
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Runs on: | Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | RW Paint |
What's new? |
Full changelog at http://www.photoscape.org/ps/main/history.php |
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Maatje
on 2013-03-15 15:32
quote @tc: You can stop the intro photo by editing photoscape.cfg, and turning intro.photoOn from on to off. You could also edit the url, to point to a local image
webfork
on 2013-08-19 19:33
Although I've moved over to freeware options for most things I do, I've maintained use of Microsoft Photo Manager for years when working on my own photo collection. Today however, I was on a machine without it so I got PhotoScape up and found I actually prefer it.
webfork
on 2015-02-26 23:23
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Every few months I discover something new and cool with this program. Animated GIF tricks, photo edit functions, framing tricks, and photo collages. Today it was dragging and dropping an image onto the program icon and seeing the wealth of edition, annotation, and symbol tools available. |
PhotoFiltre is a complete image editing/retouching program. It allows you to perform both simple and advanced adjustments to an image, as well as apply a vast range of effects and filters. Several extra plugins, selections, masks and patterns are available to download from the application website, to extend software features.
Languages: 26 including Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, and French. Website also available in French.
Alternatively, PhotoFiltre Portable is also available.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No. (details) |
Unicode support: | No |
Path portability: | No |
License: | Free for non-commercial use (register) |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch PhotoFiltre7.exe. |
What's new? |
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Krita is a painting program made by artists to make concept art, texture and matte painters, illustrations, and comics. It uses a wide variety of customizable brushes as well as drawing aids for shapes, straight lines, as well as layers, masks, and more. The interface is also customizable and can be modified to both light and dark themes.
The program also supports animations, textures and more.
Krita Portable is a portable wrapper for the program.
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Runs on: | Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | GNU GPLv3 |
How to extract: | Download the self-extracting EXE to a folder of your choice. Launch KritaPortable.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | MyPaint |
What's new? | See: https://krita.org/en/about/krita-releases-overview/ |
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Stephen Leibowitz
on 2019-12-13 10:17
KritaPortable_4.2.8.paf.exe from PortableApps automatically installs both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Krita:
Stephen Leibowitz
on 2021-12-28 08:56
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The Krita Portable package at PortableApps.com includes the last 32-bit version (4.4.3) and the current 64-bit version (5.0.0). Not surprisingly, it can be placed on portable storage. When it is run, the wrapper chooses the Krita version that matches the bit size of the Windows OS. Users should be aware of file compatibility issues between the two Krita versions. |
iPhotoDraw is a image editor and screencapture program. The program enables image filters, transformations, addendums, layers and arrangement. Photo filters include brightness/contrast, hues/saturation, inversion, sepia and grascale. Addendums include description text, call-out boxes (ballons), dimensions, stamps (1, 2, 3 ...) and more.
The program also includes image slicer, watermarks, a color picker, stamps and batch operations. Images can be sent to Microsoft Office, FTP, or other external programs.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | .Net Framework 4.0 or later |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the "Portable version" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch iPhotoDraw.exe. |
What's new? |
See: http://www.iphotodraw.com/updates.php |
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Cornflower
on 2021-12-19 10:52
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The Manual (pdf) on the web site does not work. To retrieve the manual, use the Wayback Machine: |
PhoXo is an easy-to-use, small, and powerful image editing software intended as a mini-PhotoShop. Its features include layers, undo, over 50 special effects, batch processing, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools for selecting, croping, painting, retouching, measuring and navigation. You can easily add text effects to image, such as shadow text, ripple text, gradient color text etc.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware/Open Source |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | PhotoFiltre |
What's new? |
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RealWorld Paint is an image, photo, and animation editor that includes support for layers and layer styles, photo retouching, and vector layers. Also supports Photoshop plugins, animated GIF and PNG formats, and a variety of downloadable extras including plugins, layer styles, brushes, etc.
