Free Powerful Digital Image Converter and Visual Toolkit

XnView
http://www.xnview.com
= must have
Software Tool (Win)
FREE

XnView is a magnificent and well built image browser and conversion tool. XnView incorporates also a screen show utility, a screen capture module, and the ability to apply filters and digital adjustments to existing images.

As far as digital image editing is concerned XnView can also resize, crop, rotate and flip digital images effortlessly as well as adjust brightness and contrast and modify the number of colors in an image.

XnView has an impressive array of graphic conversion modules and this software is able to read most any graphic file format you throw at it. XnView can import about 360 (!) different graphic files and it can export to about 40 of them. If you want to see all of the graphic file formats supported, go to:
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pierre.g/xnview/ enformats.html

XnView can easily generate web pages containing thumbnails and it offers the option to create customizable contact sheets as well.

XnView is also a multimedia player capable of rolling most movie formats and even audio files.

The interface is simple and well designed. The program has a snappy response and it performs operations on images rapidly and reliably.

The program works in three different languages: English, French and German.

See screenshots of the interface at:
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pierre.g/xnview/ enscreenshots.html

N.B.: XnView is provided as FREEWARE for private non-commercial or educational use (including non-profit organization)

Download a free copy at:
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pierre.g/xnview/ endownload.html (700 KB)

Highly recommended.