Till now it was Photoshop that always came to our mind when we talked about photo editing software but now there is one more excellent option that can be explored called as GIMP.

Here are some important points and information that all you need to know about GIMP.

Best features of GIMP

• GIMP is an open source and free image editor software program that is based on GNU image manipulation. Initially people thought of it as a little difficult to use but the scenario has totally changed in last few years.
• The current user interface of GIMP is quite easy to use and is very user friendly. Apart from user friendliness it is packed with strong and latest features.
• In fact some of its image processing algorithms are good that Adobe Photoshop. There are many familiar panels that are available such as Brushes, layers, tools, paths and plenty of other options.
• Different menu options are available such as file, select, edit, image, filters, view and many more such menu options.

Unique options those are available with GIMP

• One of the most unique options that are available is called as the colors and tools option. The best thing about this option is that you can apply color to the image and the tools options offers you different set of tools that are much more advanced than the toolbox option of the Adobe Photoshop.
• However there is only one drawback and that is its missing text menu which clearly shows that its text capability is not as feature rich as it is with Adobe Photoshop.
• But there is no need to worry as GIMP Plugins are there to fill this gap in a simple and easy manner. With the help of Generic Graphics Library scripts the user can perform 3D commands and Creative Cloud edition operations.
• In case you are a photographer and are looking for an built-in raw processing then you may need to download a separate converter.
• It has hotkeys that are different from Adobe Photoshop and if in case you want to run this software on your Windows based PC then you may need to install some essential Plugins that will solve the purpose.

Hence you can see that GIMP is one of the most amazing photo processing and editing software and can be used for variety of new purposes.  It is a very simple photo editing software and even if you are not well versed with Adobe Photoshop you can use this software. Actually we can say that it is a photo editing software that can be used for beginners.

How to download GIMP?

• As told earlier it is an open source and free to download software, hence it can be easily searched over the internet and can be downloaded.
• The download procedure is also very simple as all you need to do is to follow a step by step approach and your work will be done in no time.