Image Tricks is a photo editing utility designed for Mac users who wish to easily transform their pictures. The application is packed with a wide variety of visual effects, provides you with various image frame templates, and offers you a quick and simple way to share the resulting pictures.
This program allows you to import various types of images (JPEG, PNG, PSD, etc.), lets you undo as many photo alterations as you like, and immediately applies the needed changes without slowing down your Mac in the process. What's more, it provides you with information regarding the imported photos.
You can use this app to crop or rotate pictures, apply visual effects, add frames to your photos, etc. Each of the built-in editing tools provides you with its own set of output settings which you can easily configure, even if you're new to this type of programs.
However, the number of editing options is quite limited. You can get access to add visual effects or project templates by upgrading the program to its Pro version.
Another thing you need to consider is the fact that, even though the app supports a wide range of input formats, it lets you choose from a small number of output profiles. Also, it doesn't offer you support for batch processing, a feature which might come in handy if you need to edit multiple pictures at the same time, by using a single output profile.
All in all, this app comes without a price. Hence, you have nothing to lose if you decide to give it a shot.
v3.9 [May 24, 2017]
- Introduced "Use Background Color" in the Options dialog of Save/Export. Useful when a user doesn't want to preserve transparency, but use the background color instead.
- Added the ability to share an edited image to Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and more.
- New background images added.
- Improved program UI.
- Filter effects were revised and fixed where necessary.
- Filter parameters (Width, Radius, etc.) adopt to image size automatically when the picture is changed.
- Fixed the problem with incorrect transparency for some borders, frames and masks.
- Photo Effects: Chrome, Fade, Instant, Mono, Noir, Process, Tonal, Transfer were grouped together.
- Similar filters were grouped as following:
Kaleidoscope Tiles (Eightfold Reflected, Sixfold Reflected, Sixfold Rotated, Triangle Tile, Twelvefold Reflected);
Rectangular Tiles (Glide Reflected, Fourfold Rotated);
Acute Angle Tiles (Fourfold Reflected, Fourfold Translated).
- Fixed the problem with mouse/trackpad usage on Triangle Kaleidoscope filter.
- Removed filters: BL Sobel, BL Rectangular Splash, Accordion Ford Transition.
- Multiple other improvements.
