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. VanceAI icon

    VanceAI

     2 likes

    VanceAI provides AI enhancing, upscaling, sharpening, denoising, background removing, and more, with only one click to free your hands from complicated photo processing. All AI tools are available across Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • CN flagChina
    Homepage of VanceAI
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  2. Photo Variants icon

    Photo Variants

     15 likes

    Photo Variants is innovative photo editing software for Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • US flagUnited States
    Main window
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  4. AliveColors icon

    AliveColors

     3 likes

    AliveColors is comprehensive graphics and photo editing software for Windows and Mac. It comes in Free, Home, and Pro versions, with differing levels of functionality.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • RU flagRussia
    AliveColors screenshot 1
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    Adobe Photoshop Express

    Adobe's mobile photo-editing app lets you edit, share, and upload photos across devices. With features like free 2 GB storage, original size backup, and extra tools for advanced editing, it enhances your images for social med...

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  6. CremaStudio icon

    CremaStudio

     7 likes

    CremaStudio is a fast, native image editor for macOS - open PSD and RAW files, edit with full layers, masks, and non-destructive adjustments, then export to open formats.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • US flagUnited States
    CremaStudio screenshot 1
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  7. Hornil StylePix icon

    Hornil StylePix

     24 likes

    Hornil Stylepix, or simply StylePix, is a graphics editing program with a number of advanced features. StylePix is an acronym for Style Pictures. This means your pictures with nice style. If you have no experience, you can easily learn how to edit image and retouching your...

    75 Hornil StylePix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • KR flagSouth Korea
    Hornil StylePix screenshot 1
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  9. Wondershare Fotophire icon

    Wondershare Fotophire

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    Perfect your photos and apply 200+ effects. Remove or replace background in few clicks! Remove unwanted objects from any photo.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. Seashore icon

    Seashore

     69 likes

    Seashore is an open source image editor for Mac OS. 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.

    115 Seashore alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Global
    Seashore screenshot 1
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  11. PixaFlux icon

    PixaFlux

     12 likes

    PixaFlux is a node based image processing application. PixaFlux creates and edits images in a non destructive way, using a node graph to organize the workflow without restrictions of size, position or color mode.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    PixaFlux converting an image to Lab color mode and applying a curve adjustment node.
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  12. Litrato icon

    Litrato

     4 likes

    Litrato is an app for editing photos and saving those changes to the gallery.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
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  13. showFoto icon

    showFoto

     13 likes

    You can use it to view your photographs and improve them. Showfoto is the standalone image editor of the digiKam project.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • KDE
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    showFoto screenshot 1
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  14. Sagelight icon

    Sagelight

     2 likes

    Photo editing program that as well as the usual tools has some unique & cool features too.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Sagelight screenshot 1
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  15. SketchPort icon

    SketchPort

     21 likes

    SketchPort is an online drawing community with free software for PC, Mac, iOS, and Android. Draw, chat, vote, be inspired, be challenged and earn badges!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • US flagUnited States
    SketchPort screenshot 1
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