The Best Free Photo Editing Software Applications

Hi Winston - Many free photo editors offer some sort of feature that will erase a background - it's just a matter of knowing how. With Paint.NET, you can use the Magic Wand tool in the same way as this tutorial (http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/photography/articles/32095.aspx) - once the area is selected, simply press the delete key. GIMP is another option (http://gimp-tutorials.net/node/200). Or, if you want a program specifically designed for background removal and only need to make these edits to a few photos, you can download a free trial of software like AKVIS SmartMask (http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/photography/reviews/27262.aspx). Hope this helps!

Thanks for your comment, Don. Perhaps FastStone will be added to the list in the future.

i'm looking for free software to remove ugly background, any help???or where to look???

I have been using Faststone, another free program. I have used some of the others listed in the top 10, including Picasa. I use Faststone for most of my editing. I am surprised that it was not in the top 10.