GIMP

Free alternative to: Photoshop

License: GPL-3.0-or-later

Free terms: Completely free; no paid tier, no usage limits, no feature gating.

What it does

The classic free raster image editor — photo retouching, illustration, and print-ready design work with no subscription.

Heads-up: Verified via GIMP's official documentation (docs.gimp.org, 'GNU Image Manipulation Program' manual): GIMP is 'a Free Software application covered by the General Public License [version 3].' GNU.org lists it under free-software with the license GPLv3orlater.

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The project lives with its maintainers — we don't distribute it and we can't provide support for it.

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Filed under: Free Design & Creative Tools

Last verified: September 17, 2026 · Official source ↗

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