GIMP
GNOME/gimpReviewed by Radar
What it does
GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a long-running free image editor. You can retouch and crop photos, work with layers and masks, paint with brushes, and open and save many file types, including PDF and SVG. It is for anyone who edits images, from hobbyists to designers. On Windows you download the installer from the official site and run it. This GitHub page is a read-only copy of the code; the main project lives on GNOME's GitLab, and the code here is the unstable 3.3 development branch.
How easy it is to install
A · download and open · Windows
An official Windows installer exists (gimp-3.2.6-setup.exe, about 182 MB, listed in winget as GIMP.GIMP.3) that you download and run.
Numbers on GitHub
- Stars
- 6,559on Oct 31, 2026
- Downloads
- —all releases
- Growth
- +14stars in 6 days
Stars over time
Facts
- Runs on
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- You need to install
- Nothing extra
- Disk space
- 182 MB–545 MB · from the installer
- Accounts or keys
- None
- Cost
- Free
- License
- GPL-3.0 (Copyleft)
- Can replace
- Photoshop, Pixelmator Pro, Affinity Designer
- Last update
- Oct 31, 2026
This GitHub repository is a mirror; its stars do not show the project's full popularity.
Risk signals (1)
- Infolicense in files gpl3
The license check reads NOASSERTION, but COPYING contains the GNU General Public License version 3, and LICENSE says the libgimp libraries use the GNU Lesser General Public License.
AI review
Evidence is shown in its original language.
What Radar could not check
- Whether the Windows installer (version 3.2.6) was built from this exact code; this mirror holds the 3.3 development branch
- How well it performs with very large images on your computer
- Whether add-on plug-ins written for the older GIMP 2 work (the INSTALL notes say they do not)