GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)
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GIMP is an open-source software. It is available for free.
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Most Helpful Reviews for GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)
1 - 5 of 3,446 Reviews
Jordan
Retail, 11 - 50 employees
Used less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
Reviewed July 2022
Incredible option for ad creation without a lot of expense
Josip
Verified reviewer
Retail, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2019
Great Free alternative for Adobe Photoshop
With Gimp I am creating weekly flyers with products from our company. We can save an enormous amount of money by doing this by ourselves and not some external design company.
PROSGimp is an open-source image manipulation program what means it is absolutely free to use. Also, you will receive regular updates which add new features and fixes bugs including security issues. It has all the abilities that for example Adobe Photoshop and other commercial programs have. It can offer even more because it is easily extensible and flexible for every environment with lots of great community plugins and scripts.
CONSThe user interface of Gimp is not the most beautiful one but its function is very good. It has a lot of menus and submenus so for beginners it may be a little harder to achieve some more complex operations such as retouch of a face or double exposure. Also, compatibility with Adobe file formats exists but don't except that it works perfectly. Most of the time it works flawlessly if you are opening the document from older versions of Photoshop because newer version needs some updating and updates occur approximately every 2 months which is still faster than what Adobe is doing with their Photoshop.
Reasons for switching to GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)
I made the switch mainly because of price. Gimp is free while Adobe Creative Cloud is a monthly based subscription which offers you a lot more software - a complete design package and access to everything you will ever need if you are at least a little in design.
Veronica
Verified reviewer
Writing and Editing, 1 employee
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed January 2024
Gimp is my "No Bull***t" Image editor
I've been using GIMP for all my image editing and sometimes even for creating artwork for about a decade now. I never really looked for alternatives because, while it might not be the go-to choice for professional graphic designers, it's everything I need as a wannabe writer and creative. I've designed my own book covers, crafted banners and ads for my social media marketing, and even illustrated my own children's book, which I later turned into an ebook and an audiobook. What I love most about it is how user-friendly it is while offering advanced features similar to other professional software – all for free. It's like child's play to use, and that's why I stick with it.
PROSHonestly, it all began with "Because it's free!" Who wouldn't want the same cool features as those fancy, pricey image editors? But once I started messing around with it and realized how user-friendly GIMP is, I couldn't imagine switching to more professional tools.
CONSYeah, the tool's support might be a bit lacking, but the awesome thing is that it's made up for by the collective knowledge base of a whole community.
Reasons for switching to GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)
I didn't want to pay for Photoshop and Corel Painter is really hard to master.
Danny
Media Production, 11-50 employees
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed March 2024
GIMP, it's as powerful that expensive counterpart.
Overall If you want to get started in image manipulation or photo editing start with GIMP. everything you learn in GIMP will translate without issue to the "professional" software systems.
PROSI've used Photoshop for over 20 years, and I still use it now, but anytime I get a request for software recommendations, my first suggestion is GIMP.
CONSThe toolbars and context menus are sometimes unorganized, but that may be a preference issue.
Lori
Health, Wellness and Fitness, 51-200 employees
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2023
Great Image Editing Software
In a world where something like photoshop costs a fortune this is perfect for the editing we need to do to manage our business website.
CONSThere are none, the program has everything we need.
Reason for choosing GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)
It's a free program and it's substantial. It's not like some free programs that give you limited capabilities. This is a full feature program.