General Information
Basic general information about the editors: creator, company, license, etc.
| Description | Creator | First public release date | Latest stable version | Software license | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ability Photopaint | Graphics editor with some advanced features | Ability Software | March 2001 | 4 | Proprietary |
| Adobe Fireworks | Part of Adobe Creative Suite Web, since version CS3 | Macromedia | 1998 | 9.01.x | Proprietary |
| Adobe Photoshop | Professional image editor and graphics creation tool | John Knoll, Thomas Knoll | February 1990 | CS6 / 13.0 | Proprietary |
| Adobe Photoshop Lightroom | Photo editor | Adobe Systems | February 19, 2007 | 4.2 | Proprietary |
| Autodesk SketchBook Pro | Paint and drawing toolset for use with digitized pen tablets & tablet computers | Alias | 2004 | 2009 ( 3.1 ) | Proprietary |
| ArtRage | Digital paint program for tablet computers | Andy Bearsley, Matt Fox-Wilson | 2004 | 3.0 | Proprietary |
| Artweaver | Emulates physical painting experience on a computer | Boris Eyrich | 2002 | 1.12 | Freeware |
| Bibble | Photo editor and organizer with camera raw file support | Bibble Labs | 2000 | 5.2 | Proprietary |
| Brush Strokes Image Editor | Image editor like Windows Paint | Paul Bird | 2004 | 1.0 | Freeware |
| Chasys Draw IES | Image Editor with layers, animation, icon edit, super-res, batch and camera raw | John Paul Chacha | 2001 | 3.71.02 | Freeware |
| CinePaint | Moving picture, photo and graphics editor | Robin Rowe | July 4, 2002 | 2011 (1.0) | GPL |
| CodedColor PhotoStudio Pro | 1STEIN Corp. | 2001 | 5.1 | Proprietary | |
| Corel AfterShot Pro | Photo Management Software with support for a complete RAW workflow | Corel | ? | ? | Proprietary |
| Corel Paint Shop Pro | Advanced image editor and graphics creator | Jasc Software | 1992 | X4 (14.00) | Proprietary |
| Corel Painter | Made to create natural-looking artistic images | Mark Zimmer, Tom Hedges, John Derry | August, 1991 | 12 | Proprietary |
| Corel PHOTO-PAINT | Professional image editor and graphics creator with advanced features | Corel Corporation | 1992 | X6/16 | Proprietary |
| Cosmigo Pro Motion | Pixel and animation editor (8-bit-graphics) made after Deluxe Paint | Cosmigo; J.Zimmermann, L.Gischler, N.Mavrikakis | 1997 | 6.0.0.104 | Proprietary |
| darktable | Photography workflow application and raw developer | Johannes Hanika | April 2009 | 1.0.4 | GPL 3 |
| Deluxe Paint | Discontinued basic editor | Dan Silva | 1985 | 5 | Proprietary |
| Deneba Canvas | Graphics editor and creator supporting both raster graphics and vector graphics | Jorge Miranda, Joaquin de Soto, Manny Menendez | September 1987 | X | Proprietary |
| DigiKam | Free photo organizer and image editor | Renchi Raju, Gilles Caulier | 2002 | 0.9.5 (KDE3) 2.5.0 (KDE4) | GPL |
| Erdas Imagine | Advanced remote sensing and GIS ability; handles multispectral images |
ERDAS, Inc. | 1980 | 2010 (10.0) | Proprietary |
| Fatpaint | Full featured web-based graphic design and photo editing application | Mersica Inc. | 2010 | 1.83 | Freeware |
| Fotografix | Freeware, portable image editor | L. Madhavan | April 14, 2009 | 1.4.1 | Freeware |
| F-Spot | Image viewer and organizer for GNOME | Ettore Perazzoli | ? | 0.8.2 | GLP-2 |
| GIMP | Free image editor and graphics creator | Spencer Kimball, Peter Mattis | January 1996 | 2.8.0 | GNU (L)GPLv3+ v2.7+ |
| GimPhoto | Modification of the free and open source graphics program GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP), with the intent to be a free alternative to Adobe Photoshop. | Ek Kian | ? | 1.4.3 | GPLv2 |
| GIMPshop | GIMP with a GUI similar to Adobe Photoshop | Scott Moschella | ? | 2.2.11 | GPL |
| GNOME Paint | Simple, easy to use paint program for GNOME. | Rogério Ferro | 0.4 | GPL | |
| GNU Paint | Free and open source raster graphics editor | Andy Tai | 0.3.3 | GPL | |
| GrafX2 | GrafX2 with a GUI similar to Deluxe Paint | Sunset Design (Guillaume Dorme, Karl Maritaud) | 1996 | 2.1 | GPL |
| GraphicConverter | Image viewer, converter, organizer and editor capable of importing around 200 and exporting 80 different image file types. Compatible with many Photoshop plug-ins | Thorsten Lemke | 1992 | 6.6.1 | Proprietary |
| GraphicsMagick | Commandline image converter and editor | GraphicsMagick Group | 2002 | 1.3.15 | MIT |
| gThumb | Image viewer and organizer for the GNOME desktop environment | Paolo Bacchilega | ? | 3.0.1 | GPL3 |
| HDR PhotoStudio | HDR (High Dynamic Range Editor) with human vision imaging model | Unified Color | Oct 2009 | 2.15.37 | Proprietary |
| Helicon Filter | Advanced image editor with a simplified tabbed interface | Helicon Soft Ltd. | August 2004 | 5.0.28 | Proprietary |
| ImageJ | Image processing program developed at the National Institutes of Health. | Wayne Rasband (NIH) | 1997 | 1.46m | Public Domain |
| ImageMagick | Command line software suite for displaying, converting, and editing raster image files | ImageMagick Studio LLC | ? | 6.7.7-7 | Apache 2.0 |
| iPhoto | Image organizer and basic editor for OS X | Apple Inc. | 2002 | 8.1.1 | Proprietary |
| IrfanView | Image and video viewer with basic editing functions | Irfan Skiljan | 1996 | 4.23 | Freeware |
| Kolourpaint | KDE | 2004 | 1.2.2 | GPL | |
| Konvertor | Multimedia converter/editor | Logipole, Jean Piquemal | 1998 | 4.08 | Proprietary |
| Krita | KDE | 2005 | 2.3.3 | GPL | |
| MacPaint | Obsolete basic editor | Bill Atkinson | 1984 | 2.0 | Proprietary |
| Microsoft Office Picture Manager | Basic image editor | Microsoft | ? | ? | Proprietary |
| Microsoft Paint | Basic graphic creator and editor packaged with Microsoft Windows operating systems | Microsoft | 1985 | 6.1 | Proprietary |
| Microsoft Photo Editor | Obsolete basic image editor for Windows | Microsoft | ? | 3.01 | Proprietary |
| Mootif | Online JavaScript image editor with a few functions | mootif.com | May, 2006 | 1.0 | Proprietary |
| MyPaint | Digital painting Application | Martin Renold | March 12, 2005 | 1.0.0 | GPL2 |
| OpenCanvas | Portalgraphics | ? | 4 | Proprietary | |
| Paint.NET | Freeware image editor and graphics creator based on the .Net framework | Rick Brewster, et al. | May 6, 2004 | 3.5.6 | Freeware |
| PC Paintbrush | Obsolete basic editor | ZSoft Corporation | 1984 | 5 | Proprietary |
| Pencil (software) | 2D graphical animation software. | Pascal Naidon | ? | 0.4.4 | GPL |
| Phatch | Editor for batch processing digital graphics and photographs. | Stani Michiels | ? | 0.2.7 | GPL |
| Photofinish | ZSoft Corporation | 1993 | 2 | Proprietary | |
| Photogenics | Made to create 32-bit HDRs | Idruna Software Inc. | 1995 | HDR 7.0 | Proprietary |
| PhotoLine | Image editor with some advanced features | Computerinsel (Germany) | 1995 | 17.10 | Proprietary |