The program includes a basic screen capture program, and can import/export to Photoshop, GIMP, and Paint.NET editors. A command-line interface is available for exact coordinates when drawing shapes and an in-place calculator for use with simple expressions (like "256/3") when setting filter parameters.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes. The embedded Internet Explorer control writes some files (cache) and some registry entries. Do not open the Online page within the app to prevent this. File thumbnails are stored in %TEMP% folder. |
Unicode support: | Yes |
Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch RWPaint.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | GIMP, PhotoFiltre |
What's new? | http://www.rw-designer.com/paint-versions |
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kiwichick
on 2011-10-12 05:36
Links to the website and download don't work
billon
on 2016-05-07 04:48
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You can always try latest (unstable) version - http://download.rw-designer.com/latest/RWPaint.zip |
Tux Paint is a drawing program designed for young children (kids ages 3 and up). It has a simple, easy-to-use interface, fun sound effects, and an encouraging cartoon mascot who helps guide children as they use the program. It provides a blank canvas and a variety of drawing tools to promote creativity.
Alternatively, X-TuxPaint is also available.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder, though an empty subfolder called TuxPaint is always created under the user profile folder. |
Stealth: ? | No |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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What's new? | see ftp://ftp.tuxpaint.org/unix/x/tuxpaint/CHANGES.txt |
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Hovic
on 2008-03-06 06:30
Nice program, I am surprised! Recommended to kids and adults!
Dana
on 2008-05-10 00:53
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What is this for kids? You have to get the adults to stop playing with this programme! Heaps of fun!! The mum!! |
PixBuilder Studio is a free image editing software program for digital photo editing, images processing, and resizing. For digital photo editing, you can use its many professional quality functions. For example, it supports layers and Photoshop's .8bf filter format.
Note that the development of this software seems to have ceased.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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Midas
on 2012-10-03 23:28
Please note that the link posted above by Emka works only if you include the final slash...
freakazoid
on 2012-12-25 01:29
Just gave this a try and I'm quite impressed!
ripu
on 2017-08-31 17:14
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One of the best image editors. Amazing that it has layers and it loads so fast unlike paint.net. |
FotoSketcher helps you take existing photos and modify them for a vintage or vibrant look, as well as a long list of available pencil sketch, pen-and-ink, or hand-drawn painting looks. All modifications include with a variety of settings and tweaks to control the look from dramatic to slight.
Also includes basic photo editing tools such as text, crop, rotate, even automatic contrast and sharpening.
Alternatively, FotoSketcher Portable is also available.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download FotoSketcher_X.XX_portable_32bit.exe or FotoSketcher_X.XX_portable_64bit.exe to a folder of your choice and launch. |
What's new? |
See: https://fotosketcher.blogspot.com/ |
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MyPaint is a fast and easy graphics application for digital painters, utilizing a brush system that's versatile and configurable. You work on your canvas with minimum distractions, bringing up the interface only when you need it. Supports graphics tablets made by Wacom and similar devices.
Cross-platform with clients available for Mac/Linux.
MyPaint Portable is a wrapper program for MyPaint. Alternatively, X-MyPaint is also available and can be updated to the latest version via this process (thanks shnbwmn).
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Runs on: | Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
License: | Freeware/Open Source |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch MyPaintPortable.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Artweaver Free |
What's new? |
See: http://mypaint.org/ https://github.com/mypaint/mypaint/releases |
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shnbwmn
on 2016-04-03 10:34
It's a real pity that the newer versions (aka 1.2.0 onwards) aren't portable, because the whole interface has been wonderfully overhauled and a whole slew of new features have been implemented. According to https://github.com/mypaint/mypaint/issues/91, the developers basically have no interest in making this portable.
shnbwmn
on 2016-08-11 14:24
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Update: please see the forum topic for details on getting the latest MyPaint (1.2.0) portabilised via the X-MyPaint launcher. |
Dynamic Draw is a vector graphics editor useful for making flowcharts, line drawings, org charts, buttons, etc. It is an object-oriented drawing and design program with an intelligent linking system. It can export to other vector graphics formats such as SVG as well as non-vector graphics formats like JPG, TIFF, PNG, EMF, WMF, PSD, BMP, and PSD.
