Photoscape is a free photo editing utility for Windows with enough features that make it seem like a commercial application. The main application window is similar to Windows explorer with the drives and folders displayed on the left.

The splash screen lets you choose what you want to do, optimize photos, view photos, print, etc. You can view your photos in a folder, or in a slideshow.

The editor lets you resize, adjust brightness and color, add frames and balloons, correct backlight, add text and drawings, crop, remove red eye, and a host of other features.

One of the nice features Photoscape has, is that it lets you merge different pictures into one. Take a look at the screen below and you’ll see the various layouts available when you merge photos.

Of course, no photo editor would be caught dead without an animated gif creator. Photoscape has one included as well.

Photoscape runs on Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista