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This is Jehan Pages, the top developer behind GIMP, a free open source photo editor. Adobe executives hate Jehan. Because of his hard work, Adobe lost millions of dollars (infosec.pub)

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[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (4 children)

What are some other good open alternatives to GIMP?

Having been in the design trade for 20 years, I’ve mastered countless design applications, but GIMP’s UI is something I have always struggled with.

My goto these days has been photopea when I need something fast and free… but it’s not open and it’s ad supported.

[–] Deconceptualist@leminal.space 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Here, you can filter by OS and license.

https://alternativeto.net/software/gimp/

Honestly the GIMP interface is way better than it used to be (5-10 years ago?). The old multi-window design always frustrated me but with the single-window tab view it feels much more normal.

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 3 points 2 days ago

This. I assume the people complaining about the UI fall into two categories: people who haven't opened GIMP in years and people who want it to be a photoshop clone.
Clearly that's their problem not GIMP's

[–] Beryl@jlai.lu 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Try Krita, it doesn't do everything GIMP does but depending on your workflow it might do the trick for you.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Thanks. I’ll check it out.

[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

I've heard

https://photogimp.com/

mentioned as a more familiar UI, for those moving over from locked-in software.

[–] antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Isn’t JavaScript technically open source? Does photopea use WASM? Maybe there’s a way to self host and remove ads?

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

The ads are shit, but I’m inclined to let the ads run because the entire app is built by one Ukrainian dude who basically cloned the creative suite himself.