GIMP Reviews & Insights

Score9.3 out of 10

74 Reviews and Ratings

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GIMP is a versatile software that caters to a wide range of user needs, making it a popular choice for image manipulation and design projects. Users rely on GIMP to create visually appealing social media posts and edit photos, effectively attracting customers with high-quality visuals. This software proves invaluable in maintaining brand consistency across various channels such as social media, advertising, postcards, and flyers. With its simple yet powerful layering tools, GIMP facilitates the construction of eye-catching flyers and brand portfolios. Additionally, GIMP is often used to customize images and designs received from corporate offices, adapting them to fit the local experience seamlessly.

Many users favor GIMP as an alternative to other image manipulation programs like Adobe Photoshop due to its extensive features and ease of use. Whether it's manipulating logos, creating product labels, or crafting complex backgrounds for projects, GIMP's robust set of tools allows users to achieve their desired results quickly and efficiently. Even with its rich feature set, GIMP remains accessible for those with prior knowledge of other image manipulation programs. Moreover, graphic design departments find GIMP to be a cost-effective and adaptable editing solution that offers excellent options for designers.

In addition to its applications in the design realm, GIMP is also highly regarded in architectural projects where reliability and problem-free experiences are crucial. Likewise, users who regularly create graphical instructions and technical documentation highly recommend GIMP for its ability to deliver professional-grade results without the need for expensive professional graphics editors. Development teams also benefit from using GIMP as it allows them to make quick changes to graphics needed in applications without incurring the costs of expensive Photoshop licenses. Overall, GIMP proves itself as a powerful yet user-friendly software that caters to various use cases across different industries.

Reviews

14 Reviews

Can’t Go Wrong With Free!

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

January 17, 2024

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

GIMP is a great alternative to Photoshop which is so expensive. Being free allows for anyone to use this product. It has many of the same options as Photoshop, though it is not quite as intuitive. It can do a lot in layers, animation, drawing, and even photo editing. I have used it to edit photos and make live trace drawings. It can do more than Canva (another free option) as far as editing. The fact that it’s free is the main driver in the decision to use GIMP instead of other products. I use the pen tool a lot to draw my own art.

Pros

Layers
Animation
Photo editing
Pixel art

Cons

Intuitive
Labeling
Vectors

Likelihood to Recommend

Photoshop is top of the line, but for a free product, GIMP is the best! I’ve used Canva and Picart for free as well, and although those offer a lot of great options, GIMP is the closest thing to Photoshop. If you just want to make collages, I would go with Canva, but for actual photo editing, GIMP is a great free option.

Verified User

Professional in Social Media (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

5 years of experience

Use GIMP for all your bitmap editing needs

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

January 16, 2024

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use GIMP the way anyone would use other image editing tools like Photoshop. In fact, I have exclusively used GIMP in my business for over 20 years to edit images. It is easy to use, available on a variety of platforms, and works quickly. Although I like the focus GIMP has on static bitmapped images, I could see the project forking for vector graphic editing, and video editing!

Pros

Bitmap photo editing
Working on multiple platforms including: GNU/Linux, macOS, Windows.
Bang for the buck, it's free!

Cons

Vector graphic editing would be great internally, instead of inkscape
Video editing would be great
Marketing! Not enough people know about GIMP.

Likelihood to Recommend

GIMP is gerat for bitmap editing. It has lots of plugins and even allows for automation. It is less appropriate for things outside of its scope like vector graphic editing and video editing. However, sticking with bitmap editing has worked well for GIMP over the years. I would recommend it!

Jason August

President in Corporate at Gourmet Real Estate, Inc. (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

22 years of experience

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Powerful, free tool

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

January 9, 2024

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I used GIMP to edit images and create graphics for our organization's SharePoint Online environment. This usually involves adding transparency layers to photos and removing the background for assets in our fleet. I am not a skilled graphics designer, but GIMP makes it easy to accomplish the simple image editing tasks that I have from time to time.

Pros

Powerful
Robust
Affordable

Cons

Somewhat complex
Outdated UI
Overwhelming for new users

Likelihood to Recommend

GIMP allows me to easily create reusable assets of our fleet through the use of transparency layers and editing tools. It contains a powerful set of tools to manipulate images. It provides a great introduction for users just getting into digital image creation who aren't ready to commit to the cost of other similar products in the same category.

Michael Wagnon

Cloud System Engineer in Information Technology at PHI Aviation (1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

3 years of experience

IT Professional's Review of GIMP for Windows

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

January 3, 2024

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

GIMP is a go-to application for me to perform all kinds of graphical creation and editing. I've used it to update company logos, to create and modify technical diagrams, to convert graphical formats, to upscale files, design client's digital greeting cards, and more.

Pros

photo editing
provide compatibility with numerous file formats
make it very simple to manipulate layers in a file
Plugins

Cons

GIMP should make the font tool more intuitive. Make it easier to change fonts during edit process without resetting the typeface selection.
Build in selection/move ability within tools like the typeface tool... I.e. don't require toggle between selection tool and typeface tool when wanting to move a line of type within a layer. Likewise with shapes, etc.

Likelihood to Recommend

GIMP is best suited as somewhat of a Photoshop alternative: image creation/editing, graphic design, and is especially true when dealing with raster files.

For vector formats, I prefer a tool more suited such as Inkscape.

Brian McMahon

Manager of Technology in Information Technology at PCL Solutions (11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

22 years of experience

GIMP is My Go-To Photo Editing Choice

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

January 2, 2024

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I work with a ton of photos of adorable dogs and cats from our community. Some of these photos are good, some aren't. Some need lots of manipulation and some just need resizing. I don't need a complicated program, but GIMP has more advanced features if I need them. Basically I use it for photo editing purposes to create quality images we use in print and electronic form..

