Software listed on this page is free to download and use. Some programs have advanced features that can only be enabled by purchasing the full program.

PICASA Picasa is a completely free program which will scan your entire system for pictures and build a catalog of the images. You can add images from your CDs or other external storage devices. Keywords can be assigned to allow you to search for pictures meeting your search criteria. Picasa allows editing such as red-eye correction, rotation, cropping and printing of contact sheets of selected images.

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PICASA WWW.PICASA.COM

FXFOTO FxFoto has three versions. The completely free version is listed here. Like Picasa, it scans your entire system and builds a catalog of all images found. Images can be added from external storage (CDs, hard drives) and FxFoto will also import images directly from your camera. FxFoto has more search and editing features than Picasa, but many features are only available if you choose to upgrade to the "Deluxe" ($25) or "Pro" ($35) versions. Upgraded versions are also required to save slide shows, montages, etc.

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FXFOTO WWW.TRISCAPE.COM

PHOTO PLUS 6 Photo Plus 6 in an entirely free program with a large array of features for correcting digital images. Red-eye removal, adjust brightness, color hue and saturation, contrast, sharpness, skew, re-size, use layers, etc. Animate your images, add text and preview them in multiple formats before exporting to determine the most effecient format.

This is a large file to download, 19.4 megabytes, so if you don't have broadband access, get a friend to download it for you or prepare to spend a couple of hours waiting.

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PHOTO PLUS 6 WWW.FREESERIFSOFTWARE.COM

OPANDA Power Exif PowerExif is a professional tool to edit EXIF data in images. As the best assistant to modify image information for photographer & editor, PowerExif allows to add, modify, delete all Exif tag freely. Not only you could manage and record photographic data and GPS data of images, but also you could keep maxium 60,000 characters as multilanguage code in images.

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OPANDA WWW.OPANDA.COM

FREE DCE Free DCE does the hard job of noise reducing and automatic balance control for you. And it is free!

The program works best if you have bad light condition (indoor, shadows etc..) and your image is somehow off. So if some of your images are already fine, you won't see much difference. DCE makes very delicate changes.

IRFANVIEW IrfanView is a fast and simple image viewer and editor that supports all major graphic formats, including BMP, DIB, JPEG, GIF, animated GIF, PNG, PCX, multipage TIFF, and TGA. In addition, it features drag-and-drop support, directory viewing, TWAIN support, slide shows, batch conversion, and modifications, such as color depth, crop, blur, and sharpen.

The latest version features a host of updates, including a zooming function for videos, new JPG Transformation dialog option, new "Browse Subfolders" dialog, when folder end/begin reached and an option to show EXIF data from TIF files.

MAX'S WEB BEAUTY For anyone who wants to try their hand at developing a web page, Max's HTML Beauty is a great starter program. It has lots of features to make it easier to develop the web page, and you don't need to know hyper-text markup language (HTML) to use the program. You DO need a place to post the web page and most internet providers (ISP) allow you space to post a web page. You will need to check with your ISP. Click here to download:
MAX'S WEB BEAUTY MAX'S WEB BEAUTY

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FastStone Image Viewer NEW VERSION!

FastStone Image Viewer lets you browse and view your images in a Windows-Explorer-like interface. The program supports all major image formats, including BMP, GIF, ICO, JPEG, JPEG2000, PCX, PNG, PSD, TAF, TIF, and WMF. It includes EXIF metadata support as well. You can crop, resize, flip, rotate, and adjust colors on your images and compare them side by side. Latest version now allows viewing of RAW files in all formats.

You can also convert your images from one format to another; you can even convert or resize your photos in batches. You can also apply over 150 transitional effects in a slide show.