Software for printing photos.

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Hi, I am not very tech savvy and I am looking for an inexpensive or free software package to print off/resize/ simple editing of photographs. I am not wanting to edit videos or produce anything very complicated. Any suggestions gratefully received. Thanks!

DullGreyGuy

What device/operating system are you printing from?

flaneurs_lobster

What device are you printing to?

button_box

Apologies for the delay in replying, sometimes work becomes all consuming. I am printing from a PC on Windows 10 operating system and printing to a Canon Ink Jet printer. Grateful for any advice. Thanks.

geordiejon

hi, if you go to ashampoo website and click on free there are a few photo programs you can get there, have used a few in the past and are good.
basic resizing etc then i use irfanview which again is basic but good.

tacpot12

What format at the photos in? I don't think you should have to pay anything as Windows includes a number of free programs that should work. 

Le_Kirk

What software came with the printer?  It should be enough to enable basic manipulation and printing, say paper size, paper quality, choose paper tray, single/double sided printing, photo size, orientation etc. 

400ixl

Depending on how much you want to be editing, one of these https://filterpixel.com/blog/posts/6-free-awesome-lightroom-alternatives-in-2023for-mac-and-windows/#:~:text=Photoshop Express is a free,at a time, unlike Lightroom.

or if you want even more control them something like Gimp.

Undervalued

400ixl said:

Depending on how much you want to be editing, one of these https://filterpixel.com/blog/posts/6-free-awesome-lightroom-alternatives-in-2023for-mac-and-windows/#:~:text=Photoshop Express is a free,at a time, unlike Lightroom.

or if you want even more control them something like Gimp.

Having looked at the article you linked I was amazed at the number of times it used the word "amazing", in fact I think they pronounced everything they suggested to be "amazing"!

Having tried most of them over the last few years, frankly they were anything but "amazing"!

I am not saying they are useless, in fact they may well be perfectly adequate for basic needs. 

However Adobe has by far the lion's share of the professional (and keen amateur / enthusiast) market for a reason.   

flaneurs_lobster

Undervalued said:

Having looked at the article you linked I was amazed at the number of times it used the word "amazing", in fact I think they pronounced everything they suggested to be "amazing"!

The article's title declares that they are all "awesome", does that trump "amazing"?

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Thanks for everyone's suggestions will investigate all your ideas and see which suits me best.