"GIMP?? Like the suit?"
"What suit?"
Then watch them squirm.
this post was submitted on 12 Feb 2026
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But you're really just admitting that you haven't seen Pulp Fiction, which is a major educational gap.
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Why not rename it to Linux Image Manipulation Program?
Oh, wait...
Ok, then just Image Manipulation Program?
... oh shit.
LIMP and IMP aren't even moving the proverbial scale on "weird name".
It's Linux so why not
Simple Open Creative Kit Software
Can this work?
- GLAM: GNU / Linux imAge Manipulation
- GLIDE: GNU/Linux Image DEvelopment
Or like Krita, no acronym whatsoever - just a cool name
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I feel like a small drawback of (linux) open source is that everything is made by devs.
Sometimes I feel like a graphic designer or a marketing person might offer some really basic but solid advice... Like "don't name your app Gimp."
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Sometimes people will be like, "can you edit this image/logo for me?" and i'll be like "Sure, if its vector i will use Inkscape, and if its raster I'll use... Another program"
Imagine if you had to say you're the sole programmer responsible for Nesticle! Or that your blog is full of texticles
I'm not sure saying "I used the GNU Image Manipulation Program" would've sounded better, probably would.
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It's funny, because I'm not a native speaker and Gimp means.. well.. this software. I only learned what it meant years later.
Heck I learned this today
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Just pronounce it "JIMP" and watch the .gif pronounciation debate light up once again!
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Because you are not supposed to go out during the day in public if you know what those things are. At least not talk about them in decent places where other people might be.
Hey, if you can code an excellent program while in a gimp suit...props to you.
"a program like Photoshop." Or just say Photoshop. Does it really matter to them?
Or: GIMP – it's kinda like Photoshop, but for free.
Why did OP make it so awkward? And it seems there's some implication that there was some opportunity there lost by just mere mention of the program, which seems like a big stretch. No need to be that insecure about the software you're using, the GIMP college garage copypasta isn't real. There's a chance they were just curious, got the answer and that was it...
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Maybe get in the habit of calling it by it's full name initially. Then it seems like an unfortunate acronym instead of a software made by perverts. Note I'm fairly certain most software is made by perverts, and I'm including myself in that group.
An app that tells you information about video files…just why?
In case you can’t quite see the icon.
Jesus that was a throw back. Awesome app fyi
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Where I live, fortunately most people in my country never know what "gimp" in a different context is.
It would be easy to fork and rename it. Just keep pulling the updates to keep it current and don't change anything else. Wouldn't be surprised if that took off.
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I usually just say things like "I used an open source image editing tool. It's like Photoshop, but free!" and then don't elaborate further heh
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You could use Procreate instead. Oh wait a second...
Foiled by Krita's anti-woke mob!
And then along came Microsoft with the Zune and decided to have like this neat Nearby Share feature so you could like...share a song with a friend and their Zune - and called the feature "Squirting".
The first time I heard the name I thought "Why would you admit, in the name, that your software is gimped?"
Naming stuff is a significant problem in the open-source community (not to say closed source has a monopoly on good names, bad names seems to be a thing these days).
Thing is if OSS wants to compete, having a meaningful name will go a long way to getting regular users in board.
That's the whole point though: FOSS software originally doesn't want to compete. There's no point in maximizing market share when you give away your software for free.
That's why the devs call it Gimp, Freax, Gnu, Slackware or the Kool Desktop Environment. They're hobbyist projects by nature, and got big because they're useful, not due to marketing. And that's what I love about them.
I wish more software (and products in general) were made and named like that.
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I mean "Chrome" "Excel" "Outlook" "Slack" "Jira" "Acrobat" aren't exactly meaningful names, but have become recognized brands.
if you didn't know what they did you wouldn't be able to guess from the name.
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GIMP never have any bad connotation in English Asia language. So, people just hate the UI, not the name. Even my school lab actually installed GIMP.
I fixed this by using Krita instead. I used to only use it for vector work but then realized it does most everything GIMP does, too.
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