The program supports OLE allowing one to copy objects and paste to other OLE applications and vice versa, but the portable mode may experience issues with this.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 |
Writes settings to: | %TEMP% folder |
Dependencies: | GDIPLUS.DLL |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | BSD |
How to extract: |
Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch DynamicDraw.exe. Optionally, the program comes with video help files that take up 25 megs of space in the LangId\1033 folder. These files can be removed to save space without impacting the program, but deleting the entire folder will cause the program to crash on launch. |
What's new? | See: https://dynamicdraw.com/download/changes.php |
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portafreeuser
on 2011-01-10 05:07
seems like this program deals with the registry, it comes with some registry files and their contents hint that the registry gets modified a lot by this program...
Guido76
on 2023-06-14 10:35
It is not possible to downnload this software v6.4.1
Guido76
on 2023-06-15 04:00
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I'm revising my comment. |
LazPaint is a full-featured image and photo editor with support for layers, drawing tools, filter effects, rendering textures and more. The program can do standard operations like resize, flip/rotate, and crop, as well as advanced operations like zoom without pixelation ("smart zoom") and complex color controls. Supports variety of image formats, including SVG, RAW images, PDN (paint.net) and WebP.
Cross-platform with clients available for Mac and Linux.
Alternatively, LazPaint Portable adjusts paths and includes both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | Optionally, Python 3 for scripts |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | GNU GPLv3 |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | PhotoDemon, paint.net |
What's new? |
See: https://github.com/bgrabitmap/lazpaint/releases |
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webfork
on 2015-04-10 02:11
Has some interesting features but so far I find I prefer PhotoDemon, which seems to have a few more filters and controls.
PapaiMark
on 2020-05-17 21:32
A simple operation of copy / paste a piece of an image is a nightmare.
circular
on 2020-10-07 15:24
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@PapaiMark I am a bit shocked that you say it would be nightmare to copy / paste a piece of an image. I invite you to add an issue on the GitHub page of LazPaint to explain the problem you are encountering. You can also post suggestions of improvement there. |
Fotografix is a small image editor that can be used for graphic design, and basic drawing. Includes a variety of color tools, filters like "Sharpen", "Find Edges" as layers, channels, and masks. Paint and brush tools are included and the program supports a wide number of graphics formats including those of Photoshop and GIMP.
A help file and 20 additional world languages including Chinese, Spanish, French, etc. are available from the website.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Unicode support: | Partial. Saves its settings in ANSI including recent file paths. |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Fotografix.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | PhotoDemon |
What's new? |
Version 1.5 (1 June 2010) New Gaussian Blur filter. Multi-layer TIFF images and GIF animations can now be opened. Middle mouse button now invokes the Hand tool for panning. New blending modes: Darken, Lighten, Difference, Exclusion, Pin Light, Hard Mix. |
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Midas
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@NunoEFSilva: "How can all this fit in less than 1 mega?" These days, most of a program's heft is either a framework, like Java, Qt or Electron(cf. https://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=23425), or all the embedded media included to make the UI all singing and dancing... |
Hot Spot Studio is an image generator that creates interesting, colorful, or abstract images. Placing one or more spotlights on the work canvas, changing the size and intensity, and letting the program render "lights" produces some unique, beautiful results. The program can also start with existing images as a backdrop. Great for experimenting with color palates, creating desktop backgrounds, making eye-catching document templates, or modifying existing images with an aged or unusual look.
Drag the screen to a larger size to increase the image canvas (this will increase render time). Outputs to JPG files.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 |
Writes settings to: | None |
Dependencies: | MSVBVM60.DLL |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Spots.exe. |
What's new? |
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Inkscape is a vector graphics editor and open alternative to commercial apps like Illustrator, Freehand, CorelDraw, or Xara X. Useful for branding, icons, web design, publishing and even illustrated maps, it supports features like shapes, paths, text, markers, clones, alpha blending, transforms, gradients, patterns and grouping. Uses the open W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format, as well as exporting to other vector-based and standard image types like PNG. Imports formats such as JPEG, PNG and TIFF.
Inkscape Portable is a portable wrapper distributed by the publisher using the PortableApps.com format. Alternatively, X-Inkscape is another wrapper that writes settings to the application folder.
