Open Source Graphic Design Software

Tux Paint is a free, award-winning drawing program originally created for children ages 3 to 12, but enjoyed by all! It combines an easy-to-use interface, fun sound effects, and an encouraging cartoon mascot who guides children as they use the program. You're presented with a blank canvas and a variety of drawing tools to help them be creative. Along with paintbrush, shapes and text, Tux Paint includes a "stamp" feature to add pre-drawn or photographic imagery to pictures, and a set of "magic tools" that provide filter effects (like blur, tint and waves) and interesting drawing tools (like train tracks, bubbles and grass). Tux Paint includes a collection of "starter" images, both coloring-book style and photo-realistic, and a large collections of stamps are available as a separate download. Additional content can be added by parents & teachers, or downloaded from 3rd parties. Tux Paint is available for Windows, macOS, Android, Linux, & Haiku operating systems, among others.

Perl library and command-line application for reading, writing and editing meta information (EXIF, IPTC, XMP, and more) in a wide variety of file formats (JPEG, TIFF, PNG, PDF, RAW, and more).

Dia Diagram Editor is free Open Source drawing software for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Dia supports more than 30 different diagram types like flowcharts, network diagrams, database models. More than a thousand readymade objects help to draw professional diagrams. Dia can read and write a number of different raster and vector image formats. Software developers and database specialists can use Dia as a CASE tool to generate code skeletons from their drawings. Dia can be scripted and extended using Python.

gPhoto is a program and library framework that lets users download pictures from their digital cameras. The libgphoto2 library gives you access to hundreds of models of digital cameras on several platforms. GIT repo and Issue tracker lives at https://github.com/gphoto/ these days.

See https://www.openorienteering.org/apps/mapper/

A self contained application bundle of the GNU Image Manipulation Program for Mac OS X. The Gimp project now releases official Mac OSX builds at http://www.gimp.org/downloads/

Greenshot is a lightweight screenshot software tool for Windows that quickly creates screenshots of a selected region, window, or full screen; you can even capture complete (scrolling) web pages from Internet Explorer. Greenshot easily annotates, highlights, or obfuscates parts of the screenshot. Greenshot also exports screenshots in various ways: save to file, send to printer, copy to clipboard, attach to e-mail, send Microsoft Office programs, or upload to photo sites like Flickr or Picasa. And Greenshot has a lot more options, to simplify the creation of, and work with, screenshots every day. Overall, Greenshot is easy to understand and configurable, that's why it is an efficient tool for project managers, software developers, technical writers, testers, and anyone else creating screenshots.

Bring Your Old Photos to Life with RetroShine – Vibrant, Authentic, and Instantly Beautiful RetroShine transforms your digitized analog photos with a single click. Whether you’re reviving family memories or preserving your artistic legacy for future generations, RetroShine uses intelligent color enhancement and curve corrections to restore natural tones and give your photos a fresh, contemporary look. Authenticity is our mission. Unlike generative AI tools, RetroShine doesn’t manipulate your images or invent fake details that never existed. It analyzes each photo and adjusts color curves dynamically for a crisp, natural-looking, beautifully balanced result, just the way people expect in the digital age. No subscriptions. No ads. No data collection. Privacy guaranteed.

ArahPaint4 - program for drawing images in repeat mainly intended for textile design (jacquard) - supports different X:Y aspect ratio - layers - unlimited undo - works fast with large images - seamless drawing in repeat - advanced textile filters - integrated image browser

HTML5 Terrace Planner. - Easy to use designer with major features needed in terrace planning. Supports all major mobile devices. Features like: -- Multilingual -- Print you planning -- Email you planning -- Calculates: - Desk surface area (metric) - Desk board length (metric) - Support rails needed - Fasteners (psc) - Can be adjusted to different material.

Heimer is a simple cross-platform mind map tool written in Qt. Emphasis on easy diagram creation, simplicity, and speed.