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GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP)

Version: 2.6.8

Downloads Count: 203,683

License Type: Free

Price: Free

Date Added: Jan 4, 2009

Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 9.x, Windows Vista

Author: The GIMP Team

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Editorial Review of GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP)

When you think Open Source software, you may think of half-baked programs too hard to use, or perhaps lacking power. Well, think again. This Open Source image editor packs a surprising amount of power, and is well-designed, if a bit eccentric in layout. Even though it's free, it compares favorably to the power of Photoshop, and includes many of the kinds of photo-editing tools that come with that program, including filters, effects, masks, layers, and more.

Of course there are the basics tools you'd expect in a photo editor, such as red eye removal, but there is plenty more here. If you're looking for professional-level photo editing, but don't want to spend a bundle--or even a penny---this is the program for you.

Note: This link takes you to the vendor's site, where you can download the version of the software appropriate to your system.

Note from developers: GIMP releases available from gimp.org and its mirrors contain the source code and have to be compiled in order to be installed on your system.

--Preston Gralla

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Reviewed by: lonylee

08-02-2009

Duration of ownership: 5 Years

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Reviewed by: mikldroopy

07-16-2009

Duration of ownership: 5 Years

Strengths: Features, features, and more features. I've used Corel and this will do almost anything that Corel will do. Tons of free brushes and plugins. Best of all it is completely free.

Weaknesses: The interface is sometimes hard to access. Also, some plugins don't work well (or at all) even if they come from the GIMP plugin website. Then again there are a lot of commercial programs you could say the same of. As I said you can do almost everything you can in a high end program with the GIMP. The downside is that you have to go through more steps and more menus to do it. I.E. the interface is not as intuitive as a commercial program.

Overall Evaluation: Well worth the download. It really is a Photo Shop quality program, it just takes longer to get the same results because of having to dig through menus.
Reviewed by: jcorll

07-14-2008

Duration of ownership: 2 Weeks

Strengths: Filters, and the massive amounts of tools one can use, powerful, lots of preferences (i.e. how many processors do you want it to use; max-min cache settings) its free... Open-source

Weaknesses: Uses lots of RAM, on setup it doesn't tell you that it will install about 16 different languages thus causing the final file size to be 67.5 MB opposed to the setup without the translations for 34.5 MB. always click the "Customize" you will save a little on disk space.... also the pictures have a default cache of 200+ MB. I lowered mine (at the expense of lower quality pics) to about 75MB.

Overall Evaluation: This is a great tool (if i had a blazing fast processor!) this is a tool for the true amateur photographer in all of us. Before i downloaded this i used Paint.NET, i think i will try this for a little more and if i dont use it much i will be going back to Paint.NET.
Reviewed by: shakyone

07-12-2008

Duration of ownership: 6 Years

Strengths: Very Powerful. Advanced interface. Excellent user base with ample tutorials. Thorough documentation.

Weaknesses: Used to have to install the GTK, however version 2.4 no longer has that requirement. Portable version (2.4) crashed on me once during use, but have not had that problem with the normal install. Not 16 bit color, not multi-threaded for color. The 16 bit color will be part of the next major overhaul. DonÂ´t know about the multiple processor/multithreaded future. If that is important, Paint.NET is very fast on dual-core+ processors, but it is still 8-bit color. Krita is 16 bit color, but very simple compared to the above two.

Overall Evaluation: I have been using it for a long time. I have only scratched the surface of its capabilities. Warp sharp is a fantastic sharpening plugin, better than most programs. I will never buy another photo editor. If
Reviewed by: Number3124

12-10-2007

Duration of ownership: 6 Months

Strengths: It's vary good for power users and tinkerers.

Weaknesses: Offers to many options for average users.

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Reviewed by: foolishfish

08-07-2007

Duration of ownership: 4 Years

Strengths: Easier layout to learn than Photoshop, killer features, low low price! (free!) it's open source, so if you want a feature that it doesn't have, you can add it.

Weaknesses: you have to install the gtk runtime before installing the gimp or it won't work.

Overall Evaluation: I love it. It's on all my linux computers by default, it runs on mac as well. why pirate photoshop when there's a better tool..... free.

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