CNET Editors' review
If you're looking for a fast, reliable, and free way to convert many images at once, look no further than FastStone Photo Resizer. The program outputs files in the most popular formats, including TIFF, GIF, JPEG, and BMP. Besides its batch-conversion skills, the application also can rename pictures in bulk. This program lacks any sort of fancy image effects, but you can make basic tweaks, including cropping, rotating, resizing, and adjusting certain aspects of an image's color. You'll even find a tool for stamping shots with a watermark.
This utility demonstrated speedy performance in our tests, and we appreciate that its main window can be gussied up with several skins. And since it doesn't cost a dime, we have no problem recommending FastStone Photo Resizer to anyone who often works with large bundles of image files.
Publisher's Description
From FastStone Soft:
FastStone Photo Resizer is an image converter / resizer intended to enable users to convert, rename, resize, crop, rotate, change color depth, add text and watermarks to images in a quick and easy batch mode. Drag and Drop mouse operation is well supported.
What's new in this version: Version 3.1 has added USM (Unsharp Mask) option to Adjustments, improved "Watermark" effect, and other minor improvements and bug fixes.
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All versions:
4.6 starsout of 223 votes
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Current version:
4.6 starsout of 32 votes
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"works smooth with all necessary functions"
Version: FastStone Photo Resizer 3.1
Pros
- does resize in many ways
- a lot of other features, like 'add watermark' which i use a lot
- most features have detailed options which makes it complete solutionCons
- not a con, but UI can be more appealing, without the simplicity it has now
- for watermark, I'll prefer some other options like 'fit to image'Summary
great product for batch image editing
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"Very easy to use software"
Version: FastStone Photo Resizer 3.1
Pros
Easy to use
Cons
The view window could be a little bigger
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"So Quick and Easy!"
Version: FastStone Photo Resizer 3.1
Pros
Just grabbed this and resized AND watermarked 50+ photos in just over a minute. FAB! Had initally got Irfanview but couldn't figure out how to use it O.o This was so easy to use. Images renamed and saved in different output file with no problems.
Seems to run fine on Windows 7 as well.
Great for a starting out blogger like me!Cons
None as of yet!
Summary
Does what it says on the tin!
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"Indispensable tool if you use a digital camera"
Version: FastStone Photo Resizer 3.1
Pros
I find it very practical and excellent performer, fast with good results. The working shell could be modernized a bit, and I would like one personalized photo size, so that I would not have to tune it every time that I use it.
Cons
As above, could modernize the working panel a bit.
Summary
Overcomes a problem with the modern digital cameras that the size of the photo is not what you want to see in your photo album. For years I used Photoshop to resize one by one my snapshots. But now I find it relaxing that I can do it quickly and that is done.
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"Not so good"
Version: FastStone Photo Resizer 3.1
Pros
Easy interface
Cons
Cannot find re-sized photos. They do not go to stated file
Summary
Looking for a better product.
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"Very Good Software."
Version: FastStone Photo Resizer 3.1
Pros
Would recommend to others.
Cons
None so far.
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"EXACTLY what I needed 2 minimize a pic 4 a family thing"
Version: FastStone Photo Resizer 3.1
Pros
small footprint, had features that my big fat photo program didn't have or didn't make easily available to make a large MB photo into a small MB photo for acceptance. Quick download, easy instructions without too much technical jargon. Best of all : EASY to use!
Cons
absolutely none... just took a while to find it and see how EASY it was to use
Summary
EXCELLENT for exactly what I wanted. THANK YOU !!
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"Does what I want without any fuss"
Version: FastStone Photo Resizer 3.1
Pros
Plenty of options
Cons
None for me
Summary
Does what it says, couldnt be easier, just download it !!
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"Fast, easy to use. Did exactly what I wanted."
Version: FastStone Photo Resizer 3.1
Pros
Very user friendly.
Cons
More options would be desirable.
Summary
I will use it often!
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"Excellent Batch Photo Utility"
Version: FastStone Photo Resizer 3.1
Pros
Ease of use, multiple useful features
Cons
None so far
Summary
I shoot a ton of pictures and I keep just about every single shot even the blurry ones, just in case. The ability to resize, rotate, border, watermark, rename, and adjust the DPI on a batch of photos with just a few clicks saves me SO much post time. If this app had a fee, I'd pay it! You can also make other adjustments (color depth, brightness, saturation, contrast, etc) as well, but I rarely do that in batch mode and usually use 'shop. This is a great app and I highly recommend it.
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