This site offers two excellent freeware programs. Wallpaper Desktop lets you generate colorful, original patterns for your desktop. A second program here, Grabzilla, lets you easily capture screenshots from your desktop. (For Windows).
Have you ever needed to know the dimensions of a window on your screen, or the size of an image? Meazure is a useful freeware screen measurement, magnification and capture tool. It's easy to use and offers loads of features. (For Windows).
(Note: this site is occasionally inaccessible). One of the handiest freeware programs around, this multimedia and graphics viewer can handle any type of file you throw at it: from GIFs to Real Audio to MP3 to Adobe Photoshop files, as well as a lot of obscure formats. (For Windows).
This useful free online service lets you convert a wide variety of files (without the need to download a software program to do so). Here, you can convert image formats (such as GIF and JPG files), document formats, and music and video formats. You can also save and convert YouTube videos.
This is a freeware tool that chops any image file into several smaller images, suitable for creating mouseover effects and pseudo-imagemaps on Web pages. It also generates the HTML for a table to contain the partial images and display them so they appear as the original uncut image. (For Windows).
Are you interested in 3D graphics, but find the whole process too involved and complicated for a novice? Then check out Alice. It's a free 3D "Interactive Graphics Programming Environment." Alice can be used for creating many types of applications, including interactive games, animations and virtual reality environments. It has a moderately steep learning curve. Basically, if you've messed around with BASIC before or built a spreadsheet, you can handle Alice. (For Windows).
POV-Ray (the Persistence of Vision Raytracer) is a high-quality, free program for creating sophisticated 3-D graphics. Has a steep learning curve, but is worth the time you invest in it, if you're serious about learning about ray-traced graphics. Available for Windows, DOS, Mac and Linux.
At this site, you'll find a large collection of free high-quality icons for Windows and Mac. The site also offers free wallpapers and paper toys, created by many talented designers and illustrators from around the world. Uploads are welcome, as well.
This site offers thousands of free, original, animated cursors in 12 categories. Unlike most sites of this kind, the cursors here are junkware-free and don't come bundled with annoying ad programs. This site includes detailed instructions for installing the cursors. (For Windows only).
Looking for free icons? This site offers a good selection of over 2,000 icons, sorted into downloadable "packs." New icons are added here weekly.
Are you looking for smiley face images, or other emoticons? At this well-organized site, you'll find over 40,000 free smileys and other emoticons, sorted into categories.
Need a professional-looking custom button image? This online service lets you create a customized button for free. Here, you'll find an advanced button generator, with loads of options, as well as an easy-to-use basic button creator.
At this site, you'll find a nice selection of images, suitable for use on corporate, business and E-commerce sites. Clipart here includes bursts, buttons, shopping carts, stars and more.
Here's a cool collection of useful and funny free Web graphics. Leo serves up thousands of icons, caps, lines, flags, markers and bullets (and most of them are original artworks created by Leo himself). Categories here include such topics as Mozilla icons, butterflies, welcome signs and construction signs.
A fine resource for free, original button images, as well as complete button sets, sorted by theme. Categories include Classic, Lava, Neon, Oval Texture, Ship Controls and more.
Suzanne Roman's site offers an eye-catching collection of original graphics. Here, you'll find backgrounds, buttons, 3D navigation interfaces, page templates and more. There's also a good collection of Webmaster-related links, too.
Graphics guru Bruce Stawicki's site is a fast-growing roundup of original images, suitable for using on personal Web sites. Images on tap here include textures, lines, animation, buttons, page sets, balls & bullets, interfaces and more. If you would like a custom graphic made, send in your request to Bruce: he'll make one for you in exchange for a linkback on your personal Web site.
This is the first free graphics site we've seen devoted solely to the topic of the small graphic images called buttons. And there's a fine selection here, too. You'll find buttons suited for white backgrounds, buttons for black backgrounds and animated buttons here. There's even a bit of button trivia, to boot.
Looking for free photo art? A classy, well-organized site, MorgueFile.com offers a huge archive of photo images, available for both private and corporate use. There's an impressive collection of free photos here, sorted by category.
