PhotoDemon is a free, portable, open-source photo editor for Microsoft Windows. It requires no installation, administrator rights, or Internet access, and can run directly from a USB stick or SD card. It provides over 200 professional-grade tools including layers, selection tools, digital paintbrushes, content-aware fill and resize, and support for file formats like PSD, PSP, and XCF. It also includes a built-in macro recorder and batch processor.
What it's for
Editing photos with professional-grade toolsBatch processing imagesRecording and running macrosRunning a portable photo editor from a USB stick or SD cardWorking with files from other software such as Adobe Photoshop, Corel Paintshop Pro, and GIMP
Features 20
- 200+ professional-grade editing tools
- Batch processor
- Built-in macro recorder
- Color and monochrome icon sets
- Content-aware fill and resize
- Customizable keyboard shortcuts
- Customizable UI accent colors
- Dark and light UI themes
- Digital paintbrushes
- Layers support
- Multi-language support
- Perspective and lens correction
- Portable, no-install operation
- Real-time previews
- Saved presets
- Selection tools
- Shadow/highlight recovery
- Support for PSD, PSP, and XCF file formats
- Support for Windows XP through Windows 11
- Unlimited Undo/Redo
At a glance
free tieropen source
TypeDesktop app
DeploymentInstalled (local)
PlatformsWindows
No company, integrations, or compliance data published yet.
Pricing
PhotoDemon is entirely free; development is supported via one-time donations (PayPal) or a Patreon subscription, not through software pricing tiers.
PhotoDemonFree
100% free and open-source; supported by donations and Patreon, not paid plans.
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