GIMP

What is GIMP?

GIMP (opens in a new tab) is a free, open-source image editor. You can use it to touch up photos, remove backgrounds, combine pictures and create graphics, without a subscription.

It’s developed by the GIMP community (opens in a new tab). It’s also available for Windows and macOS, so you can try it before moving to Linux.

What can you do with it?

• Edit photos: Crop, resize and adjust colours or brightness.
• Touch things up: Remove unwanted objects and repair small blemishes.
• Combine images: Use layers to work on different parts of a picture separately.
• Make graphics: Add text, paint with brushes and put together images for your projects.

Coming from Photoshop?

GIMP covers many common image-editing tasks, but its menus and tools work differently. Give yourself a little time to learn where things are.

If you rely on particular Photoshop features for your work, try a real project in GIMP before deciding whether it suits you. The GIMP tutorials (opens in a new tab) are a useful place to start.

Getting GIMP

Install GIMP from Flathub (opens in a new tab), or check the official downloads page (opens in a new tab) for other options.

Or install through your distro: