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GIMP Overview
What is GIMP?

The Gnu Image Manipulation Project, or GIMP, is a well-known alternative to Photoshop, given its affordability and similar features, including the ability to work with professional layers and fine-tune snap functionality. GIMP has a full photo editing interface available which you can customize to suit your needs. It features photo enhancement features that allow users to fix perspective distortion and explore filters. Digital retouching tools are also available, and users can save work in multiple file formats, including PNG, TIFF, and GIF. Because the GIMP environment is powered by a community of developers, you can expect a lot of regular updates and new features as well.

Company The GIMP Development Team
Year founded 1995
Company size Myself Only employees
Headquarters The GIMP project is developed by volunteers and does not have a physical headquarters.
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GIMP Product Details
Capabilities
CLI
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Segment
Small Business
Enterprise
Deployment Cloud / SaaS / Web-Based, Desktop Linux, Desktop Mac, Desktop Windows
Training Documentation
Languages English
GIMP Pros and Cons
Pros
  • Regular updates: Because the GIMP environment is powered by a community of developers, you can expect a lot of regular updates and new features.
  • Tons of flexibility: Aside from offering a range of file formats, GIMP also supports a host of platforms, including GNU, Linux, Microsoft, Mac, and more.
  • Community: Community support is excellent, with plenty of brushes, texture packs, and extra features to download online.
  • Free open-source software
  • Excellent digital retouching and touch-up tools
Cons
  • The adjustment layers are difficult to work with at times, and can be quite buggy
  • The interface isn’t well-suited to mac users.
  • Learning curve for beginners
GIMP Features
3D Editing
Automatic Adjustments
Background Removal
Batch Processing
Brush Tools
Clone Stamp
Color Correction
Cropping
Custom Brushes
Face Recognition
Filters and Effects
Gradient Editor
HDR Imaging
Healing Tools
Image Resizing
Layer Management
Lens Correction
Masking
Metadata Editing
Noise Reduction
Panorama Stitching
Perspective Correction
Photo Enhancement
Red Eye Removal
Support for RAW Files
Templates
Text Overlay
Undo/Redo
Vector Drawing
Watermarking
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Last updated: March 14, 2025
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1,437 GIMP Reviews
4.3 out of 5
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Jul 17, 2018
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"Good alternative to Photoshop"
What do you like best about GIMP?

It's a free alternative to photoshop, works quite similar

What do you dislike about GIMP?

Windows placement, messy placing. You need to get used to it.

What problems is GIMP solving and how is that benefiting you?

Image editing, mounting layers, etc

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jul 13, 2018
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"A Good Free Editor"
What do you like best about GIMP?

This is a great alternative to Adobe Photoshop. It features a lot of the same features as Photoshop, like paint tools, graphic design tools, and photo editing tools. It’s great for editing photos if you need to perform more advanced edits like layers, masks, and levels. It also works well on Linux, and although I use Apple for work, I can see that being a plus for some. It’s easy to customize your workspace how you need it.

What do you dislike about GIMP?

Like other advanced photo editing software, Gimp is a bit complex and can take a while to learn. It also doesn’t have all of the features Photoshop has, like adjustment layers. It also doesn’t allow you to easily process RAW photo files.

What problems is GIMP solving and how is that benefiting you?

Gimp is extremely cost effective for a business compared to Photoshop. It’s free! It also is fairly easy to use, especially for professionals that have already used similar photo editing software. The fact that it is open-source allows a lot of freedom and customization and Gimp has a lot of potential to be a powerful editing software for designers and photo editors such as myself.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Feb 06, 2018
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"Good free design software"
What do you like best about GIMP?

I like that gimp is free and has many different custom plugins and add ons to help aid you in your design process. Gimp is also updated frequently you they are constantly adding improvements and new features.

What do you dislike about GIMP?

One that that I really dislike about gimp is that it does not offer a feature for adjustment layers or grouping layers together. Also, some feature can be slow at times and have glitches.

What problems is GIMP solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use gimp as a free alternative to my other editing and design software.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Jan 31, 2018
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"Gimp for IHm"
What do you like best about GIMP?

