
Not all the accolades go to commercial software and leave the less-flush-with-cash out in the cold, though. Second place goes to GIMP, the robust open-source image editor. GIMP is the most sophisticated free image editor around, and definitely earned its place in the list. Rounding out the top three is Paint.net, another free image editor with a surprisingly impressive feature set and a light footprint. For more information about the winners and the other finalists, check out the Hive Five: Five Best Image Editing Tools.