Free Online Image Editors

Pixlr and other free image editors
have become decent alternatives to Photoshop.

No Photoshop?  No problem.  Here are some free options that will get you by in a pinch:

http://designinstruct.com/roundups/free-photo-editors-online/

Free Software!

The software we use at school can be rather cost-prohibitive for students (and teachers) to get at home. The sites below have free software packages that can be viable alternatives to the commercial software we use at school.

Graphic Design:

• Inkscape (similar to Illustrator)
• Gimp (similar to Photoshop)
• Online Image Editors

Web Design (visual web editors):

• Kompozer
• Amaya
• SeaMonkey

Animation:

• Google SketchUp
• Blender

Video:

• 9 picks

Audio:

• Audacity
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