GIMP GIMP is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, and more. Available also as portable app: http://portableapps.com/apps/graphics_pictures/gimp_portable Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD PortableApps.com ... Haiku AmigaOS Xfce Layer manipulation Support for Layers Batch image manipulation Built-in Color picker ... Color to Alpha Customizable Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Keyframe animation Photo effects Retouch photos Portable Open PSD files Scripting support Symmetry brush Third person perspective Trace Route Add a feature 3325 Like It is probably the closest alternative to Adobe Photoshop, at least from those I know. For me personally too complicated but if you know how to use it, you can do many things you can do with Photoshop too. What I also noticed is that it loads very quickly on Linux. Guest • Jul 2016 • 27 agrees and 9 disagrees Disagree Agree Free, rich of feature, good performance, many tutorial, anything it's lack can be cover with plug-in. The best for free software. Jatie • Dec 2016 • 18 agrees and 5 disagrees Disagree Agree The technology in GIMP really is stellar. There are tutorials all over the web for accomplishing just about everything you can imagine. Photoshop is a great piece of software, no doubt. But with their change to Cloud licensing GIMP is just that much more enticing. I *highly* recommend GIMP. ustamills • Oct 2016 • 10 agrees and 4 disagrees Disagree Agree I don't understand the hype that GIMP is the most powerful alternative to Photoshop? Filters are bad quality and the interface is a stub! There are much more and better (!) alternative Apps that are a real alternative to Photoshop, like Krita or MediaBang, Everyone should check more than one, more than GIMP, before he tell the internet GIMP is the best alternative... because it is not! (But there are some...) Guest • May 2018 • 11 agrees and 5 disagrees Disagree Agree GIMP cannot do anything as complex as Photoshop. Guest • Apr 2018 • 5 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree Version 2.8: I design graphics for web more than manipulate images. Support for pens is buggy, can't get pressure to be recognized. Slow to load in Windows 10. Zoom: can't use mouse scroll-wheel, limited to 800% makes it hard to work on small icons. Vectors: doesn't load PSD vector layers, converts copy-pasted SVG to raster. Didn't evaluate further as I gave up at that point. I did notice it has good support for multi-resolution .ico files. peterbrand • Apr 2018 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree GIMP is a powerful, yet fairly lightweight platform for general image editing. It runs on many platforms, including some obscure Linux distributions. Guest • Aug 2016 • 9 agrees and 6 disagrees Disagree Agree Doesn't support CMYK, or if it does I couldn't find it, and I looked hard. Also, despite my best efforts, couldn't select more than 1 layer at a time (without creating a group and putting all the layers in that group) and working with text was insanely labor intensive. Guest • May 2017 • 4 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree A fully completed alternative to photoshop. And this is free! Technotika • Aug 2017 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree it are said to be Free Software; has the Paths Tool on which works perfect to create complex drawings with a mouse peripheral on a desktop computer; DarkSystemCD • Apr 2017 • 2 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree It takes less time to administrate and update and of course more affordable and can be supported by free will and ability by donations or other contributions and involvement instead of forced upgrades and costly subscriptions where users have nothing to say where the future (or money) goes. Nuvendi • May 2018 Disagree Agree It is very easy to understand and use, it also offers many filters and effects, the vectorial tool is easy to use and it offers many pre-defined brushes to start. This is my favorite program to make art because of it's simplicity and comfort, I'm very pleased to say that this is a really good alternative to Adobe Photoshop. Ivann • Jun 2018 Disagree Agree 95% of most users photo editing needs are covered by GIMP and its plugins. Guest • 13 days ago Disagree Agree Its got all the features pretty much and it's available on all devices Guest • 10 days ago Disagree Agree Its the closest photo editing software to photoshop Guest • Aug 2017 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree It's free. For basic operations I do I don't want to pay as much. mygamela2 • Dec 2017 Disagree Agree I'd much rather use Photoshop but I'm on Linux, so no go. GIMP is free and is packed with features but Photoshop is a long way ahead in terms of usability and experience. GIMP does everything I need, it just takes longer and not as intuitive as Photoshop. jakebrumby • Jan 2018 Disagree Agree Krita is new and seems more like photoshop. Still is developing. Guest • Feb 2018 Disagree Agree This is the best that can be used in linux Guest • Mar 2018 Disagree Agree A good program, but the menus are not intuitive, and the startup is somewhat slow. Guest • Mar 2018 Disagree Agree First of all it's free. It has many plug-ins, for example the best tool to work on .dds -files. In Photoshop you need a nvidia plugin which works not good- You have a perspectific clone stamp Guest • Sep 2017 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Gimp is the best photo editor, and Photoshop does not compare with its glitches with it. dan777 • May 2017 • 1 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree it's all you want. you just need to know how to edit with it and you're set! no money spent! netikrasbananas • Apr 2017 • 2 agrees and 3 disagrees Disagree Agree Open Source, Unique functions and tools and it's free. I have achieved far better result with gimp, thanks to its flexibility. Oh and it doesn't "sync" your personal photos to da "cloud" under the pretext of creative connectivity and oneness, LOL. Did i mention that you don't have to pay an annual fee of $240!!!? Cyberia • Nov 2017 • 0 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree It does not work directly on CMYK images or save them on this mode. It also priorizes its own file format instead of work directly with other file formats instead of "exporting" them, causing GIMP to be not so practical as Photoshop for multiple files at the same time. The interface also takes too much space of the screen and some tools have no obvious utilization shortcuts. Guest • Nov 2016 • 11 agrees and 14 disagrees Disagree Agree
