We have seen in the past several free semi-automatic programs can be used on the PC to make photo retouching on digital photographs taken with a smartphone or camera.
In addition to the adjustments necessary to make the photos perfect, we can also make fun edits, photo montages, play with colors, make them brighter or highlight one in particular or better yet rediscover the pleasure of generating black and white photos, so as to give a touch spectacular to the most important photos.
In this article we see together 10 free sites and programs for PC that allow you to color the images in a creative and automatic way, to transform photos in black and white to color or by coloring only an element to stand out or even to change coloration to the entire image.
READ ALSO -> 10 Apps to improve photos (Android and iPhone)
All the programs and websites listed below are characterized by being easily accessible even to users who are impractical with photo editing and graphics programs in general, so as not to have to ask for help from a friend or technician to give a touch of creativity to the photographs taken for a special event. Since there are many programs and websites available, where not indicated in the title we will let you understand immediately that we are talking about a software, while where specified we will let you understand if it is a website or if it offers both choices (i.e. website and program).
1) Photor
Fotor is an application I have already talked about for advanced photo editing, very easy to use and very feature-rich. The application that can be used via the web has a Color Splash function to transform photos by highlighting a color or creating a beautiful black and white effect.
The application itself is of excellent quality, among the absolute best even considering professional software.
2) Algorithma (web)
Algorithma is a website that allows you to paste the URL into a black and white photo present online (make sure that the URL ends with the .jpg extension) or upload a photo from your computer to make it more beautiful or to give it colors and unique contrasts.
To act on the photo, just press the Colorize button to automatically see it colored in the way you would expect.
The site will add color to the images and fill them so that each element is colored the right way.
3) Polarr (program and web)
Another excellent image editor is Polarr, which we talked about in the article dedicated to the use of Polarr to improve the quality of the photos .
This program (but can also be used online without limits) is a powerful image editor with many options for optimizing photos and arranging colors, so as to obtain the desired effect.
4) InstantPhotoColor
InstantPhotoColor is a free program for Windows and Mac PC that adds filters to images with the possibility of coloring only a part of the photo, without losing quality and details. Using a brush to move with the mouse you can color a part of the photo with the selected color, like a transparent filter. In a simple way, the program helps to convert a photo to black and white by highlighting a color or to change eye color into a photo, so that you can easily remove the red-eye effect that can happen when we take photos with a lot of artificial light present behind us.
5) Color Surprise
This small program for Windows allows you to invert all the colors or to apply random color effects, so as to make the photos very beautiful as well as creative and original. We talked about this program in depth in the guide dedicated to Color Surprise, it changes color to photos randomly, which we recommend reading if we are interested in exploiting the potential of this program.
6) FotoSketcher
FotoSketcher is a free program for Windows that transforms photos into painted images or cartoons.
There are more than 20 different styles available for changing the photo: pencil sketches or paintings in watercolor or oil, pen and ink drawings and cartoons. In practice it turns the photo into a painting, giving the illusion of having been hand painted by an artist; this style lends itself very well to subjects such as a landscape, an architectural element, a portrait, etc. You can also enhance photos with simple tools to improve contrast, sharpness, increase brightness and color saturation, add frames and text.
7) Ribbet (web)
Ribbet is a web application designed to color hair and eyes in photos differently, so as to make selfies and photos in which people are present unique.
It can also be a fun idea to try new hair dyes on yourself or on other people in a completely virtual way, so as to have a general impression on how we are or how our friends and relatives are with a different color of hair.
8) Perfect365
Perfect365 is another free program that I had already talked about in another article and that allows you to make your face more beautiful and touch up your face in the photos, ideal for improving our selfies by adding makeup and hiding imperfections with the numerous filters available ; in this way we will be able to create a more beautiful profile image suitable for social networks and chats.
9) Perfect Effects
Perfect Effects is a great free PC program that allows you to apply many colored filters on photos and make other types of changes, including the creased effect on photos, corrections for scans of old photos (so as to restore color) and much more yet.
