Of all the free software out there this has to be one of the better ones. Coverd by the GNU license agreement it doesn’t get any more ‘free’ than this… This is definitely a recommended download for anyone who wants or needs a powerful image editing program. Visit the official GIMP site to download the latest version. It is available for Windows (Vista and XP), Mac (OS x) and Linux. It is feature rich and so it will take some time to get to know and use it.

 

A few of The GIMP’s features are;

 

Photo Enhancement: Many photos taken with digital cameras can have various problems and imperfections. A good number of these can be corrected with The GIMP’s photo enhancement features such as the corrective mode under the transformations tools menu. This is just one of many

Retouching Images: Automated as well as more manual tools are available for retouching pictures to even the finest details. Healing tools and clones tools make the job quick and easy

 

Supports Many File Formats: As well as the most common image formats (JPEG, GIF, TIFF, PNG) it also supports formats such as PIX and PCX and more. It even will open most PSD files!

 

The interface is customizable so you can lay things out the way you want whether you are working on a 15 inch monitor or a high resolution 28 inch widescreen. This can be very helpful if you are the type of person who has many tool bars open at the same time.

 

There are also many plug-ins available so you can enhance this great piece of image editing software even more. Just visit the plug-in registry.

 

For those of you just getting started check out the tutorials page with information for beginners to advanced users.