Zoner Photo Studio

Zoner Photo Studio is a software application developed by Zoner Software. It includes a bitmap editor and image file manager used for editing digital photographs. It is used in its country of origin (Czech Republic) and around the world.^[4][5] A new version is published annually.

Zoner Photo Studio

Developer(s)	Zoner Software
Stable release	19.2409.2.593 / 10 January 2025; 3 months ago (2025-01-10)[1][2]
Operating system	Windows[3]
Platform	Intel Pentium (32-bit / 64-bit)
Available in	English, German, Czech, Slovak, Japanese, etc. (older versions were available in more languages)[3]
Type	Photo editor
License	Subscription based, 30 day trial version
Website	www.zoner.com

As of 2022, this software is available for the Windows operating system.

History

In 2004, Zoner Media Explorer was renamed Zoner Photo Studio because the product focus switched to strictly digital photography.

Version 12

Version 12 introduced the program's division into modules: Manager, Viewer, Editor, and raw module, to increase the ease of working simultaneous with photo management,editing, etc. It added a default charcoal gray interface, intended to ease photo viewing.

Updates

• Version 13 brought support for dual monitors and 64-bit versions of Windows.
• Version 14 brought support for batch upload to the developer's Zonerama web gallery service and GPU acceleration via CUDA and OpenCL.
• Version 15 added an Import module.
• Version 16 completed the Editor's switch to using the Side Panel.
• Version 17 revamped the raw module and made the Catalog more central to the Manager.
• Version 18 brought a major interface change. The five modules were merged into three: Manager, Develop, and Editor. Develop enables non-destructive edits to raw files and other supported files. This version was subscription based and added fine-tuned retouching tools and support for layer based editing.

System requirements

• OS: Microsoft Windows 10 (64 bit) – version 1809 or newer
• Processor: Intel or AMD that supports SSE2  
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
• Hard Drive: 480 MB
• Resolution: 1280×800 or higher^[6][7]

Sources

• "Přehled novinek ZPS 15 a trial verze ke stažení" (in Czech).
• "Zoner Photo Studio 15 – snadný import a rychlé úpravy" (in Czech). DigiArena.cz. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012.