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   "url": "https://www.irfanview.com/",
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   "writes": false,
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   "name": "KPaint",
   "url": "http://kolourpaint.org/",
   "reads": true,
   "writes": false,
   "license": "BSD licenses",
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   "url": "https://krita.org",
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   "writes": false,
   "license": "GNU General Public License, version 3.0",
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   "name": "Microsoft Office Picture Manager",
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   "writes": false
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   "name": "Photopea",
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   "writes": false
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   "name": "PhotoRec",
   "url": "http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec",
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   "writes": false,
   "license": "GNU General Public License",
   "open_source": true
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   "name": "Q1936840",
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   "name": "UniConvertor",
   "url": "https://sk1project.net/uc2/",
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 "updated": "2026-10-24",
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   "url": "https://imagemagick.org"
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  {
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  },
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  },
  {
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   "tool": "ImageMagick",
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   "fidelity": "lossy",
   "losses": "Reduced to 256 colours.",
   "url": "https://imagemagick.org"
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