# Free Photo-Editing Software Advice, Please! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 9, 2006, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-photo-editing-software-advice-please/379659 "2006-11-09T03:28:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-photo-editing-software-advice-please/379659/1 "2006-11-09T03:28:18Z")
I’m working on a newsletter, and need to re-size some photographs. With the holidays coming up, I don’t want to spend a bunch of money on photo-editing software with all sorts of capbilities when all I need to do is re-size the pictures to fit. So I turn to the SDMB - any recommendations for free photo-editing software? Anything I should avoid? Thanks in advance for any and all replies. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Papermache\_Prince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f05b48/32.png) [@Papermache\_Prince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Papermache_Prince)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-photo-editing-software-advice-please/379659/2 "2006-11-09T03:35:13Z")
[IrFanview](http://www.irfanview.com/IrFanview) works for me. You can re-size one or several photos at once. And it’s free, as requested. ---
**Author:** ![david8686a\_netscape.net](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/david8686a_netscape.net/32/3352_2.png) [@david8686a\_netscape.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/david8686a_netscape.net)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-photo-editing-software-advice-please/379659/3 "2006-11-09T12:31:41Z")
Photo filtre is a terrific little program - it can easily resize, adjust color and it has a number of artistic filters for additional effects. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-photo-editing-software-advice-please/379659/4 "2006-11-09T13:50:28Z")
I believe (though I have never used it) that Gimp is not only free but a pretty good knockoff of photoshop. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Feldman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@Mr\_Feldman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Feldman)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-photo-editing-software-advice-please/379659/5 "2006-11-09T15:34:41Z")
Why sacrifice what you want or run the risk of downloading malware etc. Trying using things like bittorrent to download pirated software. They normally come with a crack code to help you get the CD up and running and have all the very latest versions. The best link is (removed link) They will point you in the direction of what you want and what programs you need to download it. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-photo-editing-software-advice-please/379659/6 "2006-11-09T15:54:52Z")
**Mr Feldman** , First, discussion of illegal activity is forbidden on this board. Second, I have come to the belief that you are merely here to push buttons. Third, goodbye. ---
**Author:** ![Hodge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Hodge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hodge)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-photo-editing-software-advice-please/379659/7 "2006-11-09T16:51:24Z")
[QUOTE=Papermache Prince] [IrFanview](http://www.irfanview.com/IrFanview) works for me. You can re-size one or several photos at once. And it’s free, as requested. [/QUOTE] Fixing link: [http://www.irfanview.com/](http://www.irfanview.com/) I also second the recommendation. It’s an excellent freeware image viewer/utility capable of cropping, re-sizing, converting formats, etc. [QUOTE=Mr Feldman] Why sacrifice what you want or run the risk of downloading malware etc. Trying using things like bittorrent to download pirated software. They normally come with a crack code to help you get the CD up and running and have all the very latest versions. [/QUOTE] This is hysterical. File-trading networks, bittorrent inlcuded, are the primary distribution channels for malware and viruses. Obvious troll, good job on the banning. ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-photo-editing-software-advice-please/379659/8 "2006-11-09T17:03:49Z")
I am not familiar with the products mentioned here but Google’s Picasa fits the bill. Available from Google’s web site. > **[Google Photos](http://picasa.google.com/)** > > Google Photos is the home for all your photos and videos, automatically organized and easy to share. ---
**Author:** ![Dervorin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-photo-editing-software-advice-please/379659/9 "2006-11-09T17:17:53Z")
[QUOTE=CookingWithGas] I am not familiar with the products mentioned here but Google’s Picasa fits the bill. Available from Google’s web site. > **[Google Photos: Edit, Organize, Search, and Backup Your Photos](http://picasa.google.com/)** > > Edit and enhance photos with AI-powered features like Magic Eraser and Unblur on Google Photos. Store, organize & search your memories. [/QUOTE] I usually come into these threads to recommend Picasa, but I see I was beaten to it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-photo-editing-software-advice-please/379659/10 "2006-11-09T17:20:31Z")
Thirding **Irfanview** , it also lets you mass convert, and you can custom resize images as well. It’s very user friendly, and free. ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-photo-editing-software-advice-please/379659/11 "2006-11-09T20:26:29Z")
Thanks, **Frank**. I intended to put in a line specifically requesting no illegal recommendations, but I was in a bit of a hurry when I posted. Thanks for the links, Dopers - I’ll be trying them.