GIMP GNU Image Manipulation Program
More info
- Creator
- Peter Mattis, Spencer Kimball
- Released
- Type
- Raster image editor
- License
- GPL-3.0+
- Website
- gimp.org
- Wikipedia
- en.wikipedia.org
The famous open-source alternative to Photoshop — frustrating UI, powerful under the hood. 2.10 since 2018, 3.0 finally shipped in 2025 after a 7-year wait.
Mattis and Kimball were Berkeley students. GIMP started the GTK+ project (created for GIMP, later became the basis of GNOME). 3.0 added non-destructive editing, a GTK3 upgrade, native macOS builds. Competition: Krita (more digital art focused), Photoshop (industry standard), Affinity Photo (one-time purchase), Photopea (web-based PS clone).