PixaSearch

Pixabay is a popular website that provides visitors with an extensive collection of royalty free images, which can be used for any purpose, even commercially. However, no official desktop application is available for browsing the database and downloading images.

PixaSearch is a Windows 10 app that was designed to fill the gap. It provides basic functionality, enabling you to search for images and download or share them with others, but it lacks advanced features and still has a few bugs.

There are plenty of stock photo websites that host royalty free images, and there is no reason not to take advantage of them. There are over a million files in the Pixabay database, so there is a very good chance you will find what you need.

To run a search, simply launch the application and enter a keyword in the text field. The results will be listed in the main window, and you can click an image to maximize it and make other actions available.

After finding the right photo, you can go ahead and click the download button to save it to your PC. You can also send the image to the clipboard and use it in a specialized editor.

If all you want is to show an interesting picture to your friends, just click the share button to bring up the standard Share menu where all supported applications will be listed.

To begin with, the app is very light on features, as it displays none of the information available on each picture’s Pixabay listing. While you get a more streamlined experience this way, it would have been nice if the data were available.

Also, we noticed an issue with the image browser when resizing the main window. The pictures would sometimes be displayed incorrectly, but only when changing the window’s width.

Overall, PixaSearch is a decent browser and downloader for Pixabay images, but it could use a few improvements. If all you need is a simple way to find and save stock photos, it should do the job.