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GIMP is a popular open-source graphics editing program that is often used as a free replacement to Adobe Photoshop. Short for GNU Image Manipulation Program, GIMP is licensed under a GNU General Public License and is available for all major operating systems including Linux, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows. GIMP is a raster graphics editor, as opposed to a vector graphics editor like Adobe Illustrator, or OpenOffice.org Draw (also open-source), and thus useful for manipulating digital images such as photographs. Common tasks include cropping, resizing, adjusting color, creating composite images, removing artifacts and other unwanted image features. GIMP is including as the default graphics editor in many popular Linux distros including Ubuntu, SUSE, and Debian. Originally released in 1995, the current release version is 2.6.0 as of 2008-10-05.
MSRP $0.00
Release date January, 1995
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MSRP $649.00
Released January, 2001
Pros
- Consistently upgraded and improved upon regardless of competition
- Integrates well with other Adobe products
- Industry leader in image manipulation software
- Current version runs very stable
Cons
- Expensive
- Giant workhorse of software isn't easy for all to learn; not meant for simple useage.
GIMP
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MSRP $0.00
Released --
Pros
- free
- fast
- small download
- More features then the program it was intended to clone, Paint.
Cons
- different and somewhat limiting compared to larger applications such as GIMP and Photoshop
- Requires the .net framework to install
GIMP
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MSRP --
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Pros
- easy to use
- doesn't require any software installation
- free
- no registration required
GIMP
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Picnik
Reviews
May 28, 2008
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Pros
- Free alternative to Adobe Photoshop
- Available for UNIX/Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
- Open source application
- Supports read and write of PhotoShop .PSD file format
- Extensive file format support
- Extensive featureset, comparable to Photoshop
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September 2, 2009
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Pros
- Available for UNIX/Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
- Extensive file format support
- Many plugins and scripting interfaces available
Cons
- Missing some advanced productivity features found in Photoshop with layer management and history
- Limited color management/color space/HDR support
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July 3, 2008
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Pros
- Free alternative to Adobe Photoshop
- Available for UNIX/Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
- Open source application
Cons
- Missing some advanced productivity features found in Photoshop with layer management and history
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January 8, 2009
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Pros
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Cons
- Missing some advanced productivity features found in Photoshop with layer management and history
- Limited color management/color space/HDR support
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May 29, 2008
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Pros
- Free alternative to Adobe Photoshop
Cons
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