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Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)? On-premise graphics manipulation platform that enables graphic designers, photographers and others to create design elements, icons, scripted images and more using various programming languages. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.4/5** | 3496 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 3.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: GIMP ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: GIMP is an open-source software. It is available for free. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - CAD Tools - Image Editing - Pattern, Color & Art Storage ## Integrations (2 total) - Adobe Photoshop - Inkscape ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - Knowledge Base ## Category - [Graphic Design Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/31010/graphic-design/software) ## Alternatives 1. [Canva](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/168956/canva) — 4.7/5 (13367 reviews) 2. [Adobe Photoshop](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/1012156/adobe-photoshop) — 4.8/5 (2457 reviews) 3. [Adobe Illustrator](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/1010286/adobe-illustrator) — 4.8/5 (8653 reviews) 4. [Fotor](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/181589/fotor) — 4.5/5 (1094 reviews) 5. [Zarla](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/1043465/zarla) — 4.8/5 (192 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Free toolbox for image tweaks" — 3.0/5 > **Tabarak** | *6 May 2025* | Design | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: I reached for GIMP whenever I needs a quick fix or a poster idea. Cropping, colour tweaks, and a sprinkle of filters run along nicely, and stacking layers costs me nothing but a click. > > **Cons**: Big files are another story. Throw a hefty blur or glow at them and the progress bar begins to crawl, while tool panels crowd the screen like chatty neighbours. ----- ### "Experience magic 24/7 by choosing GIMP." — 5.0/5 > **Amed** | *19 August 2024* | Leisure, Travel & Tourism | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: With GIMP you can add and customize text within your designs and you can easily remove flaws and enhance details. GIMP has a wide range of tools and incredible features. It is easy to use even for the new employees. > > **Cons**: It lacks some advanced illustrator tools, but all in all it's an amazing software. > > GIMP is very much affordable and reliable. For the years of working with it,it has done it's job perfectly. Kudos GIMP. ----- ### "If you're looking for a photoshop alternative, GIMP still takes the cake" — 4.0/5 > **Andrew** | *16 February 2019* | Computer Games | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: GIMP is a great, free Adobe Photoshop alternative. The toolset is the closest to on par with Photoshop when it comes to alternatives. On top of this, there are a far more custom filters and effect generators built into GIMP, which can be great when trying to generate interesting textures for graphic art and game particle effect textures. > > **Cons**: GIMP can be a bit clunky and cumbersome at times, and takes some getting used to. > > We only have one Adobe license in the office, so GIMP is used on the other machines for mainly game dev related graphic art and image editing. We've used it for years, and it works well in place of Photoshop. ----- ### "Probably the best free photo editor" — 4.0/5 > **Vasilis** | *5 January 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: The most obvious thing that I like about GIMP is that it's free. But, despite that it also offers a lot of powerful features like the healing tool, scripts, batch processing etc. > > **Cons**: What did you like least about GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)?\* The user interface feels too old for my taste but I like that it's customizable. > > Overall I had a good experience with GIMP especially when considering that it's free. It gets the job done but sometimes the interface can fill a bit overwhelming. ----- ### "Best Replacement for Photoshop" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *23 April 2026* | Health, Wellness & Fitness | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Gimp is the most reliable replacement for Adobe photoshop\! There's nothing that comes close. And it works on linux ;) > > **Cons**: The UI is quite clunky compared to photoshop, although I appreciate that they attempt to emulate most of the original features. > > Overall, it can be challenging at times to work with (since I have the muscle memory of Adobe Photoshop), but the best replacement out there. ----- Page: 1 / 141\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/168960/gimp?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/168960/gimp) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ja | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data