This site offers a nice collection of free, high-resolution images, textures, backgrounds, illustrations, digital art, and stock photos, suitable for use in both personal and commercial design projects.
If you're looking for free, high-quality stock photo images, this is a good place to go. Note: a linkback is required. Be sure to read the site's "Terms of Use" section. Many photo categories are available, including art, business, people and wildlife.
At this site, you'll find an eye-catching collection of free, original nature photo images, suitable for use as desktop wallpaper. Categories include animals, butterflies, flowers, and more. The photos are available in all major resolutions. (For Windows and Mac).
Looking for free photos? This marvelous site offers over 2,500 free, original, digital stock photographic images. Many categories to select from.
This directory serves up a fine collection of free high-quality photo wallpaper images for your desktop. Categories here include celebrities, sci-fi, aircraft, Star Wars, holidays, movies, cartoons, space, Lord of the Rings, nature and more.
Here, you'll find a good collection of free high-resolution stock image photos. Categories include animals, aviation, landscapes, nature, the sea, sunsets, and more. The site also offers a roundup of digital photography-related resources.
This site offers a good roundup of free high-resolution stock photos for personal, non-commercial use. Here, you'll also find design tutorials, templates, and other Webmaster-related resources.
Looking for free stock images for your Web site? Here, you'll find a nice selection of high-quality free photos and other images. Photographers can also upload their work here for free. Image categories include animals, architecture, backgrounds, digital art, nature, people, sports, and more.
This site offers a handy, searchable database of free high-quality photo images. Photo categories include animals, buildings, Europe, transport, vegetation, wallpapers, and more.
This site offers a searchable database of free high-quality stock photos, suitable for personal or commercial design projects. Image categories include abstract, animals, architecture, business, education, food & drink, landscapes, nature, people, sports, travel, etc. Note: be sure to read the site's "Terms of Use" section.
Are you looking for royalty-free stock photographs? This site offers a treasure trove of free photos and other graphics. Note that many (but not all) of the photos here are intended for non-commercial usage. Photo categories include aircraft, buildings, fauna, flags, people, pets, places, signs, technology, trains, vehicles, and more.
This site offers a good selection of free high-resolution stock photography images. The site includes a search engine so you can quickly find what you need. All images are in JPG format and new content is added here on a regular basis.
Are you looking for free photo images? This site offers a nice collection of public domain photos. Categories include animals, buildings, nature, and more.
This site offers a good selection of free original stock photos. Here, you'll also find textures, wallpapers, fractals, Bryce mats, and more. The images here are intended for non-commercial, personal usage.
This site offers thousands of free colorful and original photographs from India, as well as news and articles about that nation.
Looking for free images of coins? This is the place to go. The Coin Page offers a searchable database with hundreds of high-quality coin photos. If you download any of the images here, be sure to read the site's "terms of use" section.
This site offers thousands of free, high-quality clipart images for download, sorted by topic. Categories here include animals, cartoons, holidays, objects, people, sports, and more. New categories are added here monthly.
A great place to go if you're looking for free clipart, this well-designed site offers graphics in many categories, including animations, arrows, banners, buttons, fonts, interfaces, photos, templates, textures and wallpaper.
This frequently updated site offers over 30,000 free clipart images. Here, you'll find animated GIF images, backgrounds, banners, bars and lines, bullets, design sets, holiday clipart, icons, sidebars, and more.
At this well-organized site, you'll find over 10,000 free clipart images, sorted into dozens of categories. Images here are intended for personal, non-profit use only.
This well-done free clipart directory offers over 2,100 free original animated GIFs including alphabets, bullets, buttons, flags and more.
This site offers many original free graphics, suitable for Web pages. Categories include 3D balls, 3D bullets, arrows, banners, bar lines and small and large buttons, as well as Web page backgrounds. They'll also customize the graphics for you (limit one per visitor).
Here's an excellent, no-nonsense free graphics directory that (unlike a lot of sites of this kind) doesn't pester you with banner ads, pop-ups, etc. The site includes various categories of free clipart, as well as reviews of other free graphics sites on the Web.
