Wikipedia:Graphics Lab/Resources/Software

{{Wikipedia:Graphic Lab/top|a list of free graphic programs that are useful in manipulating images for the graphics lab. If you have a question about a particular point in one of the programs, asking on WT:GL may help. For general help, try searching for "[program] tutorial" or "[] help" or similar.}}

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! Name and Function ! Operating system(s) ! Download
48px \| Inkscape, the general standard for creating and editing SVG files \| Windows; macOS; Linux \| [http://inkscape.org/download/ All]
48px \| GIMP, similar to Adobe Photoshop. Used for the retouching of images, and creating raster graphics (PNG, JPEG). Can also be used to create animations (GIF) when the GIMP Animation Package (GAP) is installed. \| Windows; macOS; Linux; Solaris; BSD \| [http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html Windows], [http://www.gimp.org/unix/ Linux/BSD/Solaris] [http://www.gimp.org/macintosh/ macOS]
48px \| hugin, for the stitching of panoramic images together into one big image, [http://hugin.sourceforge.net/tutorials/perspective/en.shtml correction of perspective] and various other things. \| Windows; macOS; Linux; BSD; Other Unix Systems \| [http://hugin.sourceforge.net/download/ All]
48px \| QGIS, to create GIS maps' layers: topographic background, shaded relief, states/provinces polygons, rivers/lakes/coasts, urban areas, etc. PNG or SVG. \| Windows; macOS; Linux; etc. \| [http://www.qgis.org/wiki/Download All]
\| Open Jump GIS, to create SVG or PNG maps and GIS vector datasets. \| Windows; macOS; Linux \| [http://www.openjump.org/Download/ All]
48px \| Blender, for the creation and editing of 3D images. \| Windows; macOS; Linux; Solaris; IRIX; C source \| [http://www.blender.org/download/get-blender/ All]
48px \| Scribus, a free desktop publishing application (DTP). \| Windows; macOS; Linux; Unix; OS/2; eComStation; ArcaOS \| [http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Download All]
48px \| POV-Ray, a free 3D ray tracer. \| Windows; macOS; Linux \| [http://www.povray.org/download/ All]
48px \| Dia, create and edit diagrams and graphics that only require basic shapes. Supports exporting to vector (SVG) and various raster file formats. \| Windows; Linux; macOS \| [http://dia-installer.de/download/ All]

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! colspan=5 style="background-color:#ccccff; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; font-size:120%; line-height:120%; padding:0 4px;" | Free Software (GNU General Public License)

! Name and Function

! Operating system(s)

! Download

48px

| Inkscape, the general standard for creating and editing SVG files

| Windows; macOS; Linux

| [http://inkscape.org/download/ All]

48px

| GIMP, similar to Adobe Photoshop. Used for the retouching of images, and creating raster graphics (PNG, JPEG). Can also be used to create animations (GIF) when the GIMP Animation Package (GAP) is installed.

| Windows; macOS; Linux; Solaris; BSD

| [http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html Windows], [http://www.gimp.org/unix/ Linux/BSD/Solaris] [http://www.gimp.org/macintosh/ macOS]

48px

| hugin, for the stitching of panoramic images together into one big image, [http://hugin.sourceforge.net/tutorials/perspective/en.shtml correction of perspective] and various other things.

| Windows; macOS; Linux; BSD; Other Unix Systems

| [http://hugin.sourceforge.net/download/ All]

48px

| QGIS, to create GIS maps' layers: topographic background, shaded relief, states/provinces polygons, rivers/lakes/coasts, urban areas, etc. PNG or SVG.

| Windows; macOS; Linux; etc.

| [http://www.qgis.org/wiki/Download All]

| Open Jump GIS, to create SVG or PNG maps and GIS vector datasets.

| Windows; macOS; Linux

| [http://www.openjump.org/Download/ All]

48px

| Blender, for the creation and editing of 3D images.

| Windows; macOS; Linux; Solaris; IRIX; C source

| [http://www.blender.org/download/get-blender/ All]

48px

| Scribus, a free desktop publishing application (DTP).

| Windows; macOS; Linux; Unix; OS/2; eComStation; ArcaOS