This document summarizes several free and open-source computer programs for creating and editing digital images, including GIMP for raster graphics editing, Inkscape for vector graphics, Paint.NET and Xara Extreme for image editing on Windows and Linux platforms, and Pencil for GUI prototyping. These programs provide tools for photo editing, drawing, image manipulation and formatting between file types for both personal and professional use.

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2. Gimp (Gnu Image Manipulation
Program)
• Is A Free And Open-source
Raster Graphics Editor
Used For Image
Manipulation And Image
Editing, Free-form
Drawing, Transcoding
Between Different Image
File Formats, And More
Specialized Tasks.
• Released Under Gplv3+
License And Is Available
For Linux, Macos, And
Microsoft Windows.

3. Paint.NET
• Free Image And
Photo Editing
Software For
Computers That
Run Windows.

4. Inkscape
• Professional
Quality Vector
Graphics Software
Which Runs On
Linux, Mac OS X
And Windows
Desktop
Computers.

5. Xara Extreme
• is a powerful,
general purpose
graphics program
for unix platforms
including linux,
freebsd and (in
development) os-
x

6. ARTWEAVER
• is a full-featured
painting tool with
a huge set of
predefined
realistic brushes
to paint creatively
or just
experiment.
• is suitable for
beginners and
advanced users.

7. Draw Plus
• is a vector
drawing program
your designs are
easily scalable
and can be
exported for both
print and web.

8. PENCIL
• is built for the
purpose of
providing a free
and open-source
GUI prototyping
tool that people
can easily install
and use to create
mockups in
popular desktop
platforms.

9. PICASA
• is a discontinued,
cross-platform image
organizer and image
viewer for organizing
and editing digital
photos, integrated wit
a now defunct photo-
sharing website
• originally created by a
company named
lifescape in 2002.

10. PAINT STAR• is a versatile digital
image processing
software suitable for
such tasks as
retouching of
photographs,
composing and
authoring images,
image morphing,
screen capture, and
displaying image
thumbnail in windows

11. SMOOTH DRAW
• is an easy natural
painting and digital
free-hand drawing
software that can
produce high quality
pictures.

12. KARBON
• is a vector graphics
editor. it is a
component of
calligraphy suite, an
integrated graphic art
and office suite by KDE.
the name is a play on
KDE and the radioactive
isotope carbon

13. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP EXPRES
• is a free image
editing and collage
making mobile
application from
adobe inc. the app is
available on ios,
android and windows
phones and tablets.

14. COREL PAINTSHOP PRO X5
• is a program for
windows operating
systems
offering professional
-grade tools and
effects for
organizing and
enhancing digital
photos.