Provides us a good alternative for creating / modifying images

What do you dislike about GIMP?

It's not the most user friendly. Unless you use the tool daily, it takes a little effort to make use smooth.

What problems is GIMP solving and how is that benefiting you?

We're using the tool to hep in creating images for presentations, sites, etc.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jan 17, 2018
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"Confusing Organization"
What do you like best about GIMP?

The tools for scaling and image size are great if you have a set image size in mind that you need to resize and sample an image for

What do you dislike about GIMP?

The layout and color/other editing tools do not do as much as other software’s

What problems is GIMP solving and how is that benefiting you?

It’s cheaper than Photoshop and works fine for basic photo editing

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 28, 2017
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"Gimp Review"
What do you like best about GIMP?

It is so easy to use and understand. I had never used gimp until this year when my boss asked me to create new files for us.

What do you dislike about GIMP?

As far as the experience I have with it, it feel a bit limited and outdated.

What problems is GIMP solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am converting drawings into PGM files, and creating simple word designs in GIMP.

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Nov 14, 2017
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"Is GIMP a good Photoshop alternative?"
What do you like best about GIMP?

I like GIMP because this software is completely free. You can download it and if this is not right for you, you can just delete it and move on. You can use this software on many platforms including Linux, Windows, OSX, etc, which is good thing if you use more than one platform. As long as you know how to use it, this can be a very powerful image manipulation program.

What do you dislike about GIMP?

I dislike GIMP because it is kind of difficult to learn. For someone like me who has been using Photoshop for years, you have to learn everything from the beginning and it took me hours to use basic techniques. And another issue is that the software can be buggy from time to time and there is nothing you can do about it, since there is no quality assurance team.

What problems is GIMP solving and how is that benefiting you?

As I mentioned above, there are times l have to use the Photoshop but I don't have my own computer with me, and most of times, GIMP is the only option I have because the software is totally free and runs on any platforms, and because the file size is so small I can download it without hassle.

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Oct 03, 2017
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"Gimp for the Teacher"
What do you like best about GIMP?

How very similar to photoshop it is, and how much cheaper it is for the same capabilities.

What do you dislike about GIMP?

It's not as user friendly as Photoshop, has a learning curve.

What problems is GIMP solving and how is that benefiting you?

Being able to access it at such low cost, means that I'm able to use this in my classroom setup without having to worry about the extra cost of sharing with my students.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Dec 14, 2016
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"Will barely suffice, if you can't afford Photoshop."
What do you like best about GIMP?

You can do some basic (and some advanced) functions through GIMP, and for free!

What do you dislike about GIMP?

Iit's quite difficult, if you're used to Photoshop. Requires a lot of plugins downloaded to make it work.

What problems is GIMP solving and how is that benefiting you?

We needed basic photo editing, and didn't have enough photoshop licenses for the entire office. GIMP let our marketing teams still do what they need.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 20, 2016
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"Moderately simple solution for photo editing"
What do you like best about GIMP?

I use this solution primarily to edit photos for size and cropping. For those two uses, gimp is super easy and efficient. It was easy to learn the commands and makes for quick edits. A great product, and free to use!

What do you dislike about GIMP?

There is so much to this product that I could go to a tutorial or class to learn it in-depth. I have not heard of any such thing, so perhaps more publicity about potential training would be helpful.

What problems is GIMP solving and how is that benefiting you?

Editing photos for our site, paring down in size or cropping as needed.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 29, 2021
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2.5
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"Good if you are on a budget"
What do you like best about GIMP?

I like that it's a free alternative to Photoshop. Many of the tools appear to be the same, which is helpful.

What do you dislike about GIMP?

Since it's not an Adobe product, it doesn't work with the Adobe Creative Cloud. This hinders me a little, especially since I can easily put PSD files into my other programs. It's also clunky compared to Photoshop, but it's free, so I can't complain.

What problems is GIMP solving and how is that benefiting you?

I used this before I could afford to pay the monthly subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud. It worked good enough to edit photos and create the graphics that I needed to

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 21, 2021
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"Good but not industry standard"
What do you like best about GIMP?

