PhotoExpress For Mac

PhotoExpress is an easy and quick-to-use application tool designed for editing, sharing and converting digital photos. It has a fair share of features that aim to satisfy the needs of casual users and professionals alike.

Upon downloading and loading the .dmg image file, accessing is made possible by clicking on application type file with the flower icon. No installation is necessary, but it's a good idea to drag and drop it into the Mac OS X Application cluster tab for future-proof accessibility.

At a first glance the interface is tidy, neatly arranged and pleasantly light. The “Options” side window can be toggled on and off using the dedicated button, for tweaks and preference management. Image handling settings allow for modifying orientation by rotating it, as well as sliders for brightness and contrast. Import, edit, and save images by batch, from and to desired paths.

File types recognized include .jpg or .jpeg (which are one and the same, basically), .png, .gif – although for gifs it's worth mentioning that you can't split it to access the desired frame, and so on. As per exporting format, you can save pictures as .jpg, .png and .psd which is a layered image file used in Adobe Photoshop.

Upscale or downscale output file resolutions, crop by size and ratio and make use of the quality selector encompassing low, medium, high or lossless quality, as well as a target size tag setting. You can also rename files by adding prefixes, suffixes or combinations of the two. It has a very handy shortcut to attach pictures in an email body, as it brings it forward for further completion.

PhotoExpress remembers and load previous presets, so you won't have to go through calibrating again. Add watermarks and establish their size, color and position within the picture frame. A substantial amount of settings reside in the Mac OS X system tray bar, so keep an eye out for it as well.

Photo Express is a reliable software tool with decent amount of features, and good functionality. Even more so, the customary operations that it performs are fast, intuitive and feel right especially when seeing the end result. It's a capable addition to the software library.