Those on Windows XP and Vista should use 0.92.3 as that is the last supported version for those operating systems.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | GNU GPLv2 |
How to extract: | Download the self-extracting EXE to a folder of your choice. Launch InkScapePortable.exe. |
What's new? | See: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Release_notes |
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Andrew Lee
on 2022-12-06 16:00
@dmocha: It normally takes awhile before upstream changes make their way to the folks at portableapps.com
dmocha
on 2022-12-06 16:26
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@Andrew Lee: Yes I know about it. I don't expect portableapps.com to make a 64 bit version any time soon. Someone already asked them about it and got a link: https://portableapps.com/node/24371. That's why I'm asking here, maybe someone has tried or knows something. |
Artweaver is an image editor that tries to simulate natural brush tools eg. chalk, charcoal, pencils. It supports common image formats such as BMP, GIF, JPEG, PCX, TGA, TIFF, PNG and PSD, in addition to its own format (AWD). Image editing functions includes selection, gradient, crop, fill, transparency, layers, effects (sharpen, blur, emboss, mosaic etc.).
A pro version is also available with additional features.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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What's new? | See: https://www.artweaver.de/en/changelog |
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dany
on 2011-12-08 00:06
@foxcole: click the link in 'how to extract.', you need to replace bin/innounp.exe with the latest version, yours only supports versions up to 5.1.1. Innounp version 0.36 supports unpacking version 5.4.2 Inno Setup installers.
Happy.Camper2
on 2017-03-10 19:34
Sadly, The Artweaver Team will shutdown on
PapaiMark
on 2022-07-14 22:02
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After trying for 20 minutes the most basic operation, copy a part of the image and paste it elsewhere in the same image, |
ArtRage is a painting package that features numerous realistic painting tools in a simple, intuitive environment. ArtRage lets you paint your own picture from a blank canvas, or load an image to 'trace' using any of its painting tools, letting you recreate your own images as painting.
Note: ArtRage no longer appears to be portable. The settings are written to the user profile folder instead of the application folder. Therefore I am freezing the portable version at V1.1 until further development.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | None. Actually it writes a single entry to the Windows registry the first time it is run so that the introductory screen will not appear again the next time, but that hardly counts as a setting. |
Stealth: ? | No |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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mgthantzin
on 2007-09-06 13:10
where can i get v1.1? couldn't find any link...
Andrew Lee
on 2007-09-07 07:55
I have made my copy of V1.1 available for direct download. Click on the "Download" link above.
WhoreHey
on 2007-10-27 14:06
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Portable ArtRage v2.5.13 |
ImBatch is a powerful image processing tool with a long list of available tools for modifying one or more files. Available options include resize, rotate, modify colors, metdata, blur, shadow, crop and many more. Tasks can be chained (e.g. adjust contrast + sharpen) and reordered to just preview not just one change but multiple edits. Any process can be saved for quickly assembling future edits.
The program can also optimize images, create or add to an existing PDF, create animations (GIF), and upload the results to a remote server. The program can also passively watch a given folder for images to process and longer operations can put the computer in standby to save power once they conclude.
Smart functions include autocrop, auto-enhance, auto-stitch (for panorama-type images). The program supports a wide range of formats, command-line operations and batch task settings for easy load/unload of operations.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Free for personal use |
How to extract: | Download the installer and launch. When prompted for version, select "portable", and then choose a folder of your choice. Launch ImBatch.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | XnConvert |
What's new? | See: https://www.highmotionsoftware.com/download-center/imbatch |
PhotoWipe is an basic image processing tool that can remove unwanted objects from photos. Paint over the area you want to remove (or unnecessary subjects) in black and press the preview button. Experiment with larger and smaller blocks of coverage for a different effect.
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Runs on: | Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | None |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | GIMP |
What's new? |
See: http://www.hanovsolutions.com/?prod=PhotoWipe#version |
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Webfork
on 2007-10-06 15:29
A very basic photo edit tool that definitely comes in handy. Although light-years away from skilled hands using photoshop, this tool is primarily to fix minor mistakes and picture problems (stains, tears, splotches). Larger wipe areas will show a smudge created by the cleanup tool but sometimes its worth it for what it covers up. Only 1.5 megs makes for a terrifically small and easy tool.
Regis
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attention, this linke for download goes to a no portable version |
Jcropper is an image converter for lossless JPEG cropping with options for fixed aspect ratio, grayscale/progressive conversion, copy markers, etc.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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spice_prods
on 2013-01-03 22:26
None of the "free" softwares from http://www.vieas.com seems to be downloadable ...
rogerthedodger
on 2013-01-03 23:44
The link worked fine for me with several of those listed here?????
Checker
on 2013-01-04 00:44
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@ spice_prods: Use the link "Download" given by me at the top of this entry. This will link you to a working download page (http://www.vieas.com/en/soft.html#Jcropper). At this page klick at the ZIP-button to download the ZIP file. |
Pixopedia XE (Extended Edition) is a portable image editor with a powerful and configurable brush engine. Its auto-brushing tool allows for the emulation of various photographic painting styles. Advanced image filters and processing is also supported through IPP, OpenCV and even neural network style transfer via its integrated Lua scripting engine.
Pixopedia XE is not for the faint-of-heart and has a steep learning curve. However, it is very powerful and should be very rewarding for those who take the time to master it.
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | GDIPLUS.DLL |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch PixopediaXE64. |
PicPick is a versatile all-in-one tool for images on the desktop. Includes a powerful screen capture tool, editor, color picker and palette, pixel ruler, protractor, crosshair, whiteboard and more. Can upload images automatically to FTP, Facebook, Twitter, default e-mail program, or send to installed Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, or PowerPoint).
Alternatively, PicPick Portable is stealth and automatically adjusts paths.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No. Leaves picpick in APPDATA, Cloud Explorer in LOCALAPPDATA, and picpick in ALLUSERSAPPDATA. |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Free for personal use. Note that without a blank picpick.ini file, the program will offer optional installation of the Bing toolbar. |
How to extract: |
Download the "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Create a blank file called picpick.ini in the same folder. Launch picpick.exe. Optionally, delete unnecessary language files. |
Similar/alternative apps: | ShareX |
What's new? | See full changelog at: https://picpick.app/en/changelog |
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kiwichick888
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I just downloaded using the link here and got the previous version 6.3.1. Downloaded again from the website and got the right one. The link on the website Download page (Portable Version) is different to the one here. |
paint.net is an image and photo editing software with support for layers, unlimited undo, image effects and a tabbed thumbnail interface. The program includes a variety of paint bushes and selection tools as well as image filters such as sharpening, red-eye removal, distortion, noise etc.
The program supports plugins and will automatically start in 64-bit within an operating system that supports it.
Use 4.3.12 for: Windows 7 (32/64-bit) [with Platform Update], 8.1 (32/64-bit), or 10 (32-bit). It can be downloaded from here or here.
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Runs on: | Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No. Writes to C:\Users\~\AppData\Local\paint.net |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the "portable" ZIP package (go with x86 if you're not sure which one to choose) and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch paintdotnet.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | GIMP, PhotoFiltre, PhotoDemon, PixBuilder Studio |
What's new? | See: https://blog.getpaint.net/category/update-news/ |
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Ennovy
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The website reports: NOTE for Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and 32-bit/x86 users: Paint.NET v4.3.x will be the last release(s) that work on Windows 7, Windows 8.1, or on any 32-bit/x86 version of Windows(........)Starting with Paint.NET v4.4, only Windows 10 and 11+ will be supported, and only on 64-bit (x64 and ARM64). Updates for 4.3.x will be released on an as-needed basis until v4.4 is completed. |
Speedy Painter is an OpenGL-based paint software that features layers, a rich brush engine with size and opacity of strokes determined by pen pressure, and selection mask. The program includes a reference view to assist in creating a painting based on a reference image and an available replay of paint process that can be exported to video.
NOTE: requires a graphics card that supports OpenGL 3.0, which is widely supported in hardware newer than 2015.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch the shortcut Launch SpeedyPainter. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Artweaver Free |
Panchromatic is a very lightweight application which produces a simple monochrome line drawing of any image file. By reducing an image to only a handful of colours Panchromatic can draw lines where any two colours meet.
Line color is customizable as well as the amount of detail captured in the outlines.
Functional on 64-bit systems.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | None |
Dependencies: | DotNET Framework 2.0 |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Panchromatic.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Whitenoir |
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Loner
on 2012-02-22 20:24
Tried it out, but was not impressed. Already had another free program called "Instant Photo Sketch" and its by far much better than this.
guinness
on 2012-02-22 21:04
@Loner, the application you suggested isn't Portable! If you have a suggestion please post in the correct thread.
David Dollevoet
on 2012-02-25 16:37
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Tried it out and was disappointed. Better than many sketch programs, but still not satisfactory. |
AnmanieSMP is a graphics morphing/deforming software similar to Photoshop's "Liquify" function or Kai's Power Goo. Can also export morphed pictures as animations.
The program is no longer being developed. Although the website is in German, the program is in English by default.
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | None |
Dependencies: | avifil32.dll - this is already on most Windows systems, but not necessarily all. |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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Onesimus Prime
on 2009-12-24 06:59
You can see more screenshots and examples of its functionality by searching for "AnmanieSMP" at http://images.google.com/
Kermode
on 2010-02-11 23:47
Its one of those annoying programs which opens its windows on the desktop.
Kermode
on 2010-02-12 06:45
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By open on the desktop I mean "open on the desktop" - most PC programs open a 'master' window, and all child windows open inside it - so if you minimize the main window they all minimize. |
nomacs is an easy to use image viewer with basic edit features and folder preview. The program includes image manipulation including rotate, adjusting brightness, contrast, saturation etc. and includes a pseudo color feature for creating false color images. It will even synchronization multiple instances to allow image comparison of the same position on different images.
The program can view images inside archives or MS Office files.
Clients also available for Linux, FreeBSD, Mac, and OS/2.
Version for 32-bit Win2K/XP/Vista
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No. See this thread. |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | GNU GPLv3 |
How to extract: | Download the "portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch nomacs.exe shortcut. |
Similar/alternative apps: | PhotoDemon, Quickviewer |
What's new? |
See: https://nomacs.org/category/news/ |
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juverax
on 2024-01-18 19:45
Download link is broken
Midas
on 2024-01-19 07:32
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From the homepage: "We are in process of migrating our website. For the time being, please visit our GitHub page. |
PaintStar is a lightweight, versatile digital image processing software suitable for such tasks as retouching of photographs, composing and authoring images, image morphing, screen capture, and filters. It supports alpha, layer, path, and the most common editing techniques.
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | GIMP, PhotoDemon |
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drutt
on 2008-03-08 09:15
Portable version available, no need to 'install' and delete things..
wdhee
on 2009-10-16 18:26
works also with uniextract. no need to install
hamasaki
on 2020-08-09 21:34
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There is no setup\{app} folder after extraction. Everything extracts in the root with nothing to remove. |
GiF Resizer reduces the physical size of animated GIF files. This is not a compression program but instead changes the dimensions of the picture (e.g. 300x300 file reduced to 150x150) without changing other animation settings such as frame rate or colors.
This is useful for creating thumbnails of animated GIF files or for reducing the download size of the file.
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Runs on: | Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | None |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download GiFResizer.exe to a folder of your choice and launch. |
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__philippe
on 2017-03-24 23:16
@midas
Midas
on 2017-03-25 13:02
It was never my intention to pit GiF Resizer against any alternative app -- I was only shining a light on an easy to miss yet relevant factor... :)
Cornflower
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We must now download via Wayback Machine |
Active Pixels is photo editor with a variety of intelligent auto-enhance options including shadow/hilight recovery, many filters like sharpen, colorize, correction and denoise settings. Various brushes and the ability to add text are also available.
Includes batch capabilities for many images including flip, rotate, resize, etc.
Note: Main site offline (thanks NickR). Linking to archive.org website and Softpedia download.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | Local Folder |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | Fotografix |
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Franchina
on 2008-11-04 08:23
it is too big and needs memory, but the author claims to reduce it in last version. Wonderful possibility: recover the shadow area in picture!!!
