--- description: Review of GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Graphic Design Software](/directory/4151/graphic-design/software) > [GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)](/software/213277/gimp-gnu-image-manipulation-program) # GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/213277/gimp-gnu-image-manipulation-program Page: 1 / 141\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/213277/gimp-gnu-image-manipulation-program?page=2) > GIMP is an open-source image editor designed to help illustrators, graphic designers and photographers create and edit artworks, photos, and paintings using defined publishing workflows. It provides a customizable interface, which businesses can use to customize widget themes, icon sizes, colors, spacing and more. Key features include photo enhancement, digital retouching, preview mode, multiple file formats, data export. It offers a channel mixer, which lets professionals eliminate lens tilt effects and distortions across images using filters in a corrective mode. Additionally, the crop tool lets users edit the active layer in an image and use auto-shrink functionality to locate the border. It is available for free of cost and support is extended via documentation and tutorials. > > Verdict: Rated **4.4/5** by 3496 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.4/5** | 3496 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 3.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: GIMP ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: GIMP is an open-source software. It is available for free. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - API - CAD Tools - Design Management - Image Editing - Pattern, Colour & Art Storage - Search/Filter ## Integrations (2 total) - Adobe Photoshop - Inkscape ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - Knowledge Base ## Category - [Graphic Design Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4151/graphic-design/software) ## Alternatives 1. [Canva](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/241577/canva) — 4.7/5 (13365 reviews) 2. [Adobe Photoshop](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/221524/adobe-photoshop) — 4.8/5 (2457 reviews) 3. [Adobe Illustrator](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/222562/adobe-illustrator) — 4.8/5 (8653 reviews) 4. 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I'm happy with it. ----- ### "GIMP, a free wholesome graphics manipulation program" — 4.0/5 > **Robert** | *1 July 2024* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: The biggest advantage to GIMP is that is that it is free and a worthwhile alternative to Photoshop and illustrator. > > **Cons**: IT can be heavy on the system and so it tends to be slow. Also, if one is not used to the interface, it takes some getting used to work with it. > > I have enjoyed using it and while I have other options, the fact that it is free means we can deploy it on all our computers and that is what our students are not using for all their graphics work and no one has complained about it. ----- ### "Average" — 3.0/5 > **Tomas** | *9 November 2023* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: Gimp has a lot of capabilities to extend its basic functionality with plugins > > **Cons**: Its user interface is not very friendly and could use a redesign ----- ### "Great free to use editing software\!\!\!" — 4.0/5 > **Taher** | *24 June 2025* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Gimp is a good open source alternative to Photoshop, it has most of the traditional Photoshop features that users of Photoshop would be able to migrate to. It has good UI/UX and is user friendly. It might be difficult at the beginning for users who don't know the basic layout of photo editing software, but so is the case with Photoshop. > > **Cons**: It is lacking new features, such a AI image fill and other AI features. There are ways of adding these through plugins, but finding the right plugins is difficult and quite difficult to implement for anaverga person without technical knowledge. Also the model would run natively on the machine, which means it's would require powerful hardware for efficient use, and also mean you would be unable to run it on laptop or mobile device. Here photoshop take a clear lead, with better cloud services. > > Gimp is a great free to use open source application, that is available on all desktop operating systems and is a great tools for quick And simple photo editing and content creation. Photoshop is more in depth with a lot more variety of features but that is to be expected with the large subscription price. ----- ### "GIMP: Full-Bodied Image Editing Software" — 5.0/5 > **Caleb** | *14 April 2025* | Writing & Editing | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I use GIMP to clean up low-quality images we receive from our clients. I remove blemishes and smooth out lines as needed, and make the colors flow more naturally. My favorite part about GIMP is that you can quickly and easily change one color in an image to another color, without messing up the other colors in the image. It's very handy for quick fixes and color blemishes. I appreciate that GIMP gives me exactly what I need quickly after I fire up the application. It's free and receives regular updates, and it's more user-friendly than comparable apps (looking at you, PhotoShop). I also appreciate that GIMP can export to PNG, JPEG, and other, more obscure file extensions. (I don't use them, but I might have to some day\!) > > **Cons**: GIMP has a ton of features, and some of them are buried deep in the software menus. Luckily there are guides online to help you find what you need. Additionally, technically, you can edit photos on GIMP, but that isn't the primary purpose of the software. Still, I wish GIMP had some basic photo editing capabilities, or an option to turn on "photo editing mode." It's great having easy access to image layers, color gradients, and shape manipulation, but it'd be nice to have a simple "Exposure" slide bar I could use for editing photos. > > Overall, I only have positive things to say about GIMP. It's a useful image editing software that has a ton of features. It's a bit complicated to wrap your head around it at first, but there are plenty of tutorials online to get you started. ----- Page: 1 / 141\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/213277/gimp-gnu-image-manipulation-program?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/213277/gimp-gnu-image-manipulation-program) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data