GIMP (the GNU Image Manipulation Program) Is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages.
| Website: | www.gimp.org |
| Cost: | Free |
| Availability: | Download – Windows, Mac and Linux |
| Top 100 Tools 2012: | - |
| Top 100 Tools 2011: | - |
| Top 100 Tools 2010: | - |
| Top 100 Tools 2009: | - |
| Top 100 Tools 2008: | 83= |
| Top 100 Tools 2007: | 43= |
Comments from those who selected GIMP as one of their Top Tools
- “full Photoshop functionality (some you have to be more creative to replicate than others) at none of the price” Bill Jackson
- “GIMP is my graphics editing tool of choice. It has all of the strengths of Adobe Photoshop and it’s free. This is another application that I use as the portable version, so that I have it with me on my jump drive where ever I go.” Dennis Coxe
- “Another free and open source tool that lets me edit photos” Harold Jarche
- It’s a life saver for quick, high quality graphics creation and editing, and gets an almost daily workout when I’m on the road and presenting. OPEN SOURCE!!” Andrea Barrett
- ” Why pay the high price for the photo editing programs when GIMP does it for free?” Susan Quinn