Cattleya
on 2011-08-14 13:18
Two best of the best image editor I found on Portablefreeware:
NickR
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No longer available through Website or Download links |
Whitenoir converts any image to a strictly two colour monochrome image. Using a really simple user interface it's possible to convert any image in just three mouse clicks. The transformation is totally configurable. You can pick which two colours the resulting image should use and tweak the brightness threshold for the dark and light pixels to make your image more or less dark. You can use Whitenior for creating sharp bitmaps from pencil drawings
Functional on 64-bit systems.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | None |
Dependencies: | DotNET Framework |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Whitenoir.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Panchromatic |
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MnX
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I finally got a chance to try this out. It works GREAT for creating two-color imagery. It's a keeper! |
WildBit Viewer is a compact and fast image viewer with component slide show and editor tools. The program includes a thumbnail viewer with various sorting and sizes, as well as a metadata viewer and favorites. Other viewer options include a side-by-side image compare and custom show creator with transition effects.
Supports 70+ graphic formats including JPEG, JPEG 2000, GIF, PNG, PCX, TIFF, WMF and TGA, as well as a search function with detailed image search criteria.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Free for personal use |
How to extract: | Download the "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Viewer.cmd. |
What's new? | See: https://wildbit-soft.fi/whatsnew.html |
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I am Baas
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You need to run either the .cmd file e.g. Viewer.cmd or launch the .exe file (in the bin folder) with the /portable parameter. |
SunlitGreen Photo Editor is a lightweight photo enhancer and color editor. Features drag and drop, viewer with easy-to-use zoom tools, edit/save image selections, automatic color correction as well as advanced, channel-oriented color corrections, previewable image adjustments, as well as image filters for creating special effects.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch PhotoEditor.exe |
Similar/alternative apps: | PhotoFiltre, PhotoScape |
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zorro
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It should be mentioned that the screenshot shows the unreleased Pro-version. The actual program does NOT support layers! |
PaintBox is an lightweight image editor intended as an improvement on Windows' own Paint program, but with an emphasis on drawing, painting, selection and zoom functions. You can also flip/mirror, resize, rotate, crop, and even apply effects (brightness, contrast, RGB, grayscale, etc).
The program supports GIF, BMP, and JPEG image files, and comes with a built-in image browser for locating and open images for editing.
Note: main site offline, linking to softpedia (thanks Grinder).
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch PaintBox.exe. |
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PJ in FL
on 2010-03-17 18:18
The download and website links don't work anymore :-(
grinder
on 2010-08-29 09:49
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It is available at Softpedia: |
TwistedBrush is a complete utility for artists with a simple to use and intuitive interface. Comes with artistic brushes, layers, realistic media, photo cloning, tracing, masks, particles, filters, script recording, and scripts to AVI. The program supports drawing tablets, patterns, textures, Adobe compatible plug-in support, integrated scanner support, drawing guides, reference image views, dirty brushes, scratch layer, dynamic palettes and a whole lot more.
The free edition of TwistedBrush with most of the great features of the commercial version apart from brush editing and fewer included brushes. The program comes with a tutorial that appears at startup, which is recommended.
NOTE: the website no longer mentions this free version -- linking to Softpedia (thanks billon).
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder (book1\page1.cfg) |
Stealth: ? | No |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | X-MyPaint |
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webfork
on 2017-07-05 04:49
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@billon: True enough. I've updated the entry to reflect this. Good catch. |
Pixia is a powerful raster graphics editor with a unique user interface. It includes various photo filters, brushes, layers, text and broad file format support. Note that the program has a fairly unique interface so, when learning Pixia, it's easier to discard everything you know about other editors like Photoshop or Paintshop and start from scratch with the tutorials and help files.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | Artweaver Free |
What's new? | See: https://www.ne.jp/asahi/mighty/knight/history.html |
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webfork
on 2013-02-10 20:55
Checker: a portable version of Paint.net is available, but untested and not something I would use: http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=61988#p61988
Fixitman
on 2013-11-01 23:15
Webfork is correct, there is a portable version. Worked fine for me on XP. I also like the knockoff of it called Pinta available for Linux. It's not full-featured yet, but it certainly works.
AndTheWolf
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Download link still pointing to Pixia 6.00G rather than to 6.00H and gets a "not found" error. |