Perfect Effects had already been mentioned in our article dedicated to programs to add photo effects and photo filters on Windows
In other articles we have seen other useful programs and websites for photos and graphics, just continue reading on one of those below:
- Best free photo editor programs, for photo editing and graphics
- Programs to fix photos for free on Windows PC
- Top 10 programs for editing and managing images and photos
In addition to the adjustments necessary to make the photos perfect, we can also make fun edits, photo montages, play with colors, make them brighter or highlight one in particular or better yet rediscover the pleasure of generating black and white photos, so as to give a touch spectacular to the most important photos.
In this article we see together 10 free sites and programs for PC that allow you to color the images in a creative and automatic way, to transform photos in black and white to color or by coloring only an element to stand out or even to change coloration to the entire image.
READ ALSO -> 10 Apps to improve photos (Android and iPhone)
All the programs and websites listed below are characterized by being easily accessible even to users who are impractical with photo editing and graphics programs in general, so as not to have to ask for help from a friend or technician to give a touch of creativity to the photographs taken for a special event. Since there are many programs and websites available, where not indicated in the title we will let you understand immediately that we are talking about a software, while where specified we will let you understand if it is a website or if it offers both choices (i.e. website and program).
1) Photor
Fotor is an application I have already talked about for advanced photo editing, very easy to use and very feature-rich. The application that can be used via the web has a Color Splash function to transform photos by highlighting a color or creating a beautiful black and white effect.
The application itself is of excellent quality, among the absolute best even considering professional software.
2) Algorithma (web)
Algorithma is a website that allows you to paste the URL into a black and white photo present online (make sure that the URL ends with the .jpg extension) or upload a photo from your computer to make it more beautiful or to give it colors and unique contrasts.
To act on the photo, just press the Colorize button to automatically see it colored in the way you would expect.
The site will add color to the images and fill them so that each element is colored the right way.
3) Polarr (program and web)
Another excellent image editor is Polarr, which we talked about in the article dedicated to the use of Polarr to improve the quality of the photos .
This program (but can also be used online without limits) is a powerful image editor with many options for optimizing photos and arranging colors, so as to obtain the desired effect.
4) InstantPhotoColor
InstantPhotoColor is a free program for Windows and Mac PC that adds filters to images with the possibility of coloring only a part of the photo, without losing quality and details. Using a brush to move with the mouse you can color a part of the photo with the selected color, like a transparent filter. In a simple way, the program helps to convert a photo to black and white by highlighting a color or to change eye color into a photo, so that you can easily remove the red-eye effect that can happen when we take photos with a lot of artificial light present behind us.
5) Color Surprise
This small program for Windows allows you to invert all the colors or to apply random color effects, so as to make the photos very beautiful as well as creative and original. We talked about this program in depth in the guide dedicated to Color Surprise, it changes color to photos randomly, which we recommend reading if we are interested in exploiting the potential of this program.
6) FotoSketcher
FotoSketcher is a free program for Windows that transforms photos into painted images or cartoons.
There are more than 20 different styles available for changing the photo: pencil sketches or paintings in watercolor or oil, pen and ink drawings and cartoons. In practice it turns the photo into a painting, giving the illusion of having been hand painted by an artist; this style lends itself very well to subjects such as a landscape, an architectural element, a portrait, etc. You can also enhance photos with simple tools to improve contrast, sharpness, increase brightness and color saturation, add frames and text.
7) Ribbet (web)
Ribbet is a web application designed to color hair and eyes in photos differently, so as to make selfies and photos in which people are present unique.
It can also be a fun idea to try new hair dyes on yourself or on other people in a completely virtual way, so as to have a general impression on how we are or how our friends and relatives are with a different color of hair.
8) Perfect365
Perfect365 is another free program that I had already talked about in another article and that allows you to make your face more beautiful and touch up your face in the photos, ideal for improving our selfies by adding makeup and hiding imperfections with the numerous filters available ; in this way we will be able to create a more beautiful profile image suitable for social networks and chats.
9) Perfect Effects
Perfect Effects is a great free PC program that allows you to apply many colored filters on photos and make other types of changes, including the creased effect on photos, corrections for scans of old photos (so as to restore color) and much more yet.
Perfect Effects had already been mentioned in our article dedicated to programs to add photo effects and photo filters on Windows
In other articles we have seen other useful programs and websites for photos and graphics, just continue reading on one of those below:
- Best free photo editor programs, for photo editing and graphics
- Programs to fix photos for free on Windows PC
- Top 10 programs for editing and managing images and photos
