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Make your photos shine


HP Photosmart Essential lets you bring images from a variety of sources to your printer allowing you to create a variety of cards, photo albums and gifts.
A couple taking photos with an HP digital camera

» Restoring photos

A woman restoring photos with HP Photosmart Essential Use the new restoration toolkit to restore faded color and fix speckled areas in old or damaged photos.
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» Bringing your images home

An HP digital camera downloading images to an HP desktop PC Download images and store them safely on your computer.
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» Select the best, save the rest

A woman organizing photos using HP Photosmart Essential Use images that share a specific moment while saving other images for other special projects.
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» Smooth the rough edges

People reviewing images on their HP digital camera Soften the tone while you sharpen the image with HP Photosmart Essential's Auto Fix feature.
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» Photo fix to the rescue

A girl enjoying a photo salvaged using HP Photosmart Essential's Auto Fix feature Make fantastic prints the norm by cleaning up and sharpening those substandard images.
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» Share photos

People sharing photos Quickly and cleaning complete your creative project and share them with friends and family.
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» Go borderless

A borderless photo printed with an HP Photosmart printer Don't settle for less than professional images from your home printer again.
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» Goof-proof prints

Get lab quality prints at home every time, exactly as you want them.
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» Pet eye

A photo of a pet with green eye removed Remove pet eye from your flash photos thanks to a new magnification tool.
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» Photo templates

Get creative with various sized photos arranged on a page or print individual family portraits all one page.
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» Side by side editing

A photo comparison Compare your recent version of a photo with the previous version.
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» Snapfish

Store and share your photos online for free.
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