GIMP Alternatives

Apps similar to GIMP include Krita, which is free and open source. Other options are Adobe Photoshop, Paint.NET, Affinity and Photopea. There's no shortage of Image Editors like GIMP, with more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Mac, the web, Linux and Android.

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  1. PixBuilder icon

    PixBuilder

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    Free Photo Editing Software for PC

    PixBuilder Studio is a free image editing software program for digital photo editing, images processing, and resizing. For digital photo editing, you can use its many professional quality functions. PixBuilder Studio allows you to use the foll.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  2. MyBrushes icon

    MyBrushes

     22 likes

    MyBrushes Paint for Mac app allows you to paint on infinite canvas and PLAYBACK whole drawing.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • US flagUnited States
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    Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic

    Desktop photo editing software optimized with advanced controls for enhancing and organizing photos. Features include new masking tools, Content-Aware Remove for unwanted objects, Adaptive Presets, denoise and Generative Remove, ...

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  6. iPiccy icon

    iPiccy

     9 likes

    iPiccy is an online photo editor with tons of powerful features to make your images beautiful. It takes commercial quality editing tools and wraps them in a simple and intuitive interface that makes editing as fast as possible, exposing the features you need only when you need...

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • US flagUnited States
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  7. Ashampoo Photo Optimizer icon

    Ashampoo Photo Optimizer

     2 likes

    Ashampoo Photo Optimizer 8 enhances your photos at the click of a button! The program fully automatically adjusts colors, contrasts and exposure settings to perfection for individual images or entire collections.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
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  9. SpeedyPainter icon

    SpeedyPainter

     7 likes

    "SpeedyPainter" is a simple and lightweight painting software. It is written in C++ and uses the OpenGL graphics library.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU
    Perspective grid overlay
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  10. Image Plus icon

    Image Plus

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    Fine-tune, watermark, resize, rotate, crop, convert and apply artistic effects to your photos using Image Plus. If you have photos on your Mac that need to be adjusted and watermarked then you are in luck.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU
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  11. Colourtone icon

    Colourtone

     1 like

    Creative photo + video filter app developed by leading photographers and content creators. It’s time to take your edits (and Instagram) to the next level and achieve the photography aesthetic you have always dreamed of with this essential filter editing app which brings premium...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
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  12. AlterPhoto icon

    AlterPhoto

     2 likes

    AlterPhoto is powerful photo editor and image manipulation tool for Windows. It combines ease of use with powerful editing features powered by computer vision and generative AI. This program will become an indispensable tool for both photographers and graphic designers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • CY flagCyprus
    • European Union flagEU
    Main window
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  14. PaintStar icon

    PaintStar

     13 likes

    PaintStar is a versatile digital image processing software suitable for such tasks as retouching of photographs, composing and authoring images, image morphing, screen capture, and displaying image thumbnail in Windows Explorer context menu.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • CN flagChina
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  15. PicLab icon

    PicLab

     15 likes

    Add beautiful typography & artwork, apply stunning filters and photo effects, and add an ever-growing collection of shapes, light FX, textures, borders, patterns, and more to your photos and share them to your favorite social networks!.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • US flagUnited States
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