10 Best Free Image Editors (2026)

#1 BEST

GIMP

The GIMP Team

GPL-3.0 v2.10.38 390MB

4.0

6 reviews

GIMP is the free image editor that people compare to Photoshop, and for good reason. It handles photo retouching, background removal, compositing, color correction, and batch processing - all without paying a subscription. The project started in 1996 at UC Berkeley, and The GIMP ...

82 downloads

Windows 10/11/ARM

Official source

#2 GREAT

Paint.NET

dotPDN LLC

Proprietary v5.1.12 90MB

4.5

2 reviews

Paint.NET is a free image editor for Windows by Rick Brewster (dotPDN LLC). It started as a college project to replace Microsoft Paint and grew into a capable layer based editor. The classic version from getpaint.net is free. There is also a $14.99 Microsoft Store version that ad...

14 downloads

Windows 7/8/10/11

Official source

#3 SOLID

Inkscape

GPL-2.0 v1.4.3 90MB

4.6

5 reviews

Inkscape is a free, open source vector graphics editor. It uses SVG as its native file format and runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, and FreeBSD. Licensed under GPLv2+, it is the most popular free alternative to Adobe Illustrator. What it does The core workflow is drawing and editing...

12 downloads

Windows 10/11

Official source

#4

PhotoFiltre

Antonio Da Cruz

Freeware v7.2.1 5MB

4.6

5 reviews

PhotoFiltre is a free image editor for basic photo retouching and graphic work. It includes over 100 filters, selection tools, drawing tools, clone stamping, and batch processing. It opens JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, and ICO files. Windows only. Note that this is the free version ...

12 downloads

Windows XP/Vista/7/8

Official source

#5

Photoscape

MOOII TECH

Freeware v3.7 20.4MB

4.7

7 reviews

Photoscape is a free image editor by MOOII TECH aimed at people who need quick photo fixes without learning Photoshop. It handles the stuff you actually do with photos - crop, resize, adjust brightness, add text, make collages. The original Photoscape is no longer developed, but ...

33 downloads

Official source

#6

IrfanView

Irfan Skiljan

Freeware v4.73 3MB

4.5

4 reviews

IrfanView is a lightweight image viewer and converter by Irfan Skiljan that has been around since 1996. It opens fast, handles over 150 image formats (including modern ones like HEIC and WebP through plugins), and doesn't try to be Photoshop. You open images, view them, and move ...

35 downloads

Windows 7/8/10/11/ARM

Official source

#7

Faststone Image Viewer

FastStone Corporation

Proprietary v8.3 8MB

4.5

4 reviews

FastStone Image Viewer is a free image browser, editor, and converter for Windows. It opens common formats (JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, WebP) along with RAW files from Canon, Nikon, Sony, and other camera manufacturers. The program combines a file browser with a fullscreen viewer,...

29 downloads

Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10/11

Official source

#8

XnView

Gougelet Pierre-e

Proprietary v2.52.5 3.7MB

4.7

7 reviews

XnView is an image viewer and batch converter by Pierre-Emmanuel Gougelet (XnSoft, France). It opens over 500 image formats including JPEG, PNG, WebP, TIFF, PSD, RAW files from cameras, and many legacy formats most viewers cannot handle. It is free for personal use, with commerci...

12 downloads

Windows 7/8/10/11

Official source

#9

Light Image Resizer

ObviousIdea

Trial v7.6.1.165 8.4MB

4.8

4 reviews

Light Image Resizer is an image batch processing tool by ObviousIdea that resizes, converts, and watermarks large numbers of photos at once. A lifetime license costs $24.99. The free version works but is limited to 100 images and shows reminder popups. It runs on Windows only and...

13 downloads

Windows 8/10/11

Official source

#10

Paint 3D

Microsoft Corporation

Freeware v6.2310.24037.0 206MB

4.5

4 reviews

Paint 3D is a creative tool from Microsoft that combines flat 2D drawing with the ability to place, rotate, scale, and texture 3D objects on a shared canvas. It shipped preinstalled on Windows 10 as the successor to classic Paint, bridging the gap between simple doodling and basi...

13 downloads

Windows 10/11

Official source