It is free and has a lot of advanced features.

What do you dislike about GIMP?

Lack of non-distructive editing features (eg. adjustment layers). Lack of CMYK color space. This is a deal-breaker for people working in print.

What problems is GIMP solving and how is that benefiting you?

Quickly retouching images, especially on portraits.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Nov 17, 2020
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2.5
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"Engineer using GIMP over Inkscape"
What do you like best about GIMP?

Easy layout, perfect fit to page layout.

What do you dislike about GIMP?

Drawing flexible arrows, Cropping the image

What problems is GIMP solving and how is that benefiting you?

Enhancing the Engineering presentations quality. Quick to learn easy to use. More flexible compared power point

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Nov 26, 2019
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"ease of photo editing. "
What do you like best about GIMP?

user friendly. shares quickly. like this product the best due to the availability from the employer.

What do you dislike about GIMP?

loads slower than used to.prefer something that works faster.

What problems is GIMP solving and how is that benefiting you?

sharing quicker and easier.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Nov 11, 2019
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"Soluzione gratuita e completa ma con molti compromessi"
What do you like best about GIMP?

L'aspetto positivo più importante è che GIMP è gratuito e tutto sommato abbastanza completo nelle funzionalità.

What do you dislike about GIMP?

L'interfaccia utente è poco intuitiva, sembrerebbe in parte scopiazzata da altri software come Photoshop ma con un risultato decisamente poco riuscito. Le aree di lavoro e le funzioni suddivise in finestre separate sono scomode. Le shortcut non standard rendono poco veloce l'apprendimento delle funzioni rapide. Inoltre ho notato che spesso per motivi diversi il programma si blocca o va in crash.

What problems is GIMP solving and how is that benefiting you?

Ho usato GIMP per realizzare piccoli progetti di grafica e lavori di photo editing. Usato principalmente per apportare piccole modifiche al formato o al colore.

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Sep 10, 2019
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"GIMP is a Simple Solution to Editing"
What do you like best about GIMP?

I liked that I did not have to pay to use GIMP.

What do you dislike about GIMP?

It is more limited in comparison to Adobe Photoshop.

What problems is GIMP solving and how is that benefiting you?

I solved the issue of needing a program to use for quick creative editing.

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Mar 17, 2019
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"Not a very powerful tool, but good"
What do you like best about GIMP?

The software is just ok. I mean it does the job, but it’s not my favorite.

What do you dislike about GIMP?

Compared to other programs, the tools are more difficult to learn and use. I like it, but don’t love it!

What problems is GIMP solving and how is that benefiting you?

Basic photo editing and graphic work.

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Jan 29, 2019
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"Free but not intuitive"
What do you like best about GIMP?

To be fair, I'm coming from years of Photoshop so gimp is a pretty difficult transition. I like that it's free and make editing graphics easier than trying to do it online.

What do you dislike about GIMP?

Hot keys in photoshop make sense. B = Brush. In Gimp? B = Paths tool... but P= Brush (paintbrush) and N = Pencil. It's definitely more limited in what it can do than PS BUT it is free. Some of the copy/paste functions get wonky as well, choosing to open in a new window instead of just pasting in the same window.

What problems is GIMP solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use gimp at work to quickly edit graphics to use for flyers and posters.

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Jan 26, 2019
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"The poor guy's Photoshop"
What do you like best about GIMP?

It's free and does a good enough job for the that I haven't had the need to use anything else

What do you dislike about GIMP?

It is very difficult to do anything. I spend a lot of time searching the help scrub to do really simple tasks

What problems is GIMP solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use it mostly to resize or format ads and images.

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Nov 04, 2018
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"Decent beginner program "
What do you like best about GIMP?

It’s a great free program for sketches and mockups. You can knock out a simple design quickly with this program.

What do you dislike about GIMP?

It is nowhere as streamlined or clean as Photoshop. Sensitivity of brushes isn’t as good, and can be frustrating using the shortcuts that don’t seem to have been planned with the user in mind.

What problems is GIMP solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have used it in the past for photo touch ups and some quick design sketches.

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