spotsaas-logo
Get Listed

8.8

Spot Score

GIMP - Graphic Design Software

GIMP Reviews in April 2025: User Ratings, Pros & Cons

Unleash Your Creativity with Advanced Image Manipulation.

4

Add to compare

Request a Quote

GIMP Reviews & Ratings

4

Very Good

Based on 4592 ratings & 890 reviews

Rating Distribution

Excellent

(535)

Very Good

(265)

Good

(50)

Poor

(18)

Terible

(22)

Expert's Review

GIMP, a free alternative to Photoshop, stands out for its powerful image manipulation capabilities and diverse features. With tools like Curves for adjusting colors and values, it caters to various needs from book cover design to photo editing. While there's a learning curve, investing time in tutorials can unlock its full potential. Users appreciate GIMP's ...Read more

GIMP pros and cons

  • Offers a wide variety of tools and features for complete and effective digital art creation.

  • Free and open-source, making it accessible for teaching art and for users on a budget.

  • Powerful enough for most raster image manipulation tasks, with new features added regularly.

  • Intuitive and easy to install, with tutorials available to facilitate learning.

  • Has a steep learning curve, especially for users accustomed to other software, requiring time and effort to master.

  • Some users may find the interface non-intuitive, requiring navigation through menus and tools.

Log in Required to View Reviews

Filter results

Sort by :

Relevance
Relevance
Highest-Rated
Lowest-Rated
Least-Recent
Most-Recent

Share this page

Showing 181-190 out of 890

SP

Silvana P

04/27/20

4.5 out of 5

A complete editor, totally free and easy to use

What do you like best? I like its ease of use and lightweight installer. I also like that it has a clean and simple user interface. Also, it is totally free software under GNU. Another feature that I like is that they have courses available on the official website on how to use the software and some exercises to edit images. What do you dislike? The portable version of the program does not load the components correctly, since the last update. Recommendations to others considering ...

Read more

CT

Christina T

04/24/20

5 out of 5

great layers

What do you like best? i like the layer manipulation tools they are easy to use What do you dislike? there isnt very good auto fix type of tool on it for doing editing its alot of manual work Recommendations to others considering the product: definately want to know the program before using like take a course or something like that What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? its working great for doing the signage designs its really ...

Read more

JM

Jacinto M

04/24/20

4 out of 5

GIMP an AMAZING tool!

What do you like best? I really like GIMP´s vast arsenal of tools and how these are also very well made and in dept. These tools are very well optimized and run quite smoothly on even low-end computers. It also has an awesome community which provides huge help. What do you dislike? Although GIMP has many tools it could have some more that its competitors have and in some of the tools that GIMP has they could be a little bit more detailed. Recommendations to others considering the ...

Read more

UI

User in Computer Software

04/17/20

5 out of 5

Great free alternative to Photoshop

What do you like best? GIMP has all the features from Photoshop! You can use it as a very basic image editor, or get into very advanced photo editing. There is a large community online to help with issues, and best part: it's free! No need to give up a lot of cash on Photoshop when GIMP does the trick. What do you dislike? The command line support is very confusing in my opinion. Try to write a batch process is nightmarish. May not be a concern for some people, but I regularly need to ...

Read more

TB

travis b

04/15/20

5 out of 5

Perfect for 3D Printing

What do you like best? I personally like the fact that there is so much you can do with this software. It has all the tools you need to edit any image into what you need. Personally I use this software for 3D printing different objects and it works amazingly. What do you dislike? The downsides of Gimp is there are a few tools that can get confusing and I can’t find a lot of help on the internet. Recommendations to others considering the product: If you are unsure on how to use ...

Read more

RW

Remi W

04/15/20

4.5 out of 5

The best free tool

What do you like best? I really like the simplicity of the software as well as all the features that the software brings which are just incredible What do you dislike? Some tools are more difficult to handle than others Recommendations to others considering the product: Don't be afraid of software What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? At first we used Paint.net but it took a lot longer to get started

DK

Daniel K

04/12/20

5 out of 5

Very good software & highly recommended for editing Images

What do you like best? I like that this is free and very nicely done software for your needs.Great image editor and i like that it is also for amateurs or beginners. Very nicely done and quite easy to work around with it. Also on Gimp you have a lot of graphic design elements which is extremely nice and that is why i like this. With such a variety of options it is no wonder i give this 10+ for the software for editing and changing images. With it you can simply retouch images with amazing ...

Read more

UI

User in Online Media

04/10/20

4 out of 5

Great free photo editor

What do you like best? The best part about this photo editor is that it is free. It has almost every feature that Adobe Photoshop has but not with the price tag making it great for someone who edits photos but is not a professional. There are tons of features and tools and you can open almost any image file to edit. Though not every feature is included that is in Adobe Photoshop, for the price comparison, it has a ton of options that are available. Offered on both windows and mac ...

Read more

JB

Jay B

04/09/20

4 out of 5

GIMP Review

What do you like best? I like the price of the program as well as the ease of access to download this image editing software. What do you dislike? I dislike the user accessibility as well as the tool icons for different program functions. It is very complex and provides no user friendly gui / guide to the program. Recommendations to others considering the product: Try and find an online course / professional to teach you how to professionally use GIMP. What problems are you ...

Read more

BH

Brayden H

04/08/20

3.5 out of 5

GIMP Photo editing program review

What do you like best? I really enjoy the cost of the program, and how easily obtainable it is. What do you dislike? I dislike the user accessibility and program interface. Recommendations to others considering the product: If you can afford another software such as the Adobe Creative Suite then I would highly recommend choosing it over GIMP. What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? I am too poor to own photoshop so I bought this. It ...

Read more