Simple image editor for Mac classic OS

Are there any good free ones?

[encyclo]

I've got a client who are a non-profit with a small/non-existent IT budget. They are equipped with a mixture of Macs, ranging from a couple of nice machines with OS9, and others with older hardware/software. They are a 100% Mac network - not a PC in the building.

They need a simple image editor for editing digital photos - they don't need the power of Photoshop, they only need to do a bit of image resizing and cropping, maybe the odd retouch if they're brave.

Are there any good, preferably free, simple photo editing programs available for pre-OSX Macs?

Thanks for your suggestions!

[mivox]

Photoshop Elements is pretty cheap compared to their pro version... but it's still commercial. Around $99 last I heard.

Graphic Converter is shareware, but it's not very user friendly. I think it's $29 or so. It doesn't require registration, but the startup screen starts in with the delay/timer thing after 30 days.

Can't think of any free ones offhand, but I know scanners often come with bundled photo editing software. A usb scanner can be had for well under $100, and by searching somewhere like MacMall, they could see what bundled software is included with each.

Another option is to check ebay for 'old' versions of Photoshop... a copy of version of 5 or 6 should be pretty dirt cheap these days.

[yosemite]

Hmm. Didn't OS 9 come with one of the first versions of iPhoto? I never use iPhoto that much (am already addicted to Photoshop), but I think it does very simple image editing.

Does Photoshop Elements 2 work in OS 9? I know that the first version does, but I am unsure about version 2.

Picking up old copies of Photoshop LE on eBay would also be a good choice. They'll run on old Macs just fine. (Depending on how old you want to go—many of the old pre-G3 PowerMacs will run Photoshop LE.)

I'm not sure if older versions of Photoshop will be very cheap. They usually go for a hundred at least, because people use them as a way to upgrade to the latest version of Photoshop. I ought to know, that's how I afforded my copy of Photoshop. ;-)

[Macguru]

Graphic Converter is a very good shareware.

[mivox]

I'm almost positive iPhoto is OSX only... but looking for Photoshop LE on ebay (or Photoshop Elements, the newer limited version of PS) is a good idea. It would definitely be cheaper than a full 'pro' version.

[bcolflesh]

BME:

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[encyclo]

bcolflesh, BME looks just perfect, and freeware too! As I said, it will only be used for reducing the photos, so Photoshop would be rather overkill. Downloaded, and I now have a ".hqx" file.

Now I've just got to find out how to install the thing (I've got absolutely no experience of these fancy Mac things!)

[mivox]

Start out by double (or right) clicking on it. Depending on how many buttons your mouse has. ;)

[bcolflesh]

You need to unpack it:

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