Free Graphics Software for Windows
Photo editors, painting apps and full 3D suites. Pick by task: quick fixes, retouching, illustration or modeling. Each download link goes to the developer's official site.
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Adobe Photoshop Photo Editor
Industry-standard raster editor for photo retouching, compositing and digital art.
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Canva Graphic Design App
Template-based design app for social posts, presentations and flyers, with a free plan.
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GIMP Image Editor
Full photo editor with layers, masks and non-destructive filters.
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Adobe Illustrator Vector Graphics Editor
Professional vector editor for logos, icons, illustrations and print layouts.
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Adobe Lightroom Classic Photo Organizer and RAW Editor
Desktop photo organizer and RAW editor that keeps your photo library on your own drives.
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Capture One Pro Raw Photo Editor
Professional RAW editor known for color rendering and tethered studio shooting, by subscription or license.
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DxO PhotoLab Raw Photo Editor
RAW photo editor known for DeepPRIME noise reduction, lab-measured lens corrections and U Point local edits.
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ON1 Photo RAW Raw Photo Editor
RAW editor, photo browser and layer editor in one app, with AI masking and noise reduction, no subscription.
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Figma UI Design Tool
Collaborative interface design tool; the free Starter plan includes unlimited drafts and 3 team files.
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Blender 3D Creation Suite
Professional suite for 3D modeling, sculpting, animation and rendering.
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Autodesk 3ds Max 3D Modeling and Animation Software
Autodesk's 3D modeling, animation and rendering app for games, film and architectural visualization.
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Autodesk Maya 3D Animation Software
Autodesk's 3D animation, modeling and VFX software used in film, TV and game production.
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Cinema 4D 3D Animation Software
Maxon's 3D modeling, animation and motion graphics software with the Redshift renderer included.
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Houdini 3D VFX Software
SideFX's procedural 3D and VFX software; the free Apprentice edition is for non-commercial learning.
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ZBrush 3D Sculpting Software
Maxon's digital sculpting app for detailed characters, creatures and props, sold by subscription.
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Rhino 3D CAD Modeler
Precise NURBS 3D modeler for industrial, jewelry and architectural design, with Grasshopper built in.
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Adobe Substance 3D Painter 3D Texturing Software
Adobe's 3D texture painting app for games, film and product renders, with smart materials and masks.
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AutoCAD CAD Software
Industry-standard 2D drafting and 3D CAD software with seven specialized toolsets.
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SketchUp 3D Modeling App
Intuitive 3D modeler for architecture, interiors and woodworking, with LayOut for drawings.
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DraftSight 2D CAD Software
Professional 2D CAD from Dassault Systèmes for DWG, DXF and DGN drawings, with AutoLISP and optional 3D.
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CorelDRAW Graphics Suite Vector Design Suite
Vector illustration and page layout suite with photo editing, sold by subscription or once.
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Snagit Screen Capture Tool
Screenshot and screen recording tool with scrolling capture, annotations and step guides.
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Paint.NET Photo Editor
Light photo editor with layers and plugins that is easy to learn.
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Corel PaintShop Pro Photo Editor
Layer-based photo editor and design tool for Windows with RAW editing and AI tools, sold without subscription.
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ArtRage Painting App
Natural-media painting app with realistic oils, watercolors and pencils, plus a free demo without saving.
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Sketchbook Pro Drawing App
Sketching and drawing app with natural brushes, rulers and predictive strokes, sold in the Microsoft Store.
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ART Raw Photo Editor
Open-source raw photo editor derived from RawTherapee, with a simpler interface and local edits.
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Krita Digital Painting App
Painting and illustration app built for pen tablets.
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Inkscape Vector Graphics Editor
Vector graphics editor for logos, illustrations, diagrams and icons, built around the SVG format.
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FontForge Font Editor
Open-source font editor for creating and converting OpenType, TrueType and other font formats.
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IrfanView Image Viewer
Very fast, compact image viewer with batch conversion, lossless JPEG rotation and basic editing.
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IcoFX Icon Editor
Icon and cursor editor for Windows and macOS icons, favicons and animated cursors, with layers and effects.
