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Are there any free software packages like Photoshop that can be used to edit and add effects to photos? I want to create a professional look to my photos.

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    \$\begingroup\$ By definition free is not the same as professional... you get what you pay for \$\endgroup\$
    – user9817
    Oct 3, 2014 at 14:50
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    \$\begingroup\$ Product recommendations are off-topic here, and in any case "professional look" is much too broad to have a useful answer. \$\endgroup\$
    – Philip Kendall ♦
    Oct 3, 2014 at 15:05
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    \$\begingroup\$ Clara, you're right that free is not the same as professional, but "you get what you pay for" is a vast oversimplification, especially when it comes to software. \$\endgroup\$
    – mattdm
    Oct 3, 2014 at 15:28
  • \$\begingroup\$ A search would have turned up photo.stackexchange.com/questions/4707/… \$\endgroup\$
    – Dan Wolfgang
    Oct 3, 2014 at 16:14

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Try Gimp - it's an open-source alternative to Photoshop (though not as powerful of course).

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  • \$\begingroup\$ Gimp is like photoshop in the same way a Trabant is like a Mclaren, but then the price difference is kinda similar I suppose. \$\endgroup\$
    – James Snell
    Oct 3, 2014 at 19:07
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Gimp is very good and you can also try Paint.NET. It has a very "Photoshopy" feel to it and it is open source.

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    \$\begingroup\$ Paint.NET isn't open source any more and hasn't been for a few years. See stackoverflow.com/questions/1693528/… \$\endgroup\$
    – James Snell
    Oct 3, 2014 at 19:10
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    \$\begingroup\$ @JamesSnell I am shocked! Oh well... but the OP can still download it for free. \$\endgroup\$
    – MikeV
    Oct 3, 2014 at 19:24

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