Pros

Photo editing
Photo retouching
Image resizing
Image opening and re-saving as other file type

Cons

It can stand to be a bit more user friendly. GIMP feels like a more advanced software.
Better online help documentation is needed.
The interface is pretty small, with tiny type. I'd love to see it bigger.

Likelihood to Recommend

I think it's great if you work with lots of images at one time as I do. Open them all up within GIMP, and start editing.

It's especially nice if you don't have the budget for Adobe products, and just need a quality photo editing software for occasional use. It's almost identical to Photoshop, but less user-friendly.

If you only need to make minor photo changes or want to do cutesy collages and things, online editors are better for your needs.

Rene Agredano

Advocacy Journalist and Co-Founder in Marketing at Tripawds.com (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

10 years of experience

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Everything you need. None of the fluff!

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

December 29, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I primarily use GIMP for editing staff identification photos. It makes the process super easy, the service is free and continues to stay current with the latest updates. I have found this program to be much easier to use than other platforms and appreciate its simplistic format.

Pros

Lasso tool is great for getting a nice clean cut around the edges
Easy removal of backgrounds
Layering - simplified.

Cons

If you have never used a photo editing software it can be a little overwhelming with so many buttons and not always clear on their function.

Likelihood to Recommend

This software is very similar in fashion to Adobe PhotoShop and can be used in many of the same ways. I have yet to use all of the features myself but continue to find new ways to use it. I particularly like the ease of removing backgrounds from photos for ID badges.

Haley Mattison

Admin and Data Assistant at Winding Waters Clinic (51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

6 years of experience

Absolutely free and very powerful graphics editor for all

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

September 30, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

As a testing analyst, I am oftentimes tasked to write various types of technical documentation which in most cases involves graphical instructions in a form of images, screenshots, diagrams, charts etc. GIMP is an amazing free graphics editor that suits me very well when I need to edit these images before embedding them in the documentation I write. It has a very powerful set of tools that can easily compete with super expensive professional graphics editors, and at the same time, it's fairly easy to learn to use.

Pros

Resizing and cropping images
Working with layers (text, images etc.)
Exporting images in various formats

Cons

The UI could be revamped to reflect more modern UI trends (for example, material design look)
The Export menu could be made more intuitive and allow to easily choose file extension, quality etc.
Would be great if GIMP natively supported digital negative files (RAW)

Likelihood to Recommend

GIMP is a great all-around FREE! graphics editor, it has a toolset that easily compares to those of expensive professional editors. It is suitable for use in most scenarios when a graphics editor is needed. GIMP does not natively support RAW file editing and would require external applications/plug-ins to support this functionality.

Verified User

Employee in Information Technology (51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

Best free photo editing software for beginners and small business

Rating: 7 out of 10

Incentivized

June 9, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

My business uses GIMP to create social media posts, edit photos and much more, it is used by our design department. Since GIMP is completely free and open-source, this eliminates the cost of having to purchase photo editing software.
We are able to edit high quality images and create high quality social media posts that attract customers.
As it is one of the most important aspect of any business to convince a customer, to get them attached visually. GIMP allows us to do that completely free of charge.

Pros

GIMP provides all essential editing features and tools.
Has a pretty small learning curve, it's easy for beginners to get the hang of.
Completely free of charge and open-source.
You can use GIMP to create GIFs using many layers.
Allows you to edit images of various formats.

Cons

GIMP's selection tool isn't very precise.
Has lower features than other paid software.
Lack of customer support, since it's an open-source software.
Limitations on the number of layers that can be used.
Cropping is also a bit difficult to use.
Download time is slow, since its a large file.

Likelihood to Recommend

GIMP is great for anyone ranging from personal use to a small business. But, if you are a large business and have a sufficient budget, I would recommend you to opt for an expensive paid software like Photoshop, that would provide not only great features but also public recognition.
Its great for beginners wanting to start editing photos, there is a small learning curve that could be gotten used to in no time.

Musab Nismy

Founder in Sales at Hatware (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

GIMP five stars image editing software

Rating: 10 out of 10

December 2, 2020

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use GIMP for architectural projects. I really like this product and use it every day at work. I never had problems. I have been using it for years, since I discovered it, and I continue to use it even now that it is paid. I recommend it to everybody.

Pros

Architectural projects
Compatibility with other softwares
Friendly interface

Cons

It is perfect for my use.

Likelihood to Recommend

I use it in architectural design--both for the design phase and for the compilation of all official documents that I have to send to the public administration to obtain building permits. Its very simple interface allows me to work quickly without wasting time.

Its compatibility with other softwares allows me to interface with other users who use other programs.

Stiavetti Daniele

Architetto at Libero professionista (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

10 years of experience

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GIMP does it all, and free!

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

April 24, 2020

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I decided to trial GIMP after researching alternatives to other image manipulation programs such as Adobe Photoshop. GIMP is being used in our organisation to create all of the images needed for the creation of our product labels. This includes the manipulation of our logo, creation of backgrounds, etc. For simple projects, it is very intuitive and comparable to other programs. It has capability to complete very complex image manipulation projects also. I am not a graphic designer, but have found it has a low barrier to entry if you have prior knowledge of other image manipulation programs.

Pros

Vast range of options.
Intuitive user interface.
Good use of layering.

Cons

No option to export in CMYK format.
Some features are less intuitive than others.

Likelihood to Recommend

GIMP is comparable to other image manipulation applications, and as it's free, it's a great alternative. It may not have the complete list of functionality that other applications have, but it does everything that we require it to do other than exporting in the CMYK colour format. We have worked around this obstacle though.

Adam Jackson FGCLP MAHRI

Founder & Co-Owner in Manufacturing at Randy Sanchez Sauce Co (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

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