This site offers thousands of free clipart images and it doesn't pester you with pop-up ads, unlike many similar resources. There's a handy "Lightbox" feature here that lets you save images for later use. You can also have the images that you've selected E-mailed to you in ZIP format.
A solid free graphics resource, this site offers clipart that may be used on either personal or commercial pages. Categories include animals, arrows, bullets, cartoons, flags, music, people, sports, vehicles and more. You'll also find tips and tricks for using graphics on your site.
This site offers a good roundup of free Web graphics, including GIF animations, bullets, dividers, backgrounds and more. Here, you'll also find a good roundup of free fonts, sorted alphabetically.
An impressive resource, this site offers thousands of background images, suitable for Web pages. Background categories here include regular backgrounds, large backgrounds (256 pixels) and sidebar backgrounds (1024-by-128 pixels).
Claire Schaeffer's site is a well-organized, searchable database of free graphics links. Graphics include buttons, bullets, control panels, bars, sets, backgrounds, animations, and more. All sites are rated and reviewed.
Here's a nifty archive of free animations for your Web site. Graphics here are helpfully categorized. Topics include aliens, animals, books, flags, hearts, money, numbers, signs, sports, zodiacs and more.
How'd you like a really cool custom logo? That's what this innovative free service offers. Designs here include animated flames, Alien Glow, beveled pattern, chalk, chrome, comic, metal, drop shadow, frosty, glowing, neon, particle trace and many more. You may select from their pre-made images or generate your own custom logo. (FlamingText.com is MSN TV/WebTV-friendly).
This site offers an excellent collection of free clipart for children and youth-related sites. Here, you'll find backgrounds, buttons, photos, objects and bullets. These images are intended for use on noncommercial sites.
Got a few hours to kill? This entertaining site serves up a nice roundup of over 200 classic computer games from the 1980s and 90s. The games here include freeware, shareware, demos and public domain titles.
This site offers a cool roundup of "abandonware" games (abandonware refers to software that has been discontinued or abandoned by its original copyright owners). Here, you'll find many blasts from the past, including Commander Keen, Duke Nukem, Lemmings, Lord of the Rings, Zaxxon and many more.
This gaming forum is a good place to hang out if you're a fan of Halo 3, Microsoft's popular video game for the Xbox 360 console. The site includes info about cheats, tactics, strategy, and more. A Halo 2 forum is also available here.
A fun free online crossword puzzle game that you can either play by yourself, or with friends. Clutu features a bookmark option that lets you save incomplete games to finish later.
This fun site serves up a collection of almost 500 downloadable freeware games. Categories include action, adventure, strategy, RPG, side-scrolling, puzzles, board games and more.
Here, you'll find a nice selection of free games that you can either download or play in your browser. The site includes game descriptions and reviews. Categories include arcade, action, puzzles, card games, and more.
Need a helping hand finishing your favorite video game? This site offers over 800 pages of free cheat codes for classic and new games for all the major gaming platforms. New cheat codes are regularly added here as well.
A handy and well-organized resource for gamers, Cheatbot.com serves up a big archive of free cheat codes, guides, and hints for over 50,000 games on more than 75 platforms.
This family friendly site offers a nice selection of Flash format games for all ages. Game categories include sports, action, oldies, arcade and puzzles.
This site offers a fun collection of free games in Java and Flash format. Categories include board games, puzzles, action, arcade, etc. The site features a roundup of classic games, including Pac-Man, Mahjong, Worms, Space Invaders and more.
This site is a must for fans of Sudoku, the popular logic puzzle game. Here, you can sign up to have a free Sudoku puzzle delivered to your E-mail daily.
Do you need some help in tackling tough computer games? This freeware cheat codetracker offers a roundup of hints and cheats for over 5,500 PC games. The program is easy to use. (For Windows).
Do you need help finishing your favorite video or PC game? This site offers thousands of free cheat codes for all major gaming platforms. Here, you'll also find hints, tips, and walkthroughs for thousands of video and computer games. New cheat codes are regularly added here as well.
This site is a good place to go for freeware and abandonware games. Each game is reviewed and rated on a 1- to 5-star basis. Titles here fall into three categories: DOS games, Windows games and "Full Versions."
