A free portable photo editor focused on pro-grade features, high performance, and maximum usability.
Publisher’s description
What is PhotoDemon?
PhotoDemon is a photo editor program for Windows from tannerhelland. It ranks 10th by popularity among photo editors in this catalogue. It is written in Visual Basic 6.0.
Installation and requirements
Official installers exist for 64-bit as Portable. It runs without installation (portable).
Popularity and file types
The Chocolatey package has been downloaded 429 times. The source code on GitHub (tannerhelland/PhotoDemon) has 2,399 stars. Similar programs include Pinta, Upscayl and Natron.
Project description on GitHub: “A free portable photo editor focused on pro-grade features, high performance, and maximum usability.”
Pros / Cons
Pros
- Portable: runs without installation
Cons
- No native ARM64 build
- No update for more than a year
In short: PhotoDemon is a photo editor tool for 64-bit PCs. Updates have slowed down.
Is PhotoDemon safe to download?
- The file is served by github.com, the publisher’s own domain
- The download link uses HTTPS
- A SHA256 hash is published, so you can verify the file:
4E2C536E10645261A5DEE75434A3198064982F2A2F5C9DA31992C2CE1371AE2B· Open the VirusTotal report for this hash - The link has not been checked yet
- ExeAtlas does not host, wrap or modify installers
Related guide: How to check a file’s SHA256 hash on Windows
Recent versions
All 1 versions ›| Version | Date | Size | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025.4Latest | April 24, 2025 | — | 64-bit ZIP |
Install from the command line
Silent install ›winget install --id tannerhelland.PhotoDemon -echoco install photo-demon -yRelated guide: How to use winget: install and update apps
Information
- Publisher
- tannerhelland
- Category
- Photo editors
- Licence
- Customized
- Source code
- github.com/tannerhelland/PhotoDemon
- Written in
- Visual Basic 6.0
- Requires
- Windows 11 / 10
- Architecture
- 64-bit
- Installer
- Portable
- Version
- 2025.4
- Released
- April 24, 2025
- Added to the catalogue
- August 5, 2025
- Versions listed
- 1
- Chocolatey downloads
- 429
- GitHub stars
- 2,399
- GitHub forks
- 257
- Website
- github.com
- winget ID
- tannerhelland.PhotoDemon
- Chocolatey package
- photo-demon
Ratings and reviews
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Frequently asked questions
Is PhotoDemon safe to download?
The download comes from github.com, which belongs to the publisher; ExeAtlas does not host or change the file. Compare its SHA256 hash with the one shown here, or open the VirusTotal report for that hash.
How do I install PhotoDemon with winget?
Open PowerShell or Windows Terminal and run the winget command shown on this page. winget downloads the official installer and checks its SHA256 hash before running it.
Does PhotoDemon run on ARM (Windows on Arm)?
There is no ARM64 build; Windows 11 on Arm can run the 64-bit version through emulation.
Can I use PhotoDemon without administrator rights?
Yes, it is portable: unpack and run it.
What are alternatives to PhotoDemon?
Pinta, Upscayl, Natron, ART and XnView MP. The alternatives page compares them.
