Paint.NET
On the one hand it is a simple, but on the other hand a powerful graphical editor. And besides it is free. There is no advertising on the installation phase as well as in the interface. Its level of capacity can be estimated as the average - it is higher than in Paint and lower than in products such as the GIMP. User of Paint.NET is the one, who does not want to master complex products such as Photoshop or GIMP, but on the other hand do not mind to try something more than Paint. It contains sufficient effects to improve your pictures. There are red-eye reduction, blur, styling, accuracy improving, illumination, various types of distortion, noise reduction, etc.
Advantages
-· Interface with a nice design
-· Support of layers
-· Ease of use
-· It includes a sufficient number of filters and effects
Disadvantages
-· Not as complete as other popular graphics packages
PhotoScape
PhotoScape is a great, versatile and free graphic editor. The program combines means for easy viewing of images, a fairly powerful editor, editing tools, means of creating collages and animated GIF images, as well as a utility for easy printing of images. It is free and installed without any problems. This program comprises such number of filters, tools and special effects, that it is hard to believe that it is free.
Advantages
-· Great free app
-· Mass of special effects and filters
-· A lot of additional tools for photo processing
Disadvantages
-· It is not found
Picasa
Picasa is a program for viewing photos, creating albums and editing pictures. The program has a user-friendly and beautiful interface. It is designed primarily to serve the private non-professional photographers.
Advantages
-· user-friendly menu
-· simple, intuitive and powerful enough editor
-· the possibility of direct communication with Google Accounts
Disadvantages
-· there is no way of compressing photos without resizing
-· history management is implemented not very handy
GIMP
GIMP is a free tool with open source software, allowing you to create and edit images. You can create your own images using the retouching tools, pencil drawing, cloning and gradients. Experienced users can create their own brushes and patterns for later use. In addition, as suggested by my collegues from www.essayonline.biz, GIMP gives users the ability to process images imported into the program. You can crop, add text, resize and create nested layers. There is even the possibility to animate your creations.
Disadvantages
-· You cannot view multiple items in one window
-· there are no built automatic functions