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qView Image Viewer
Minimal, fast image viewer with no toolbars: just the picture and a title bar.
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Clip Studio Paint Drawing and Comic App
Drawing and painting app for illustration, comics, manga and frame-by-frame animation.
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Autodesk Fusion 3D CAD App
Cloud-based 3D CAD, CAM and PCB design, free for non-commercial personal use.
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Live2D Cubism Editor 2D Animation Software
2D animation editor that rigs layered PSD illustrations into moving models for VTubers and games.
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VRoid Studio 3D Avatar Creator
Free anime-style 3D avatar creator from pixiv that builds characters from presets and exports VRM.
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Greenshot Screenshot Tool
Lightweight screenshot tool with region capture, an annotation editor and quick export options.
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FastStone Capture Screen Capture Tool
Lightweight screenshot and screen recording tool with scrolling capture, OCR and an editor.
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XnView MP Image Viewer and Organizer
Image viewer and organizer for 500+ formats, with batch convert, metadata editing and a dark theme.
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XnConvert Batch Image Converter
Batch image converter with 80+ actions such as resize, crop, watermark and metadata editing.
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FastStone Image Viewer Image Viewer
Image browser, viewer and editor with a full-screen mode, batch conversion and side-by-side compare.
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ImageGlass Image Viewer
Fast open-source image viewer for 90+ formats, including WebP, HEIC, SVG and camera RAW.
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nomacs Image Viewer
Open-source image viewer with RAW support, metadata panels and synced viewers for comparing images.
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qimgv Image Viewer
Fast, minimal open-source image viewer with folder view, quick copy/move and optional video playback.
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darktable RAW Photo Editor
Non-destructive RAW photo editor and photo library, an open source alternative to Lightroom.
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Siril Astrophotography Software
Open-source astrophotography processor for calibrating, stacking and enhancing deep-sky images.
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DeepSkyStacker Astrophotography Stacker
Free, open-source stacking tool that combines astrophotography frames into one cleaner image.
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RawTherapee Raw Photo Editor
Open-source raw photo developer with a non-destructive 32-bit processing engine.
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digiKam Photo Manager
Open-source photo manager with tags, face recognition, raw support and editing tools.
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Luminar AI Photo Editor
AI-driven photo editor (formerly Luminar Neo) with sky replacement and generative tools.
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ACDSee Photo Studio Photo Manager and Editor
Fast photo manager with RAW and layered editing in higher editions, sold as one-time licenses.
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Affinity Design and Photo Editor
Pro photo editing, vector design and page layout in one app, free with a Canva account.
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Pinta Image Editor
Simple open-source image editor with layers, effects and unlimited undo.
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PhotoDemon Photo Editor
Portable open-source photo editor with layers, RAW and PSD support, macros and batch processing.
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chaiNNer AI Image Processing App
Node-based image processing app for AI upscaling and batch pipelines built by connecting nodes.
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Caesium Image Compressor Image Compressor
Open-source batch image compressor that shrinks JPG, PNG and WebP files with little visible loss.
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Pencil2D 2D Animation App
Lightweight open-source app for hand-drawn 2D animation with raster and vector layers.
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OpenToonz 2D Animation Software
Open-source 2D animation software based on Toonz, the tool used by Studio Ghibli.
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Synfig Studio 2D Animation Software
Open-source 2D vector animation with automatic tweening, bones and 50+ layer types.
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Tahoma2D 2D Animation Software
Open-source 2D animation app built on OpenToonz with a simpler, timeline-first interface.
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MyPaint Digital Painting App
Distraction-free open-source painting app with an expressive brush engine and endless canvas.
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MediBang Paint Digital Painting and Comic App
Free painting and manga app with 180+ brushes, screentones, comic panels and cloud sync.
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FireAlpaca Digital Painting App
Free lightweight painting app with weekly new brushes, comic tools and a perspective grid.
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Aseprite Pixel Art Editor
Pixel art and sprite animation editor with layers, onion skin and sprite sheet export.
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LibreSprite Pixel Art Editor
Open-source sprite and pixel art animation editor, forked from the last GPL version of Aseprite.
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Pixelorama Pixel Art Editor
Open-source pixel art editor with animation timeline, tilemap layers and pixel-art scaling.
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Lunacy UI Design App
Native UI/UX design app with auto layout, prototyping, Figma import and built-in Icons8 graphics.
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PureRef Reference Board
Reference board that keeps your inspiration images on one canvas on top of other apps.
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Hugin Panorama Stitcher
Open-source panorama stitcher that aligns and blends overlapping photos into one image.
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Chasys Photo Image Editor
Freeware image editor, viewer and batch converter suite, formerly called Chasys Draw IES.
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FreeCAD 3D CAD Modeler
Parametric 3D CAD modeler for mechanical parts, assemblies, 2D drawings, 3D printing and BIM.
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LibreCAD 2D CAD Program
Open-source 2D CAD program for technical drawings and floor plans, with native DXF support.
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DWG TrueView DWG Viewer
Autodesk's free Windows viewer for DWG and DXF drawings, with DWG version conversion.
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OpenSCAD Script-Based 3D CAD
Script-based 3D CAD modeler: describe a part in code and render it to STL for 3D printing.
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Tiled Map Editor
Open-source level editor for tile maps: orthogonal, isometric and hexagonal, with object layers.
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SolveSpace Parametric CAD Tool
Tiny open-source parametric CAD tool for constraint-based 2D sketches and 3D parts.
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KiCad PCB Design Suite
Open-source electronics design suite for schematics, PCB layout, 3D preview and Gerber output.
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EasyEDA PCB Design Software
Free schematic and PCB design suite with a huge parts library and one-click ordering from JLCPCB.
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Sweet Home 3D Interior Design App
Interior design app to draw a floor plan, place furniture and walk through the result in 3D.
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PrusaSlicer 3D Printing Slicer
Open-source 3D printing slicer from Prusa with organic supports and multi-material painting.
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UltiMaker Cura 3D Printing Slicer
Open-source 3D printing slicer with tested profiles, 400+ settings and a plugin marketplace.
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Bambu Studio 3D Printing Slicer
Bambu Lab's open-source slicer with multi-plate projects, AMS color mapping and remote printing.
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LightBurn Laser Engraving Software
Design, layout and control software for laser cutters and engravers, from diode lasers to Ruida and galvo.
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CHITUBOX Resin 3D Printing Slicer
Free resin 3D printing slicer that adds supports, slices and exports files for MSLA, DLP and LCD printers.
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Lychee Slicer 3D Printing Slicer
Resin and filament 3D printing slicer with a free Lite edition, supports, hollowing and many printer profiles.
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Creality Print 3D Printing Slicer
Creality's open-source FDM slicer with printer profiles, multi-color printing and remote printer control.
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OrcaSlicer 3D Printing Slicer
Open-source 3D printing slicer for Bambu, Prusa, Voron, Creality and more, with calibration tools.
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Blockbench Low-Poly 3D Modeler
Low-poly 3D model editor with texture painting and animation, popular for Minecraft and game assets.
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Daz Studio 3D Character and Scene App
Free 3D scene and character posing app built around rigged Genesis figures and the Daz store.
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Bforartists 3D Creation Suite
Blender fork with a reworked interface: icon toolbars, tidier menus and better defaults.
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MeshLab 3D Mesh Processing Tool
Open-source tool for cleaning, repairing, simplifying and converting 3D meshes and point clouds.
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Wings 3D 3D Polygon Modeler
Lightweight open-source polygon modeler with context menus and subdivision preview.
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MagicaVoxel Voxel Art Editor
Free lightweight voxel art editor with a built-in GPU path tracing renderer.
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Goxel Voxel Editor
Open-source voxel editor with unlimited scene size, layers and many export formats.
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Material Maker Procedural Material Editor
Open-source node-based tool for creating procedural PBR materials and textures.
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QGIS GIS Software
Open-source desktop GIS for viewing, editing and analysing maps and geospatial data.
