5 Best Batch Photo Editing Software To Speed Up The Editing

Editing images in bulk is many times a necessary step. If you have dozens or hundreds of pictures that require the same type of adjustments, you can't really edit them one by one. That would be both time-consuming and exhausting. In this particular case you need a tool equipped with batch processing capabilities.

There are various photo editing programs that can easily accomplish this task. There's no need to opt for a complex and expensive software like Photoshop. Below you can find a list of some of the best options to automate your editing tasks:

1. BatchPhoto

BatchPhoto is a PC and Mac editor particularly designed to edit multiple photos at once. The tool can effectively process hundreds of images simultaneously, and does it in a simple way thanks to the intuitive, step-based interface. All you have to do is load your photos in the first step, apply the preferred edits in the second step and then choose your final parameters (the destination and image format) before processing.

So, what can you do with BatchPhoto? A lot, actually. This editor gives you the possibility to optimize and retouch your images in numerous ways. You'll find options to resize, crop, watermark, date stamp, add text to images, create PDF from multiple images or convert them to various formats (includes support for RAW files). At the same time you'll be able to adjust the brightness and contrast, make color corrections or sharpen your pictures. There are also options to apply special effects and add borders and frames.

Since it revolves around productivity, BatchPhoto comes with other useful features. You can save your settings as profiles and reuse them in other projects, as well as take advantage of the Folder Watch feature. What this does is monitor folders for newly added pictures and automatically apply user-defined edits to those pictures.

2. Pixlr

Pixlr is a solution available online, on desktop and on mobile devices. This app makes it possible to enhance your photographs individually or in groups with the aid of the batch processing feature -  available along with the online version. The process is super easy: just upload your photos, make the desired changes using the options in the left side panel and then click on the Export button.

With Pixlr you're free to perform a multitude of operations in its batch mode. You can crop and resize your images, automatically enhance them, manually adjust the vibrance, saturation, brightness, contrast, highlights and shadows. You can also improve the clarity and sharpness, add effects and borders. To be even more efficient, the tool enables you to save a macro and open it in another session.

3. Zoner Photo Studio X

Zoner Photo Studio X can be regarded as an interesting alternative to the more popular Adobe products Lightroom and Photoshop. This program places at your disposal all the elements you may need for professional editing, from RAW processing and layer support to advanced retouching features, presets and photo management.

Zoner Photo Studio X comes in two forms when it comes to bulk editing. You can use the Batch filter in the Manager module, as well as enter the Develop module if you're working with RAW images. Depending on your needs and preferences, you can carry out basic operations like resizing and cropping, automatically enhance your pictures or take control and manually adjust the white balance, the exposure, the colors and many other parameters.

4. Pixillion Image Converter

Pixillion Image Converter is a cross-platform tool with support for a wide range of file formats. This program is mainly designed to batch convert images, and promises to do it without any complications. The interface is easy to navigate: on the left side of the screen you'll find the added files, while on the right side a small preview window and the available output formats.

Pixilion Image Converter is focused on file conversion, but this doesn't mean it can't accomplish other editing tasks. On the contrary, it offers a decent amount of features to optimize and improve the aspect of your photos. The software allows you to resize and compress pictures, crop and rotate them, add a watermark or apply certain effects and filters.

5. Light Image Resizer

Light Image Resizer is a Windows-only editor with batch processing capabilities. The tool was particularly created for image resizing, and therefore it places at your disposal numerous settings and options for that purpose. You can choose from preset resolutions, enter the dimensions for the width/height, select one of the multiple resizing filters and modes or set your compression settings.

Light Image Resizer is not limited to resizing though. The software gives you the chance to rotate, flip and watermark your photos, automatically enhance them or manually set the brightness.contrast. You can also remove the background of your pictures, but this feature implies integration with another service. The program comes with a series of built-in profiles, but it also enables you to create your own profiles for later use.