| PhotoPerfect | Image editor with some advanced features | Arcadia Software AG, Joachim Koopmann Software | 2002 | 2.9 | Proprietary |
| Photo Raster | Advanced online photo editor | David Levinsky | 2012 | 0.9 | Proprietary |
| Picasa | Efficient image organizer with basic editing tools, other image effects | ? | 3.6 | Freeware | |
| PicMaster | Has 300 filter effects, slide show, poster printing, mosaics, true 3D, more | Alexander Sabov | December 1999 | 4.03 | Proprietary |
| Pinta | Mid-level Free and Open Source raster graphics editor, based on Paint.Net | Jonathan Pobst | February 7, 2010 | 1.3 | MIT |
| PixBuilder Photo Editor | WnSoft Graphic Software | June 2005 | 1.31 | Proprietary | |
| Pixel image editor | Image editor based on Adobe Photoshop | Pavel Kanzelsberger | 1999 | 1.0 (beta 7) | Proprietary |
| Pixelmator | Image editor and graphics creator for OS X | Pixelmator Team ltd. | September 25, 2007 | 2.1 | Proprietary |
| Pixen | Pixel art and sprite editor for OS X | Open Sword Group | ? | 3.1b2 | MIT |
| Pixia | Isao Maruoka | 1998 | 4.70d | Proprietary | |
| Project Dogwaffle | Dan Ritchie retired but others continue active development | Dan Ritchie | 1997 (?) | 2011 (7.0) (1.2 available as freeware) | Proprietary |
| QFX | Mature and complete image editing package | Ron Scott | ~1990 | 8 | Proprietary |
| Rawstudio | Raw image processor. | Anders Brander & Anders Kvist | ? | 2.0 | GPL 2 |
| RawTherapee | Powerful free and cross-platform raw image editor, for developing raw photos from digital cameras. | Gabor Horvath | 2006-09-21 | 3.0.1 | GPL |
| Seashore | Basic counterpart to GIMP, using its XCF format; full support for a few graphics formats | Mark Pazolli | June 2007 | 0.1.9 | GPLv3 |
| Serif PhotoPlus | Complete editor and photo organizer suite; similar features and menus to other software from Serif; available as economy version or in bundle with clipart, effects, public domain image library; made for easy use | Serif | X5 | Proprietary | |
| Shotwell | Image organizer for GNOME | Yorba Foundation | June 26, 2009 | 0.12.3 | LGPL 2.1 |
| Tux Paint | Drawing program for young children. | Bill Kendrick | June 16, 2002 | 0.9.21 | GPL |
| TVPaint | 2D animation software | Herve ADAM | June 16, 1991 | 9.5.11 | Proprietary |
| TwistedBrush Pro Studio | Advanced digital paint with realistic artist tools and graphics editing | Pixarra | July 23, 2003 | 2012 (19.03) (17.24 with fewer brushes available as freeware) | Proprietary |
| UFRaw | Raw image format processor | Udi Fuchs | ? | 0.18 | Free |
| Ulead PhotoImpact | Ulead Systems | ? | 12 | Proprietary | |
| Ultimate Paint | Basic graphics editor based on Deluxe Paint | Joseph Ladanyi, Daniel Szabo | 1998 | 2.88 | Proprietary |
| WinImages | Animation-centric | Black Belt Systems | ? | 7.5 | Proprietary |
| XnView | Cross-platform image viewer used for viewing, converting, organising and editing graphical & video files. | Pierre-emmanuel Gougelet | ? | 1.99 (Windows)/1.70 (Linux)/1.70.1 (Mac OS X) | Proprietary |
| XPaint | Simple Drawing program for Unix/X11 with Xaw3d widgets | David Koblas, Torsten Martinsen, Jean-Pierre Demailly | 1993 | 2.8.8 | GPL |
| Zoner Photo Studio | All-in-one editor package | Zoner Inc. | ? | 11.0 build 8 | Proprietary |
| Description | Creator | First public release date | Latest stable version | Software license |
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