marcuswellby / photodemon

A free, portable photo editor focused on pro-grade features, high performance, and maximum usability.

PhotoDemon 7.0 pre-alpha

![PhotoDemon Screenshot] (http://photodemon.org/images/PD_70_a2.jpg)

PhotoDemon is a portable photo editor focused on performance and usability.

It provides a comprehensive photo editing suite in a 12 MB download. It runs on any Windows machine (XP through Win 10) and it does not require installation. It can be run from a USB stick or memory card.

PhotoDemon is completely open-source and available under a permissive BSD license. Kind contributors have translated the program into more than twenty languages.

Outside contributions from coders, designers, translators, and enthusiasts are always welcome.

For information on the most recent release, please visit: http://photodemon.org

If you don't have access to a VB6 compiler, you can download a compiled .exe (including language files and core plugins), updated nightly against the latest GitHub code, from: http://photodemon.org/downloads/nightly/PhotoDemon_nightly.zip

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What makes PhotoDemon unique?

Lightweight and completely portable

No installer is provided or required. Aside from a temporary file folder – which you can specify from the Tools > Options menu – it leaves no trace on your hard drive. Many people choose to run PhotoDemon from a USB stick or memory card.

Integrated macro recording and batch processing

Complex editing actions can be recorded as macros (similar to Office software). An integrated batch processor allows you to apply macros to entire folders or sets of images.

Usability is paramount

Many open-source photo editors are usability nightmares. PhotoDemon tries not to be. Small touches like save/load presets on all tools, unlimited Undo/Redo, "Fade last action", keyboard accelerators, effect previews, mouse wheel and X-button support, and descriptive menu icons make it quick and easy to use.

Pro-grade features and tools

• Extensive file format support, including all major RAW formats
• Color-managed workflow, including full support for embedded ICC profiles
• Non-destructive editing for select features, including resizing, rotation, and common adjustments
• 2D transformations: advanced rescale operators (Sinc, Catmull-Rom, etc), content-aware scaling (seam carving), crop, rotate, shear, zoom, tiling
• Adjustment tools: levels, curves, HDR, white balance, split-toning, sepia, full-featured histogram, green screen, Wratten filters, and many more
• Filters and effects: perspective correction, edge detection, noise removal, content-aware blur, unsharp masking, lens diffraction, vignetting, film grain, and many more
• 150+ tools are provided in the current build.

Limitations

• PhotoDemon isn't designed for OSes other than Microsoft Windows. A compatibility layer like Wine (http://www.winehq.org/) may allow it to work on OSX, Linux, or BSD systems, but program stability and performance may suffer.

Contributions

PhotoDemon is maintained by a single individual with a family to support. The software is provided free-of-charge under a permissive open-source license.

If you would like to make a small donation to support ongoing development, please visit:

http://photodemon.org/donate/

A full list of (awesome!) contributors is available in AUTHORS.md.

How is PhotoDemon and its source code licensed?

PhotoDemon is BSD-licensed. This allows you to use its source code in any application, commercial or otherwise, if you supply proper attribution. Proper attribution includes a notice of copyright and disclaimer of warranty.

PhotoDemon uses some 3rd-party libraries. These libraries are found in the /App/PhotoDemon/Plugins folder. These libraries have their own licenses, separate from PhotoDemon.

Full licensing details are available in LICENSE.md.