Krita Krita is a complete creative sketching and painting application with advanced, commercial quality features. It's free, open-source and available across all major desktop platforms. User Interface - An intuitive user interface that stays out of your way. The dockers and panels can be moved and customized for your specific workflow. Once you have your setup, you can save it as your own workspace. You can also create your own shortcuts for commonly used tools. Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux PortableApps.com Keyframe animation Support for Wacom Tablets Lightweight Smooth lines ... Texture painting Animations Auto aligment rulers Auto Correcting Customizable Document templates Frame by frame animation Fullscreen support Graphical user interface Feature Support for Layers Page labeling Portable Open PSD files SVG Support Symmetry brush Tablet Pressure Sensitivity Texture for brushes Timeline-based Vector art Add a feature 576 Like I was working with PS since v1.3! Since they started the Creative Cloud versions, they deliver no more quality, so I was looking for a alternative to PS, like Paint.net is. I compared MyPaint, Pixlr, GIMP, Krita and some more, but Krita was the best for me. Easy to switch from PS, no unstable App, can read PS files, and supports privacy by default (a big problem with PS and Pixlr). gaengschter • Feb 2016 • 11 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree It's kinda more intuitive to use than GIMP (which is a briliant PS alternative too) interface-wise, and supports CMYK out of the box if one needs it. As of version 3.1 it has pretty advanced support for animation, including opacity curves (GIMP fails completely in that field, animathing anything is a major PITA in it) Atoshi • Dec 2016 • 7 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree Clean UI and easy to use. I don't think it's as refined as GIMP but still a great alternative. ExquisiteDisaster • Jan 2017 • 3 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree While I like GIMP this is much simpler in design and easier to use. brandonyarvis • Jan 2017 • 2 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree It is basically the same. Same tools and interfaces. Guest • Mar 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Much easier to use than other PS alternatives and fairly intuitive. kristinastarck • Apr 2017 • 3 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree Krita is the best alternative for digital illustrators. Intuitive interface offers options that even Gimp does not have, such as the layer effects available in Adobe Photoshop. However, not everything is flowers, the Krita text tools are still lacking. My recommendation is to use Krita and Gimp together according to the nature of your project. brunoprosaiko • Jul 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree If you are looking for a (free) alternative for digital drawing and painting, this is it. Better than Photoshop in this regard - I don't touch Photoshop for drawing and painting anymore, only Krita and ClipStudio. herbertvanderwegen • Sep 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Sleek design, many useful resources, ergonomic UI, really is the best free photo editing software I've used. I only used it for digital drawing though, so I don't know how it fares for other purposes. Guest • Nov 2017 Disagree Agree Krita has completely replaced Photoshop for me. It's intuitive, responsive, and feature rich. As a professional photo editor and illustrator, it includes all of the features that I frequently use like cloning, filter layers (akin to adjustment layers), transparency masks, deformation tools, and a robust brush editor. It looks especially nice in the KDE desktop environment. tonyarray • Dec 2017 Disagree Agree Excellent UX design interface, non-destructive image manipulation. Superior graphics tablet integration makes it a *better* alternative to photoshop for artists. peterbrand • Apr 2018 Disagree Agree Krita allows you to make drawings and animations with a great quality and ir's also FREE. KRITA4EVER Guest • Jun 2018 Disagree Agree Better for painting, worse for photo/image manipulation (it is where gimp comes in) Guest • Sep 2017 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree It is one of the few programs with an airbrush. The only quarrel I have is the color-picker. I prefer the style of color picker/custom color designer in Paint. Otherwise,Krita just boogies right along. Best free art program I've found, between it and IrfanView. I'm golden! clydelyman • Mar 2017 Disagree Agree Krita is a painting application, It does not really edit photos. Guest • Feb 2018 • 3 agrees and 6 disagrees Disagree Agree
MyPaint MyPaint is a fast painting program with an emphasis on full-screen use. It lets you focus on the art instead of the program. You work on your canvas with minimum distractions, bringing up the interface only when you need it. MyPaint supports pressure or tilt sensitive graphic tablets and comes with an easy-to-use brush collection. There is a complex interface for creating own brushes, focusing on brush dynamics (changes with speed, pressure, randomly). Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux PortableApps.com Infinite canvas Color blending Fullscreen support Support for Layers ... Portable Download from Soundcloud Support for Wacom Tablets Add a feature 289 Like MyPaint is only a drawing program, but it can't edit images. Adobe Photoshop can do both. Guest • Jul 2015 • 10 agrees and 5 disagrees Disagree Agree
Pinta Pinta is a free, open source drawing/editing program modeled after Paint.NET . Its goal is to provide users with a simple yet powerful way to draw and manipulate images on Linux, Mac, and Windows. On Windows, Pinta requires the .NET framework, just like Paint.NET. Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD Mono Support for Layers Lightweight Add a feature 202 Like Discontinued The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 1.6, released in March 2015, can be still downloaded from the official website.
