Chasys Photo, formerly Chasys Draw IES, is a free Windows desktop suite for editing, viewing and converting images. Its editor supports RAW photos, layers, masks, batch editing, AI retouching, animation, image stacking, pen input and plug-ins. Free-style layers can be moved anywhere on the workspace, including beyond the canvas. Stacking tools cover image averaging, HDR merging, focus stacking, moving-object removal and multi-frame super-resolution. The included viewer offers animation preview, full-screen and slideshow modes, RAW and metadata support and touch input. A batch converter processes more than 100 file formats. The suite supports native formats from Adobe Photoshop, Affinity Photo, GIMP, Krita, Paint.NET and other editors. It includes unlimited undo and autosave, plus a bundled Camera RAW plug-in and external plug-in support such as Photoshop 8BF. The listed Free plans are free, with a 47 MB Windows download.
Who it is for
It suits Windows users who want editing, viewing and conversion in one desktop suite. RAW workflows, layered edits, masking, stacking or batch conversion are covered by its listed tools.
What is good
- RAW support across editor and viewer
- Layers, masks and AI retouching
- Batch conversion for over 100 formats
- Unlimited undo and autosave
- Free Windows desktop software
What to know first
- Windows-only platform
- Animation frame mode handles short animations
- Listed download size is 47 MB
Verdict
Chasys Photo offers a broad free toolkit for Windows image work, from RAW editing to viewing and conversion. Its usefulness depends on whether the Windows desktop format and extensive feature set match your workflow.
Chasys Photo (formerly Chasys Draw IES) plans and pricing
All plansCompared on photo editing software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Platform
- desktop
- RAW photo support
- Yes
- Layer editing
- Yes
- Masking tools
- Yes
- Batch editing
- Yes
- AI retouching
- Yes
