Buying a Digital Camera? Here's Our Favorite Software

If you're buying a digital camera, you'll probably want to start editing your photos. Here are some of our favorite programs.

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License: Free

For image editing and creation, GIMP is free, open source, and very powerful.

Full Review - Rated: March 13, 2012

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Prices from $100 License: Trial

Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 handily downloads from cameras and uploads to Facebook...but the Organizer is too slow.

Full Review - Rated: November 08, 2011

Prices from $29.00 License: Shareware

Make professional-looking posters from your digital photos.

Prices from $80.00 License: Trial

Edit, convert, and view images with this popular graphics program.

Prices from $80.00 License: Trial

Create graphics like a pro with this suite of tools.

License: Free

Edit and convert graphics files with this first-rate image viewer.

Full Review - Rated: June 29, 2011

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