Here's a list of free image editing tools, that might be useful for small businesses that don't want to spend the money on graphics software.

I researched them for a presentation, "Email Marketing with Constant Contact", that I gave for the Monrovia Chamber of Commerce on September 29, 2010.

I haven't used these tools myself, but based on what I read about them, these are ones I would try first. Have you used them? Add your comments below to let us know what you think.

• PhotoScape (www.photoscape.org)
• GIMP for Windows (www.gimp.org)
• Paint.NET (getpaint.net)
• FreeSerif PhotoPlus (www.freeserifsoftware.com/software/photoplus)
• Photo Pos Pro (www.photopos.com/Photo-Pos-Pro-Image-Editor.asp)
• VCW VicMan’s Photo Editor (www.vicman.net/vcwphoto)

Source: http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/pixelbasedwin/tp/freephotoedw.htm