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GIMP Reviews & Product Details

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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What are the pros and cons of GIMP?
GIMP Product Details
Capabilities
CLI
OSS
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: October 14, 2025
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1,437 GIMP Reviews
4.3 out of 5
Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 20, 2022
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
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Joe G.
Head Of Marketing
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"Such a good photo editor you wont believe its free"
What do you like best about GIMP?

Great selection of tools that are as good as premium editors you pay a lot for monthly.

What do you dislike about GIMP?

Nothing so far love it! We recommend it to friends and clients.

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

We need to edit a large random of graphics before we laser engrave them on chopping boards and slate. This software does a great job every time.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 15, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Best tool for quick repeatable tasks"
What do you like best about GIMP?

I love GIMP. We use it as a free alternative to Photoshop for the majority of our marketing team. It is easy to learn and makes repeatable tasks with a non-designer a snap. It is easy to install, train others and use. It is nearly as powerful as the alternative which makes design tasks easy. Things like changing file formats, colors and making transparent background on images are much easier with GIMP than alternatives.

What do you dislike about GIMP?

There is not the community that you get with Photoshop online. People post tutorials, but it takes more time to find answers. Also, there is no phone app that really works well for quick on-the-go tasks. If the GIMP community would build one - or an online version that would be wonderful, and I'd probably move away from Photoshop. There needs to be more development focus that makes illustrator - not just photoshop - irrelevant.

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

GIMP helps us with more than half of our image design needs for field marketers, web designers and other marketers who need images quickly and efficiently. We have a few designers on competitive products, but GIMP meets the needs of 90% of use cases.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 11, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Arnaldo Ariel A. avatar
Arnaldo Ariel A.
Linux Sysadmin
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"Great photo editor"
What do you like best about GIMP?

It has a lot of features, enough from amateurs up to pro photographers and illustrators.

What do you dislike about GIMP?

Sometimes, when you need a quick edition on a photo, its amount of options is overwhelming.

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

Having full-featured photo editing software at zero cost. Another: being a Linux user, the paid competitor (Photoshop) is not available.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Nov 10, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Kiersten L. avatar
Kiersten L.
Technical Lead
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"GIMP is an Awesome Image Retouching tool 😍"
What do you like best about GIMP?

I have used GIMP for Image Retouching projects. I can easily adjust image color, crop images, customize brushes and adjust the gradient seamlessly. It helps me to remove background images pr background color easily. I love how I can customize its menu, toolbar and side panels according to my needs. And the awesome thing is it also supports pdf format. It's free and open-source software; it doesn't require a commercial license. Its a cross-platform software. I have installed it on my Linux system and on my windows system. It uses less resources as compared to other image editing tools.

What do you dislike about GIMP?

The only thing is its complex software it requires hands-on practice to work smoothly. Other than this, it has almost all the features that photoshop has. It's a powerful tool, and there is nothing to dislike about it.

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

GIMP helps me to do image editing, post creation, logos, banner and much more. It's free, so I don't have to spend extra money on a license. It's a life savor tool for me; it helps me to do image editing easily and complete the client's projects on time

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Nov 06, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Vanshika T. avatar
Vanshika T.
Software Engineer
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"Powerful free and open source editing software"
What do you like best about GIMP?

GIMP gives us lots of tools to express our creativity in the editing field. It is a free, open-source tool with enough features to manipulate any image. It is small in size and easy to install. It has a customizable interface. It allows retouching the photo and making a new photo with professional results.

What do you dislike about GIMP?

I feel some lag issue on editing large size 4k photos. I feel it for a few seconds in starting, but it works perfectly after a few seconds. There is no issue in GIMP I have found.

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

I use GIMP for making logos and editing photos. The layering feature helps in editing more productively and professionally. It is a free tool and the best alternative of Photoshop, and we do not need to buy any costly software for graphics and editing content.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 31, 2022
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Lorenzo S. avatar
Lorenzo S.
Maestro
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"Alternativa profesional a Photoshop"
What do you like best about GIMP?

Lo que más me agrada del Software Gimp, es que cuenta con todas las herramientas básicas para editar fotografías de manera profesional. Recorte, exposición, trabajo con capas, modificación de tamaño de elementos, etc.

What do you dislike about GIMP?

Es algo complicado de utilizar en un principio, además de que suele colgarse (congelarse) algunas veces cuando trabajo con fotografías de gran tamaño.

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

Solucionó el problema de licenciamiento que teniamos con Adobe Photoshop, puesto que tenemos varias computadoras en la sque trabajamos y era complicado adquirir varias licencias d eun mismo software. Por ello recurrimos a un software de código abierto.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Oct 10, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
MG
Mohika G.
System Engineer
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"All Round Image Editing Tool For Cross Platform"
What do you like best about GIMP?

GIMP is one of the best image editing tool I have ever used on Linux OS. I use GIMP almost everyday to do my daily task in Job. Its an easy to use but powerful tool. It has almost all features I want. I can easily manipulate image, remove image background, add filters. It helps me to export images in different file format and different size and aspect ratio without any image quality loose issue.

What do you dislike about GIMP?

There is nothing to dislike in GIMP it is the only software available for LINX with that much of features. Its a most Powerful image editing free and open source tool.

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

GIMP helps to to edit images for Web Sites and Social Media Posts. I can easily edit images add filter and resize image for both Website and social media accounts. Most of the time I used it to crop and image background feature

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 10, 2022
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Steve C. avatar
Steve C.
Web Designer
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"Unbelievable that this software is free and just keeps on improving"
What do you like best about GIMP?

Powerful features that you would expect with expensive photo editing software that are here for free!

What do you dislike about GIMP?

Nothing so far really pleased with GIMP and I'm long term user.

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

As web designers we hand over websites to our clients once completed. Our clients then need to update their own websites making graphics and adding content. They don't want to buy expensive photo editing software and this is what we recommend for free.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Sep 29, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Pablo José R. avatar
Pablo José R.
Single Point Of Contact (Spoc)
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"Perfect replacement for Photoshop"
What do you like best about GIMP?

The learning curve coming from Photoshop is very flat. Allowing you to start to work inmediatly.

What do you dislike about GIMP?

Sometimes customised toolbars lose their position, so you have to arrange them again.

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

Reducing the cost of licences without losing options.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Sep 20, 2022
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Loaded with features and lots of support"
What do you like best about GIMP?

GIMP is like Photoshop, without the hefty price tag associated. It can do almost anything you need for digital image manipulation and processing, and has tons of features and add-ins that make it indispensable.

What do you dislike about GIMP?

For someone coming from Photoshop, the user interface can take some getting used to. There are also some features missing, and it may be a bit more unpolished (e.g. bugs) than Photoshop. However, for the price it is hard to beat.

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

For image processing and manipulation, GIMP is helpful. For example, producing figures for papers and presentations, performing pixel-level analysis of images, some types of image processing such as thresholding, FFTs, etc.