PhotoScape 3.6.3

Most image editors can’t compete with the sharks in the image editing category. As a consequence, they prefer to pack the basic features without sacrificing ease of use, which results in a large crowd of fans.

PhotoScape belongs to this category, bundled with the most common image manipulation tools, while preserving a fun and accessible environment. In terms of functionality, the application performs regular photo enhancements, such as resizing, graphic effects, crop, printing and GIF animations.

The first encounter with PhotoScape is pleasant to say the least. The menu is structured in a circle with animated icons that stand for different modules. These include a viewer, editor, batch editor, page creator, image combiner, GIF animation, printer, splitter, screen capture, color picker, RAW converter, photo renamer, and paper print. All these titles are at least self-explanatory.

In addition, you can develop photographs from an online studio, and find similar faces on the Internet (including but not limited to celebrities).

So, here's what you can do: combine photos to create a single one, slice an image into several pieces, capture a screenshot (which is no different from Print Screen), batch edit a bunch of photos, use the editor to create special effects (e.g. red eye correction, mole removal, paint brush), and several others.

PhotoScape is fun to work with although it doesn’t bring outstanding or unseen features to the table (except the face search feature). You can spend quality time with it when you need to make small changes and don't want to burden yourself with heavier software. It’s recommended especially for beginners, but professionals can still rely on it for some of the most basic image editing capabilities.