# GIMP (open-source image editor)

> GIMP is a free, open-source image editor for Windows, macOS and Linux. GIMP is a cross-platform image editor for photo retouching, image composition and digital painting. It has 6,485 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later (libgimp LGPL-3.0-or-later) license, and people use it instead of Adobe Photoshop.

GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a free image editor for Windows, macOS and Linux. It is used for photo retouching, image composition, digital painting and graphic design, supports layers, masks, filters and plug-ins, and opens PSD files. The GitHub repository is a read-only mirror of GNOME's GitLab, where development happens.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/GNOME/gimp |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 6,485 |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later (libgimp LGPL-3.0-or-later) (open source) |
| Replaces | Adobe Photoshop |
| Language | C |
| Website | https://www.gimp.org |
| Official | yes (published by the project behind the app) |
| Category | Image editing & photo |
| Latest release | none on GitHub |
| Last commit | Oct 7, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/GNOME/gimp/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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