Images play a powerful role in e-learning, as they enhance the visual appeal of the e-learning module as well as help establish the connect with the subject matter/content. However, sometimes you might need to edit or make some changes to the image by resizing, cropping, adding text and increasing opacity/transparency etc in order to make it relevant to the content. This can be done by using images editing tools which are both cloud based and desktop based.
In this blog, I will be sharing the list of free image editing tools :
| Sl No | Name | Website | Desktop / Cloud Based | Platforms | Features |
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| 1 | Paint.net | https://www.getpaint.net | Desktop based App | Windows Operating System | 1. Easy to use interface.
2. Tabbed document interface where the tabs display a live thumbnail of the image instead of text description 3. Presence of online forum where you can find tutorials and plugins. 4. Frequent updates to fix the bugs and adding new features. 5. Special effects like 6. Most of the features of Adobe Photoshop, Corel Paint Shop Pro and The GIMP are present in this app. 7. Offers blazing performance irrespective if you use a Dual core or an i7 processor. |
| 2 | Aviary | https://www.aviary.com | Desktop & Cloud based | Windows | 1. Various features in the app such as • Custom photo filters • Frames • Graphics and overlays.2. The app is pretty fast and can be used for quick edit of pictures. 3. Aviary has various features like 4. It is available across multiple platforms such as Android, iOS, Windows and web application as well. |
| 3 | Fotor | https://www.fotor.com/ | Cloud Based | 1. If you have a large collection of photos that requires extra polish such as filters and edits then Fotor is the best tool that I will recommend to use for your image edition.
2. Available in Android and iOS apps as well. 3. Fotor has some of the smart filter and effects which helps in easy editing. 4. Supports variety of formats and even can process RAW file format and helps to build collages with couple of clicks. 5. Allows you to save your work in the cloud which helps you to edit and access the software anytime, anywhere. |
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| 4 | Photoscape | http://www.photoscape.org | Desktop App | Available both on Mac and Windows | 1. One of the popular photo editing software that enables you to fix and enhance photos.
2. This software has the popular options such as •Resizing 3. Batch Editor option helps you to edit multiple photos at one go and even you can attach multiple photos to create one final photo. 4. GIF feature helps you to create multiple photo to form an animated photo. 5. Most of the users like key editing toolkit feature as its powerful features and the labeled as self explanatory. 6. It has featured printer option where you can print the photos for various occasions like Passport photo, graph, calendar or for music paper. |
| 5 | GIMP | https://www.gimp.org/ | Desktop based | Windows, Linux, Mac | 1. One of the most popular open source photo editor.
2. Various tools for various users from amateur to professional. 3. It can open almost any image file 4. Additional features like 6. Support huge number of plugins. 7. Active community helping in clearing users doubts. 8. Proper tools for high quality photo manipulation which can be used for retouching, restoring and for composites. |
| 6 | Pixlr Editor | https://pixlr.com/editor/ | Cloud based Tools | 1. Support for layers and masks.
2. You can change the tool interface and customize it as per your preference 3. You can use quick keyboard shortcut keys for levels and curves. 4. Helps you to tune every aspect of your photo manually like tweaking colors, exposure, levels and even there are automatic tools which helps in quick edit. 5. Option to create professionally looking images by using filters. 6. Many users like clone option where it clones a portion of image and you can use it multiple times. 7. Option to pen the photos both from hard disk and from URL and Facebook as well. 8. As it is cloud based tool many users like the accessibility feature of using this app across multiple devices. |
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| 7 | Pizap | https://www.pizap.com | Cloud Based | 1.You can simply upload the image from your computer or webcam and edit it right away.
2. It has various features such as split, flip, rotate, and even you can add stamps to personalize your picture. 3. It even has an Android app and it’s used by 50 million + people. 4. The app is filled with lots of 5. There is no registration required and its very easy to use with basic functions. 6. The users can directly chat with their staff by using contact us button to clear any technical difficulties in the site. |
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| 8 | Sumo Paint | https://www.sumopaint.com/ | Desktop & Cloud based | Windows, Linux or Mac, iPhone and Android versions as well | 1.More than 300 brushes are available
2. Inbuilt shape tools which helps you to create different shapes 3. By usingSymmetry option it helps you to unleash your symmetrical creations. 4. By using Gravity option it allows free hand writing thus allowing you to create abstract and beautiful artwork. 5. Even it has various features like 6. Active community where it will give feedback for your uploaded images and even you can participate in the contests and events online 7. Gradient Editor tool has beautiful collection of present gradients. You can quickly edit the gradients hue, saturation and brightness directly in the editor. 8. You can even sell your art work and Earn money in the forums |
| 9 | Pix Builder Studio | https://www.wnsoft.com/en/pixbuilder/ | Desktop App | Windows | 1. One of the fast and stable softwares which even work with high resolution images.
2. It supports both portable and standard versions as well. 3. It has multi language interface and multi step undo features. 4. It has different tools such as transparency masks, magic wand, different lasso tools, color range function and gradient color transition effect. 5. It helps you to support image scanners as well. 6. It’s requirements are very low and it opens up quickly even if you have Pentium processors. |
| 10 | Canva | https://www.canva.com/en_in/ | Cloud based | 1. One of the best tool which is widely used by most of the professionals to create immersive images
2. It has wide range of features, including drag and drop design creation, illustration, layouts and fonts and many more. 3. Some of the popular features which users like are : • Image cropping, 4. With easy to use interface even amateur can edit and create images by using this tool. 5. It has thousands of templates and even offers premade layouts by using these options it helps you to create our own graphic with given dimensions. |
These are some of the handpicked image editing tools, which I have collated for your reference. Have you worked with any of these tools? I would love to hear your views on it.
