Can anyone recommend a good png editor?

silver_star · January 12, 2021, 7:34pm

I want to make a png...

helicoptur · January 12, 2021, 7:44pm

pixlr.com/e is a good png editor

funtime_foxy101 · January 12, 2021, 8:00pm

yeah I used to use Pixlr Editor, but I think you have to pay to get better tools....

funtime_foxy101 · January 12, 2021, 8:05pm

I liked this one.

I can't use it anymore, but I hope you have fun with it :)

helicoptur · January 12, 2021, 8:09pm

they already give you tons of tools i dont think you would need to pay to make a simple png image

silver_star · January 12, 2021, 8:11pm

@helicoptur @funtime_foxy101
Thanks!

funtime_foxy101 · January 12, 2021, 8:14pm

I know, but what if you want a good png image?
tbh it was very hard to find a good, free, png editor....xD

@silver_star np

silver_star · January 12, 2021, 8:16pm

I will try the mout

funtime_foxy101 · January 12, 2021, 8:22pm

ok

spaceelephant · January 12, 2021, 8:42pm

I would suggest gimp. It is the best free image editor, at least in my opinion.
To install gimp on debian
sudo apt-get install gimp
To install gimp on arch linux
sudo pacman -S gimp

You can also try installing it by flatpack.
flatpak install https://flathub.org/repo/appstream/org.gimp.GIMP.flatpakref

If you want gimp on windows, there are links on https://www.gimp.org/downloads/.

legoman3.14 · January 13, 2021, 4:43pm

If you are just making a costume or stage, Inkscape is a good option. It is a vector editor, but you can export your project as a png, or just use the .svg file in Snap!

warped_wart_wars · June 23, 2021, 8:55pm

For .png, Paint Dot Net works well.

wenlong · July 18, 2022, 2:57am

I use a pixlr photo editor with a xppen deco mini4 drawing tablet.
I prefer pixlr because it has so many advanced features.

earthrulerr · July 18, 2022, 3:08am

I use Pixlr, it does good for me. Examples of stuff I’ve done:

I forgot to edit out white dot*

and more

jumperk · August 9, 2022, 7:45am

Might be a tad late, but a good sprite editor I use is Aseprite (pronounced ace-prite), which is designed for sprite editing & pixel-art, but you can also use it for tile-set creation.

You get common things you find in other art programs, like layers & being able to adjust the brightness/contrast of the image.

You can also use this to create animations with it, and also change the color mode, like "Index" (any changes to color will update the image automatically).

There's even custom extension support, if you're into that.

Only downside is that it costs $20 for the full version, and the trial version doesn't let you save your file (you pretty much get the rest of the tools, just no saving).

(can't include links b/c I'm a newbie :P)

earthrulerr · August 9, 2022, 8:57am

jumperk · August 12, 2022, 7:33am

Thanks, that's exactly what I was talking about.

wanmei · February 18, 2024, 5:53am

There are many free online photo editors, inluding Pixlr, Photoshop Express, Photopea, PicMonkey, Canva, Fotor, BeFunky, PicsArt, and more.
pctechtest site has a more detailed introduction.

ego-lay_atman-bay · February 18, 2024, 4:06pm

I personally use paint.net, but GIMP is also a really good image editor. There are also many people who actually edit their images in the scratch costume editor.

Photoshop may be good if you already have it, but if don't, then GIMP may be better, as that's free (and open source).

insert_user_name · February 18, 2024, 11:32pm

I installed Inkscape and while I'm still getting used to it, it can export to PNG.