Ashampoo^® Photo Commander 18⁠

Chockfull of features: More than 200 functions for your photos in a single software

20 years ago, beautiful photos were scarce. 10 years ago, memory was scarce. Today, we've got both–but we've also got a veritable file chaos, thanks to hundreds of files! Ashampoo Photo Commander 18 not only turns chaos into neat photo collections but it also turns good into great shots, and can even make collages, greetings cards, and slideshows. Convert your photos, even automatically and in batches, add watermarks, and sort your files by location for instant visual clarity. Photo Commander is the all-in-one solution for you!

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Ashampoo Photo Commander is back!

A modern technology overhaul for a classic

Ashampoo Photo Commander 18 eliminates duplicate images using four techniques simultaneously! Experience a new, adaptive screen layout, significantly improved photo browsing speed, and powerful new formats! Instantly see where photos were taken, apply new effects, and use XMP and EXIF data for quick filtering! With handy new switches and an interface designed to support your workflow, you’ll experience Ashampoo Photo Commander like never before!

• Automatic duplicate photo filter for quickly finding and grouping duplicates
• Four-way fingerprinting for precise image comparison and duplicate detection
• Auto-adaptive UI layout for portrait or landscape orientation
• Faster thumbnail loading, including subfolders
• Progress display for running tasks
• Auto-listing of city names in GPS data in group view
• Filter by favorites, duplicates, and file formats in real time
• Support for XMP and EXIF data in filters
• Faster folder scans
• Customizable folder view and UI elements
• Up to 50% faster PNG load times
• Support for SVG, AVIF, and the latest RAW formats
• New effects like Bevel, Inner Glow, and Pseudo 3D
• Right-click bitmap export for objects
• New Pop Art, color, and artistic frame effects
• New "Change Color" tool for easy color adjustment
• Uniform design with updated dialogs and new controls
• Improved full-screen mode with new transition effects
• Faster display and zoom for 32-bit photos with alpha channel
• Optimized video playback with slow drives

Find duplicates, edit metadata, smart-search for files

No more duplicate photos – with four-way fingerprint technology

Ashampoo Photo Commander is handy indeed! It scans your library for duplicates and helps you filter your photos by name, EXIF/IPTC data, or comments. Looking for a needle in a haystack has just become super-easy. You can even add missing metadata manually so you'll never lose track of your photos again!

Collages, cards and frames included

From birthdays to Christmas: Create just the right card in no time

Get creative: Photo Commander lets you create stylish collages and elegant cards with the help of numerous included templates. Add nifty frames to your photos and combine images and texts to create greeting cards for holidays, parties, and special occasions.

Crop and edit photos

Beginner or professional user: Make the most of your shots

Crop your photos with ease, straighten image horizons and accentuate colors. Cut out individual people and objects and modify image perspective at your convenience. Play with numerous great photo effects and go professional with gradation curves and tonal value correction! Whether quick fix or detailed post-processing: Ashampoo Photo Commander has got you covered!

The image viewer with the perfect overview

Smart-group and sort by capture date, time, or file name

With Ashampoo Photo Commander, you always stay on top of your photos. Clever filters and grouping options help you keep track no matter how large your photo collections are! Sort chronologically, thematically and by location or apply custom filters and instantly find every shot!

Design slideshows with ease

Create high-res slideshows with music

Create high-resolution 4K slideshows with fitting transitions and underline your shots with music in various formats. Finished projects are instantly previewable with the new video playbar and can be burned to disc straightaway.

Auto-enhance your photos

Smart algorithms for better colors or contrasts and less noise

Even underwhelming shots turn into precious vacation memories thanks to image auto-correction. Remove scratches and eliminate image noise or red eyes instantly! Auto-correction does most of the heavy lifting for you–even in batch processing mode so you can polish your entire library in one go! Optimize colors or contrasts and get rid of compression artifacts at the click of a button!

Present your photos in style

Versatile presentation mode for every occasion

Whether you're enjoying your photos on your own or with friends and family, the new presentation mode is simply genius–especially in multi-display environments. You control the presentation on one display and your viewers get to enjoy the results on another, e.g. a video projector. You can even make live adjustments without leaving the presentation!

Apply geotags

No more confusion about shooting locations

Modern cameras and cellphones use geotagging to save location information along with each shot. Ashampoo Photo Commander not only uses these tags for sorting but can also edit and create them. You'll get precise information down to street level! Want to see all photos from Paris? No problem. You can even view each location in Google Maps instantly!

A real feature beast for your photos

20 years in the making–and it shows!

Ashampoo Photo Commander includes over 200 photo-related functions and is rightly called "feature beast" by its fans. And it's true: You can click your way through he program and keep discovering new handy features and tools that other companies would gladly sell you as separate apps. Your fun journey into the world of photo editing begins today!

Salvage or create

Breathe new life into bad shots or create stunning panoramic pictures

Not every shot is a hit! Photo Commander includes a special auto-feature that fixes overexposed or washed out colors with great results. You can also apply effects individually to add more vibrancy and structure to your shots, or combine them into breathtaking panoramic views.

Batch-processing done right

Process entire photo libraries in one go

Convert multiple images into different formats at once and adjust image size and aspect ratio in the process. Add watermarks or frames to your photos and rotate or mirror them to your needs. Modify brightness and contrast settings or eliminate image noise. You can do all that with batch-processing and save loads of time and effort!

Fast multi-purpose image editing

A quick fix for common image issues

Discover tools that optimize your photos, add filters and polish contrasts and colors. Straighten image horizons, clone areas, and accentuate details with the focus or tilt-shift effect. Adjust image size and rotation or crop your photos perfectly. Why buy several programs when you can just get the one that does it all in a single interface?

Helpful wizards

Step-by-step guidance

Ashampoo Photo Commander comes with multiple wizards that offer step-by-step assistance for various tasks. Whether you're designing a calendar, creating a collage, or batch-processing hundreds of photos, there's a wizard that will guide you through the process, no previous knowledge required. Pick your photos, select an option, and you're good to go!

Full Windows 11 compatibility and 64-bit support

Maximum performance for all current Windows versions

Ashampoo Photo Commander is not only Windows 11 compatible but has also been completely overhauled for true native 64-bit support and optimal memory management. It's the best-looking, fastest, and most stable Photo Commander yet. Whether you're editing single images or entire libraries, you'll feel the difference right away!