The open source community The GIMP have been working hard to develop a polished, user-friendly, and freely distributed image editor. Gimp's interface is divided into seperate windows so you can move them around to your ultimate desire.  As with any complex software there is a learning curve but it has a good community support and is well worth the time.

Gimp remains has one of the most powerful image editors around.  The lastest version pushs this software even further into the top tier and is very comparable to photoshop.  You will find it has most of the same features and is organized rather nicely.

The application provides professional tools that can stand against the big boys without the hefty price tag. Even the installation process has gotten simpler over the years. Extremely powerful and easy to work with, GIMP is ideal for both amateur and pro photographers, Web designers, or anyone who wants to create and edit professional-quality digital images on a budget.

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