Seashore
A free, straightforward layer-based image editor, kept available on the Mac App Store by its maintainer.GetGPL-2.0
GIMP
Retouch photographs and build layered images with selection, painting, and editing tools.
GPL-3.0 · Free download · Downloads from gimp.org
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Open source
- Source
- GitHub
- GNOME
- Verified
- 2026
About GIMP
GIMP provides a desktop workspace for editing raster images. Layers, masks, selections, and filters let you combine material and make detailed changes to photographs or graphics.
Use it for image cleanup, composites, and artwork preparation. Official macOS installers are available for supported Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.
Information
- Source code
- GNOME/gimp
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Website
- gimp.org
- Download
- gimp.org
- Homebrew
- gimp
- Category
- Design
- Alternative to
- Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Affinity, Paint.NET, Pixelmator Pro
- Topics
- Image editors
- Evidence checked
- Tags
OpenMacApps links to each project’s official download. Check its release notes for macOS version and Apple silicon support. The verification date records our license and source review, not a security audit.
Sources and image credits
- github.com/GNOME/gimp
- github.com/GNOME/gimp/blob/master/COPYING
- github.com/GNOME/gimp/blob/master/README
- www.gimp.org/downloads/
- icon.png: Aryeom, GIMP logo author; rendered to a 256px PNG from the upstream SVG. CC-BY-SA-4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.
License and artwork notices
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