GIMP Alternatives

GIMP is described as 'Free open-source suite with advanced photo retouching, composition, batch processing, plugin extensibility, custom scripting, and wide file format compatibility' and is a leading digital painting tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 100 alternatives to GIMP for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, iPhone and Android apps. The best GIMP alternative is Krita, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GIMP are Paint.NET, Adobe Photoshop, Affinity and Photopea.

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GIMP alternatives are mainly Image Editors, but if you're looking for Photo Editors or Digital Painting Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include iPad, iPad + Free, Android, Linux, iPhone, Android + Free and Mac. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to GIMP.
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  1. Paint Studio icon
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    Paint Studio is a product born from TwistedBrush Pro Studio but with a focus on natural media painting and drawing with a simpler, streamlined interface.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. 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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. Paintslate: the easy to use and fun new painting program for users aged 5 to 55!

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. PixelStyle icon
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    PixelStyle Photo Editor for Mac is an all-in-one photo editing and graphic design software, providing professional high-quality photo processing tools to edit the photos, enhance and touch up photos on Mac OS X.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. SmartDeblur icon
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    Restoration of distorted images is one of the most interesting and important problems of image processing - from the theoretical, as well as from the practical point of view. There are especial cases: blurring due to incorrect focus and blurring due to movement - and these very...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  6. Paintbrush icon
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    Paintbrush is a simple paint program for Mac OS X, reminiscent of Microsoft Paint and Apple’s own now-defunct MacPaint. It provides users with a means to make simple images quickly, something which has been noticeably absent from the Mac for...

    33 Paintbrush alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    It's very simple and feels like MS Paint, but I can use it for simple drawings. You can even switch colour modes (I personally love the crayon mode).

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Paintbrush is Free and Open SourceGIMP is also Free and Open Source
  7. XGimp icon
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    XGimp is a version of gimp that works on a mobile. It can be used as a paint program, image editor or a photo retouching program.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  8. Image Converter Plus is a conversion and resizing software for Windows. It can convert files across various image formats while maintaining quality. It allows users to save images in popular formats and includes a quick conversion feature.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. CodedColor PhotoStudio by 1STEIN is a Windows photo viewer and editor to organize, edit, resize, reformat, correct, compare, sort, watermark, annotate and print digital images, and to edit EXIF and IPTC data in digital photos.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Formulas icon
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    Dozens of custom, multilayered photo effects unlike anything available on the App Store, ranging from basic color and tonal to authentic vintage film emulations, textured finishes, and painterly and artistic styles.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPad
    • iPhone
     
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