Whatever the reason that pushes you to retouch your photo, you must have specific software.
Rest assured, it is not necessarily necessary to buy a license for Photoshop or Lightroom.
Free and easy-to-use tools are a good alternative for editing your photos. Discover our selection!
Gimp
Let's start with the best known : Gimp.
Gimp looks like a professional tool. Very complete, it allows you to easily correct the imperfections of your photo. The workspace is modular and customizable. If you are having difficulty using this software.
Fotor
Fotor is based on simplicity but remains very complete. The tools are classified by menu: a first reserved for retouching allows you to crop your image, correct the color, the levels and obviously the contrast, sharpness, saturation and brightness.
Another menu allows you to go further by adding many effects such as filters. A section is even reserved for touch-ups for portraits (eyes, wrinkles, imperfections, etc.).
An additional menu allows you to add text, a frame and stickers.
Darktable
Open source and totally free, Darktable was designed by professional photographers
It is therefore no surprise that this tool has all the necessary features to retouch your photos in depth: white balance, saturation, vibrance, contrast, shadows, high light, exposure... In short, everything is there, the list of features being still long.
On the interface side, it is easy to navigate. You will therefore have no trouble getting to grips with this software.
Adobe Photoshop Express Editor
Showing great generosity, Adobe offers you a free alternative to Adobe Photoshop with Photoshop Express Editor.
You can imagine that you have access to a limited number of tools here, but these are sufficient to quickly retouch your photos
Remember that the toolkit is more complete when you use the online tool, rather than if you install the Express Editor application.
Google Photos (Picasa)
Recently acquired by Google, Picasa gave way Google Photos, an application allowing you to manage your photos, create albums and montages and of course make some edits.
