PhotoMonkee

Editing pictures can be done for many reasons, either to use as advertising, fix some errors, add various effects, or crop yourself out of a group photo. The market is full of such applications, with some that managed to make a name for themselves throughout the years, but others like PhotoMonkee are still worth a shot.

The application comes with a custom-made interface, different colors being used to differentiate panels and functions. The canvas is interactive, with a floating tools panel you can move around to a suitable location. A history of events can help you easily identify and undo any mistakes.

File support is decent, and you can import and export pictures found under formats like PM, BMP, ICO, GIF, JPG, PBM, PNG, PPM, TGA, TIFF, and XBM. This means that you can also perform simple conversion, but this can only be done one file at a time.

The toolbox contains various functions with which to either enhance specific areas of the picture, or draw geometrical shapes and lines. A color palette is there to give more meaning, with different types of color picking options, as well as a transparency slider.

PhotoMonkee means business, and gives you the possibility to thoroughly edit pictures on different layers. Each can be fitted with different opacity levels, arranged in a specific style, and combined with others through one of the available methods.

In case you just want to add quick effects, you can find them in a dedicated filter menu. These range from common color adjustment options, to various styles like sharpen, pixelate, blur, solarize, glow, and many more. On selection, an intensity slider shows up, with preview offered in real time directly on the canvas.

To sum it up, PhotoMonkee manages to live up to expectations, but it doesn’t do this through its own visual style, but rather through the amount and diversity of tools and effects. File support increases flexibility, letting you work with all kinds of pictures. Preset effects can be added and customized on the spot, while the toolbox makes sure drawing is easy and accessible.