Seashore Seashore is an open source image editor for Mac OS Xs Cocoa framework. It features gradients, textures and anti-aliasing for both text and brush strokes. It supports multiple layers and alpha channel editing. It is based around the GIMPs technology and uses the same native file format. However, unlike the GIMP, Seashore only aims to serve the basic image editing needs of most computer users, not to provide a replacement for professional image editing products. Free Open Source Mac OS X SVG Support Add a feature 67 Like Discontinued The program is no longer updated. Last versions, 0.1.9 and 0.5.1, released in 2007 and 2010, can be still downloaded from the official website.
LazPaint LazPaint is a free and open image editor that features layers and transparency. It supports the format OpenRaster so it can interoperate with MyPaint, Gimp and Krita. LazPaint has been written with Lazarus / Free Pascal and BGRABitmap. Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD PortableApps.com Lightweight Support for Layers Portable Add a feature 20 Like
photivo Photivo is a multi platform photo processor for RAW and bitmap images with 16 bit precision. Photivo tries to give the user as much control as possible to express his creativity and to allow flexible adjustments for the various needs in photography. Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux GIMP Raw Photo processing Add a feature 36 Like
ImageJ ImageJ is a public domain, Java-based image processing program developed at the National Institutes of Health. ImageJ was designed with an open architecture that provides extensibility via Java plugins and recordable macros. Custom acquisition, analysis and processing plugins can be developed using ImageJ's built-in editor and a Java compiler. User-written plugins make it possible to solve many image processing and analysis problems. Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Cell counting Scientific data analysis Add a feature 30 Like
Luminance HDR Luminance HDR is a graphical user interface (based on the Qt5 toolkit) that provides a complete workflow for HDR imaging. Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux No features added Add a feature 33 Like
Gimp Paint Studio GPS (aka Gimp Paint Studio) is a collection of brushes, patterns, color gradients, accompanying tool presets and dynamics. Tool presets are a simply saved tool options, highly useful feature of the GIMP. The goal of GPS is to provide an adequate working environment for graphic designers and artists to begin to paint and feel comfortable with GIMP from their first use. Later the user will change these settings based on his own workflow preferences and understanding of GIMP. Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux GIMP Categories Cutting Add a feature 19 Like Discontinued The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, 2.0, released in August 2013, can be still downloaded from GitHub.
ImagePlay ImagePlay is a rapid prototyping tool for building and testing image processing algorithms. It comes with a variety of over 70 individual image processors which can be... Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Node Based Add a feature 7 Like
Pixelitor Pixelitor is a cross-platform raster graphics editor written in Java. It supports image filters, drawing, layers, multiple undo, etc. Currently its main strength lies in... Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Photo effects Retouch photos Add a feature 9 Like
PhoXo PhoXo is small and free image editing application. It's tiny, fast, easy to use, can be treated as a mini PhotoShop. Its features include layers, undo, over 50... Free Open Source Windows No features added Add a feature 12 Like Discontinued Last release was on 2014-11-07.
PhotoDemon Lightweight portable BSD licensed photo editor for Windows focused on performance and usability. Free Open Source Windows Batch Editing Retouch photos Portable Add a feature 6 Like
miniPaint Online graphics editing tool use HTML5 technologies like Canvas, Offline support, Drag and Drop. Free Open Source Web Support for Layers Add a feature 7 Like
