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Free
Graphics Programs
Here's a roundup of the Web's best free graphics
software. Whether you're a professional artist or
someone who's just wanting to learn about computer
graphics, you'll find a program to fit your needs
below. Some of these programs will help you create
graphics; others will help you organize the image
files on your hard drive. If you're a Web page
designer or you're doing business presentations or
you just would like to create some cool 3D art,
you'll find free programs here that can assist you. |
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Spinwave
Want faster-loading Web pages? Then check out
this excellent, free online utility that can
reduce the size and download times of GIF images
from anywhere on your hard drive or the Web by
up to 90%. You can crunch single GIFs for free
(although you'll need to subscribe to crunch
whole sites). Their new
JPEGCruncher downsizes many other types of
images to JPEG format, including GIF, BMP, JPEG,
TIFF and other formats.
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20/20
This fabulous free, adware-supported graphics
application offers loads of features that you
normally only see in the top commercial
programs. 20/20 is an image viewer, screen
capture and annotation program. Many features:
slideshows, thumbnails, a background generator
and much more. (For
Windows).
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IrfanView
(Note: this site is
occasionally inaccessible). One of the
handiest freeware programs around, this
multimedia and graphics viewer can handle any
type of file you throw at it: from GIFs to Real
Audio to MP3 to Adobe Photoshop files, as well
as a lot of obscure formats.
(For Windows).
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AAAThemes.com
This site serves up hundreds of free desktop
themes. Categories here include anime, art,
fantasy, games, horror & occult, holidays,
movies and music. New themes are added each day.
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