Image Plus is a comprehensive photo editor that lets you optimize images to fit your needs. The application comes with a series of image-editing tools organized conveniently into tabs so you can easily switch between. Each tab displays multiple editing features that you can enable with ease.
Therefore, the program allows you to adjust sensitive luminosity issues and the red, green, and blue values of the imported photo. In addition, you can apply artistic effects for an exquisite image appearance. The blurring effects are quite impressive, as they can bring a certain area in focus or give you an impression of movement and zoom motion. The crop function has multiple options - namely, you are able to crop the photo to standard aspect ratios or you can define custom pixel or percent values to delimit the area you wish to crop. Another interesting feature refers to transforming your photo so that the image can be projected on a glass sphere or have a swirl effect in its center.
When it comes to watermarking a photo, the options are extensive. This way, you have the ability to add both text and image watermarks adjustable in terms of position, size, and opacity. Furthermore, the utility allows you to set the quality of the entire picture, resize it to custom dimensions with or without preservation of the original aspect ratio, and choose whether to keep the EXIF info and convert the adjusted photo into common image formats, including JPG, JPEG, JPE, JP2, JPX, PNG, TIFF, TIF, GIF, BMP, HEIF, and HEIC.
All the above-mentioned features can be enabled with ease, most often by dragging sliders or clicking checkboxes. Unfortunately, you can't process photos in batches. Yet, the utility lets you save your settings as profiles so you can apply them to other images. Another unsatisfactory issue is the lack of mirror-like preview panels to compare the original with the modified picture. Last but not least, the app closes unexpectedly when applying certain settings.
v1.3 [Aug 27, 2019]
- Support for dark mode in macOS Mojave.
- Resizable app window.
- All compatible image files can now be opened directly into the app using the Open With option from the macOS contextual menu.
- Added the following Black & White effects: Mono, Noir, Tonal.
- Added the following Color effects: Chrome, Fade, Instant, Process, Transfer.
- Added the Polka Dot artistic effect.
- Added more customization options to the Circle Blur and Focus Blur effects.
- Added the option to crop your photo.
- Added support for the HEIC and HEIF image formats.
- Minor bug fixes and user interface improvements.
