Read our full Ashampoo Photo Optimizer review It's a shame you can't also apply the same color changes to a whole set of pictures at once, but this is otherwise a brilliant free photo editor for making quick corrections.įor more advanced editing, check out Ashampoo Photo Optimizer 7 – the premium version of the software with enhanced optimization tools. If you want to make manual color and exposure corrections, there are half a dozen sliders to let you do exactly that. In our tests, this worked particularly well on landscapes but wasn't always great for other subjects. You can also choose individual photos to enhance with the software's one-click optimization tool. Importing pictures is a breeze, and once they've been added to the pool, you can select several at once to rotate or mirror, saving you valuable time. Its interface is clean and uncluttered, and utterly devoid of ads (although you'll need to submit an email address before you can start using it). An alternative application for such photo editing is Shotwell, which is pre-installed in Ubuntu.If you've got a lot of photos that you need to edit in a hurry, Ashampoo Photo Optimizer could be the best free photo editor for you. An example could be red eye removal on photographs. The GIMP may be seen as feature heavy for simple image editing. To install it, add the ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp repository, through the Software & Updates app or via the command line: sudo apt-add-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp The latest version of the GIMP could not be available in the default Ubuntu repositories. Alternatively, it can be run through the command line via: gimp GIMP can be found in the 'Graphcs' filter in the Application lens in the Dash. The GIMP opens several windows by default, which act as 'toolboxes' from which you can tweak settings and select tools to work on your image with.Įxtra brushes and patterns are available installing the following package: gimp-data-extras. Filters such as Motion Blur, Cubism and Predator make advanced image editing fun and easy. It will happily open and save to most image file formats and offers a host of useful features, plus the scope to add more using its plug-in system.

The GIMP (The GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a powerful image editing application.

Gimp manipulation program