About GIMP
GIMP is a free, open source raster image editor for photo retouching, image composition and graphic design, available on Linux, Windows and macOS under the GNU GPL licence. Creative and productivity software connects a user’s intended work with the tools used to develop it. The project gives practical tasks a digital environment, bringing the creation or use of content into software that serves different personal and professional interests.
Photo Retouching and Image Composition
GIMP supports photo retouching and image composition through a raster image editor. This connects work on existing photographs with the creation of combined images, giving users a tool for developing visual material through pixel-based editing.
Graphic Design Across Operating Systems
Its graphic design focus is available on Linux, Windows and macOS. This connects creative tasks with different computing environments, giving users a way to explore image editing without tying the project to one operating system.
Open Source Image Editing
The editor serves people working with photographs and graphics. Its free software identity connects practical creative use with a shared development project, bringing image manipulation into an open tool that can support personal, educational and professional interests. People can approach the tool through a particular task or a longer learning project. Its open software setting connects those uses with a wider development community, giving the application a role beyond any one document, image or presentation.