FotoMix 5.6.7

Price: Free
Operating system: Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/NT
Date added: February 17, 2010
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CNET editors' review

Reviewed by: CNET staff on January 19, 2010

FotoMix is an intuitive photo-editing tool that allows users to create dual-layer images, making it possible to add, remove, and combine elements. Although it doesn't begin to compare to full-featured software like Photoshop, it's not a bad choice for non-professional users who need something that's quick and easy to use.

The program's interface is quite simple, with the five-step photo-editing process arranged with buttons across the top. Users simply select a background image, select a foreground image, do the necessary editing on each, tweak the settings on the final composition, and save the result. We, for example, inserted a giant eggplant into the water in front of a small fishing village. We can't say that it looked particularly realistic, but we can say that it is within the capabilities of FotoMix to combine elements from different images in a realistic way. We very rarely do any photo editing, but we found just about all of the program's features to be intuitive, and the built-in Help file is well-written and thorough. We think that FotoMix is a great choice for users who don't have much photo-editing experience but need a basic way to combine elements from different images or just perform basic edits and improvements on a single image; if nothing else, it's an easy way to crop, rotate, and add text to images.

FotoMix is free, but does include advertising. The program installs a desktop icon without asking and leaves a folder behind upon removal. We recommend this program to all users.

Publisher's description

From Digital Photo Software :

FotoMix is a built as a versatile program that allows you to mix and manipulate different backgrounds and foregrounds, to create a wide variety of images. You can use it to: Design eye-catching photo collages, desktop wallpapers, CD and DVD covers, and miscellaneous Web graphics. Add or remove your loved and not so loved ones from your pictures. Remove, add or alter backgrounds. Create photo montages by combining multiple pictures into a unique heirloom depicting retrospectives of a birth, marriage, anniversary.