When you are working on web design for Internet websites, sometimes it’s helpful to manipulate your own images. Purchasing different programs that offer you ideal images for different situations can add up to a hefty sum. Fortunately, free open source software can help resolve that dilemma. A few simple downloads can ease your path (as well as your pocket) when it comes to graphics for web design.
- DigiKam. Find the perfect graphics for your web design with ease using DigiKam. With this open source software, you can sort photos in albums by layout, chronology, or other customized assignations. You can add comments, ratings, and tags to make your work easier.
- The GLIPS Graffiti editor can be used on both Mac and PC. Create and edit images using the program’s shape tools, graphic tools, and text support. Manipulate sizes and shapes of images by resizing, skewing, and rotating the images to match your plans for your website. The resource tools that accompany the program include patterns, filters, markers, and gradients.
- WebPic is a dream for website designers. Using this program, you can adjust images, add comments, and prepare images for web viewing by displaying them in various HTML styles. The program uses PerlMagick as an interface and ImageMagick for its image processing.
- GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is very similar to the popular Adobe Photoshop. It’s a powerful program from which you can make textured and sleek web designs as well as sharp images. The best part of the software is that it’s free and can be downloaded off the Internet.
- Easy Thumbnails is an open source program that will take your images and scale them down to come. You can choose to scale the images separately, as folders, or as specified groups.
Open source software simple to obtain and easy to afford, It’s also very convenient. When problems arise, solutions generally follow quickly since anyone can manipulate the code.