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Jordan

11 - 50 employees

Used less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
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OVERALL RATING:

5

Reviewed July 2022

Incredible option for ad creation without a lot of expense

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Simon

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Media Production, 2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed May 2021

Go Open Source! It's a lot easier to run a media start-up.

Being community driven alone makes this product feel so much better. And it has come a long since we first tried it a few years ago. GIMP has evolved as we've learned our way around it. Looking forward to a future with greater updates to the UI and workflow.

PROS

The fact that it can almost do everything that Photoshop can do and for no charge at all - this helped us a ton. We did not have to pay a monthly subscription that over multiple users, adds up to quite a fee. Adding functionality that isn't otherwise provided is easy thanks to a large collection of assorted extensions.

CONS

For all the features it provides, one very important feature is missing. The ability to edit and render CMYK images, without having to run through a few hoops. Since most of our work is for online use, we do not see it as a limitation. But for someone looking at print media work alone, they might have to wait a few months before the official release has this functionality baked in.

Reasons for switching to GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)

Monthly subscription model did not work for us.

Alioune

Marketing and Advertising, 2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
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OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed November 2022

GIMP review

PROS

This software has all the advantages and functionalities of an image software and it is quite interesting and easy to use I like it very much

CONS

The design is a bit outdated for my taste

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Nitin

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Information Technology and Services, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

3

Reviewed April 2022

Remarkable easy to use photo editing software for beginners

Overall gimp is nice to have software for designers but its a life savour for deveopers who needs lots of images to add on websites. Its best for linux system and really helpful for developers and beginners.

PROS

Even if it lacks features, I loved that I can import photoshop plugins in gimp and extends its capability. Ultimately it reolace photoshop on Linux system for high end photo editing work. Also its really easy to learn the software even if you don't have any design background.

CONS

For large file size system gets freezed or slowed down. Needs restarting several times resulting frustration. Their online version needs lots of improvements like uploading and exporting multiple formats.

Reasons for switching to GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)

Canva is a freemium online tool that requires premium subscription to export high quality files. Gimp is free to use editing tool and hence made mw switch to this.

Gregory

Marketing and Advertising, 1 employee

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
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OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

3

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed March 2023

An Honest Review of Gi,p

Image editing software like GIMP is used for social media, advertising, postcards, flyers, and other commonplace items. The platform takes care of the requirement for brand coherence across both analog and digital channels. GIMP also offers straightforward capabilities for picture stacking when creating a complex brand portfolio or a brochure.Costs and BenefitsYou can manipulate any kind of image with GIMP's many available tools, and you can export your work in any required format.Everything about GIMP is really easy, so even a novice user can quickly layer photos or make one transparent.Sometimes it takes a bit for GIMP to load, especially when new font types are being downloaded.

PROS

Gimp can help you make occasional modifications to your graphics without the cost of more expensive software.

CONS

Gimp is not a very basic program. A steep learning curve, crashing and freezing, and reliability can become frustrating.

Karol

Computer Software, 2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra
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OVERALL RATING:

3

EASE OF USE

3

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed February 2023

Free photo editing tool

PROS

Price is teh best, free is good price ;-)

CONS

Complicated and ugly interface. Hard to learn.

Belladonna

Verified reviewer

Consumer Goods, 2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
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OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed January 2023

I pledge allegiance to the best little Image editor on the internet!!

PROS

This tool is a very solid image editor . It ranks up there with its much more expensive competitors and delivers first rate quality work, I am very glad for the vast variety of file formats available when I save a project. I am also glad the price is so attractive I can have all my staff and vendors using the same software.

CONS

Gimp is not very intuitive to use. It's hard to figure out how to use the various tools without first viewing tutorials.

Reasons for switching to GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)

When Photoshop switched from software ownership to a pay by month situation I was outraged. I switched to Gimp after reading about it and have never gone back!

Darrel

Sports, 2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed October 2022

Best Alternative to Adobe Photoshop

Once I got the hang of the software (took a little bit of time switching from Photoshop) I absolutely love it and have no intention of going back.

PROS

Besides the cost (free) I love that it is identical to Photoshop and does everything I need that I used to use Photoshop for

CONS

I had a tough time at first in my switch from Adobe Photoshop as the various tools and such were using different names and icons, but luckily there were plenty of resources online to use for people switching from Photoshop to GIMP. I wish the support provided by GIMP was easier to follow but like I said there are plenty of resources on the internet to help especially YouTube that provides plenty of tutorials from users

Reasons for switching to GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)

Trying to cut down on costs

Anonymous

51-200 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

2

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed November 2022

GIMP - Excellent low-cost image software

Brilliant low cost image editing solution.

PROS

This pacjkage is incredibly advanced and can do pretty much anything you need to do with images and layers

CONS

Whilst very powerfull.....This package is quoite complex to use and very difficult to get started with.

