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GIMP Reviews in June 2026: User Ratings, Pros & Cons
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GIMP Reviews & Ratings
Spotsaas Editor’s POV
GIMP, a free alternative to Photoshop, stands out for its powerful image manipulation capabilities and diverse features. With tools like Curves for adjusting colors and values, it caters to various needs from book cover design to photo editing. While there's a learning curve, investing time in tutorials can unlock its full potential. Users appreciate GIMP's ...Read more
GIMP pros and cons
Offers a wide variety of tools and features for complete and effective digital art creation.
Free and open-source, making it accessible for teaching art and for users on a budget.
Powerful enough for most raster image manipulation tasks, with new features added regularly.
Intuitive and easy to install, with tutorials available to facilitate learning.
Has a steep learning curve, especially for users accustomed to other software, requiring time and effort to master.
Some users may find the interface non-intuitive, requiring navigation through menus and tools.
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User in Health, Wellness and Fitness
11/26/19
ease of photo editing.
What do you like best? user friendly. shares quickly. like this product the best due to the availability from the employer. What do you dislike? loads slower than used to.prefer something that works faster. Recommendations to others considering the product: great product. What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? sharing quicker and easier.
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User in Internet
11/25/19
Una herramienta genial para manipular imágenes en Linux
What do you like best? Que es software libre, que permite manipular imágenes profesionalmente de cualquier tipo de forma eficiente. La integración de plugins y la posibilidad de automatizar tareas usando python es un plus excelente. La evolución que tiene versión a versión y la profesionalidad de los desarrolladores para armar una herramienta excelente What do you dislike? Hay ciertas parte de la interfaz que siguen siendo medias rústicas. Algunas herramientas selección siguen ...
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Bruno A
11/21/19
Best Free Photoshop Alternative
What do you like best? GIMP is the most similar photoshop free graphic tool available. It has every but not all features that Photoshop offers. It is light, loads fast and saves and exports graphics immediately. This is a great free alternative for Photoshop if you do not have a license or using a different computer without photoshop. What do you dislike? Shortcuts are different and other features are not available. Recommendations to others considering the product: It is free. ...
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Robert A. F
11/21/19
Perfect Solution
What do you like best? GIMP is a free product that is very well maintained. I can manipulate images, as needed, with relative ease. Having used dozens of products over the years, I have come to love GIMP. It is definitely my go-to product. What do you dislike? Creation of images from scratch can be challenging at times. The tooling is limited and even products like MS Paint can do better in this regard. Recommendations to others considering the product: If you need as product that ...
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User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
11/21/19
Image Editor
What do you like best? Easy to use and open-source image editor What do you dislike? Some options like in Photoshop should be added to GIMP What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? I have reduced the size of images and edited PDFs with it
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Aidan W
11/20/19
GIMP - The Best Free Alternative to Photoshop
What do you like best? Free and open source software. Stays up to date with latest tools to stay competitive. FOSS software is critical to startup businesses. What do you dislike? UI can get complicated or overwhelming for non-tech savvy people. Recommendations to others considering the product: Use gimp if your company is small or low on cash flow. This is a beast of a tool that provides everything you need compared to Adobe software which can be very expensive. The drawback is ...
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User in Computer Networking
11/19/19
Amazing open-source product with great ease-of-use
What do you like best? GIMP is so easy to navigate and pick up quickly - the community support allows for quick problem solving and growth with the software. What do you dislike? I've had difficulty modifying color profiles, and it would be helpful if the software could open a greater number of file types. What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? I've been able to modify external-facing assets with ease, and had no issue figuring out how to ...
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Michael S
11/19/19
Great free alternative to Photoshop, PaintShopPro
What do you like best? I like the variety of tools such as filters, layers, masks, effects, etc. Also, it works well on Mac and Windows. What do you dislike? I wish it could edit certain formats natively, such as SVG. Recommendations to others considering the product: The fact that it is free, and supports a variety of file formats, and includes many filters, layers, masks, etc. makes it a great choice if you don't already have a subscription to expensive services. What problems ...
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Hailie
11/19/19
Light, free, and user-friendly
PROS & CONS What are the best aspects of this product? I like a number of things about this free software. It has an intuitive interface and I think even newbies will be able to get the hang of using it effectively and efficiently in just a matter of days. I also appreciate the lightness of this program. If you're planning to install it on your computer, you don't have to worry about specifications since this doesn't require much. The tools are handy, I'm specifically fond of its color ...
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Florence
11/19/19
Great choice when looking for photo editors
PROS & CONS What are the best aspects of this product? I think the most impressive thing about this program is that it is free and but loaded with useful tools and features. Aside from being able to use this at no cost, I also like that it is light and doesn't take up much of your computer's processing speed. I also appreciate the fact the user interface is so intuitive that it will probably take beginners just a few days before completely getting the hang of it. I found it to be ...
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