Description
Layers, adjustment layers and timeline animation usually mean a Photoshop subscription, and a light image viewer cannot edit anything. Turning a folder of RAW shots into JPGs still means opening and exporting them one by one. Chasys Photo is a free Windows suite that packs a layer editor, an image viewer and a batch converter into one installer, three separate programs that do not get in each other's way.
The editor has adjustment layers, linked layers, frame animation with a timeline, icon editing, image stacking and pen input, and it opens native files from Photoshop, GIMP, Krita, Paint.NET and Affinity Photo, with Photoshop effect plug-ins supported too. The viewer starts fast, offers full screen and slideshow modes, and lists camera data and a histogram in its side panel. The converter runs multi-threaded across more than a hundred formats. Language files, including Simplified Chinese, are on the official site. It is Windows only, made by an individual developer, and the current version is 5.43.01.
Layer based editor: adjustment layers, linked layers, blend modes, textures and gradients cover everyday retouching and compositing
Animation and icons: a timeline and frame by frame animation, plus ICO and cursor editing, so a small animation or an app icon needs no extra tool
Opens other apps' files: native project files from Photoshop, GIMP, Krita, Paint.NET, PaintShop Pro, Pixlr and Affinity open directly, so switching tools skips the export step
Photoshop plug-in support: works with Photoshop effect plug-ins, running 32-bit and 64-bit ones in the same session, with a most recently used list
RAW and metadata: the editor, viewer and converter all read RAW, and the viewer side panel shows camera model, focal length, exposure time, ISO and a histogram
Multi-threaded batch conversion: the converter spreads work across CPU threads and shows converted, failed and time left live, over a hundred file formats in all
Viewer and slideshow: full screen, slideshow, animation preview and touch input, with left and right arrows to step through images
Languages and themes: language files for many languages including Simplified and Traditional Chinese can be downloaded, and the colors are adjustable
The editor has adjustment layers, linked layers, frame animation with a timeline, icon editing, image stacking and pen input, and it opens native files from Photoshop, GIMP, Krita, Paint.NET and Affinity Photo, with Photoshop effect plug-ins supported too. The viewer starts fast, offers full screen and slideshow modes, and lists camera data and a histogram in its side panel. The converter runs multi-threaded across more than a hundred formats. Language files, including Simplified Chinese, are on the official site. It is Windows only, made by an individual developer, and the current version is 5.43.01.
Features
Layer based editor: adjustment layers, linked layers, blend modes, textures and gradients cover everyday retouching and compositing
Animation and icons: a timeline and frame by frame animation, plus ICO and cursor editing, so a small animation or an app icon needs no extra tool
Opens other apps' files: native project files from Photoshop, GIMP, Krita, Paint.NET, PaintShop Pro, Pixlr and Affinity open directly, so switching tools skips the export step
Photoshop plug-in support: works with Photoshop effect plug-ins, running 32-bit and 64-bit ones in the same session, with a most recently used list
RAW and metadata: the editor, viewer and converter all read RAW, and the viewer side panel shows camera model, focal length, exposure time, ISO and a histogram
Multi-threaded batch conversion: the converter spreads work across CPU threads and shows converted, failed and time left live, over a hundred file formats in all
Viewer and slideshow: full screen, slideshow, animation preview and touch input, with left and right arrows to step through images
Languages and themes: language files for many languages including Simplified and Traditional Chinese can be downloaded, and the colors are adjustable