Reason for choosing GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)

Cost and number of features

Craig

Pharmaceuticals, 501-1,000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed October 2022

GIMP, not just a great name but a great tool

PROS

Free, easy and supports PSD files with a plugin.

CONS

Can be a little tricky to use, but with tutorials makes it easy to switch from Photoshop.

Nikki

Photography, 2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

3

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

3

FUNCTIONALITY

3

Reviewed August 2022

Free photo editing

GIMP is nice to have for certian functions, and if a person can't afford their current program it will probably work as a free alternative. I used GIMP to create images with vectors for my business and for customers. I don't use it daily because I just don't like it but it is nice to have incase I need it.

PROS

Who dosen't love free stuff? This is free software and great photo editing tools are provided. Open source. Most images files will open and GIMP supports plugins. Color adjustment, bezier curves, noise reduction, filters, gradients, vector images and customisable brushes are provided. Resize without losing quality. The GIMP community forum can help you if you get stuck or lost.

CONS

Ironically for software in the creative field, GIMP dosent look very nice. It's outdated and ugly to he honest. The way GIMP operates is just very foreign to me and I don't like it. Everything is backwards from where it usually is.

Reason for choosing GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)

At the time I had to really evaluate which paid products were necessary and which I could replace.

Reasons for switching to GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)

Canva is great but doesn't have vectors, I still use Canva but I now use GIMP for any image or icon that needs a vector.

Raphael

Verified reviewer

Writing and Editing, 1 employee

Used weekly for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

3

EASE OF USE

2

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

3

FUNCTIONALITY

3

Reviewed May 2022

GIMP is on its way to being good

My experience with GIMP had to be discontinued due to difficulty adapting to its commands and tool icons.

PROS

The best thing about it is the fact that it's a free application that has the famous image editing functions present in the well-known applications of its competitors.

CONS

What hinders the most in GIMP is the difficulty of identifying the tools in CAD. Keyboard commands are also quite different. A good suggestion would be to provide users with a preferences panel to switch between CTRL and SHIFT keys anyway.

Reasons for switching to GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)

I switched to try out competing software. And with a little time I returned to the old photshop. I would like to contribute more so that GIMP can grow and improve

Pawan

E-Learning, 201-500 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed March 2023

Absolutely necessary tool for image editing, annotation and manipulation

We use GIMP to create high quality banners for company and scheme promotion.

PROS

Can edit almost format of the images while ensuring quality remains high. The application is available on all leading platforms including windows, macos, linus and even on Android. Cross platform compatibility allows image conversion in any format. The app provide total authoring of the images for annotation and professional photo editing.

CONS

This software is not as advanced as photo shop although it is cheaper. As the application is completely free, support and development is extremely poor and inaccessible at times. Not goof for professional editors but excellent for minor tasks.

Ruebin

Package/Freight Delivery, 10,000+ employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
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OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed March 2023

GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) Software

Great experience overall

PROS

Everything. There are so many uses with this application. 2d image editing, pixelation, drawing. Creating textures for 3d modeling. Blender 3d integration.

CONS

Nothing bad really. My only complaint is why isn't it integrated on every device?

Mphare

Verified reviewer

Computer Software, 1 employee

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review Source: GetApp
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OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed January 2023

Top image manipulator

It is more than decent

PROS

It has awesome tools available to use and edit images to preferred results

CONS

not an easy software to use for beginners as it took me time to master it

Vatsal

Music, 1 employee

Used monthly for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

1

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed November 2022

Honest Review about Gimp

Gimp is free to use. Instead of buying Adobe Photoshop, Gimp is a better option.

PROS

This product is similar to Adobe Photoshop. Photo Editing is so easy. Its free to use. We don't have to pay for it.

CONS

Its not Blind User Friendly. A blind user can not access the bassic features of the software for E.G., to resize an image, etc.

Reasons for switching to GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)

Because its free

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Rikaz

Verified reviewer

Health, Wellness and Fitness, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

1

FUNCTIONALITY

3

Reviewed April 2022

An amazing service even when free!

GIMP is a pleasant, easy to use and most of all free!

PROS

I have been using GIMP for over 5 years. It's a true alternative to commercial image editors. It is quite easy to use and follows the interfaces of other popular image editors. It is able to produce images for web and other digital media. It has much of the same color palettes and filters available in other software.

CONS

The only major drawback I see is the lack of CMYK support. Those needing to work with the print industry will have to look elsewhere. While there is no customer support the GIMP forum offers many solutions from other users and experts.

Reasons for switching to GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)

With the rising costs of Adobe Photoshop, GIMP was a no-brainer!

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Linda

Verified reviewer

Online Media, 1 employee

Used more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
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OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE