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GIMP is a free editor for retouching photos, composing images, and creating artwork. It serves designers, photographers, illustrators, and scientists with layers, masks, batch editing, scripting, plug-ins, and color-managed workflows that connect with Scribus and Inkscape. It also supports non-destructive filters, link and vector layers, several export formats, and runs on GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows. GIMP contains no ads or trackers and offers downloadable installers and AppImages.

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    Photopea

    by Photopea
    Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+4

    Browser editing with RAW support and cloud sync — Photopea adds browser, mobile, self-hosted, RAW, and cloud-sync access alongside layers, masks, and batch editing.

    7.6 Free plan Visit site
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    darktable

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows

    Non-destructive RAW cataloging and development — darktable focuses on database-managed digital negatives and non-destructive RAW development, with masking and AI retouching.

    7.5 Free plan Visit site
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    Photomator

    Free plan iPhoneMac

    Apple users needing extensive RAW and AI selections — Photomator supports over 750 RAW formats, AI subject, sky, and background selections, and cloud sync on Apple devices.

    7.4 Visit site
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    RawTherapee

    by RawTherapee
    Free plan LinuxMacWindows

    Free desktop RAW processing — RawTherapee is dedicated to developing RAW files and has masking and batch editing but no layer editing.

    7.5 Free plan Visit site
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    PhotoDirector

    by PhotoDirector
    Free plan MacWindows

    Cross-platform photo editing with cloud sync — PhotoDirector combines RAW, layers, masks, batch editing, and cloud sync across macOS and Windows with paid plans.

    Free plan · paid from $79.99/yr Visit site
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    VSCO

    by VSCO
    Free plan WebiPhoneAndroid

    Mobile and web editing with AI retouching — VSCO brings RAW, batch editing, AI retouching, and cloud sync to web, iOS, and Android.

    7.5 Free plan · paid from $2.49/mo (annual) · 7-day trial Visit site
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    BeFunky

    by BeFunky
    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Simple mobile and web layer editing — BeFunky offers web and mobile access with layers, masks, batch editing, and cloud sync instead of GIMP’s desktop focus.

    7.4 Free plan · paid from $6.99/mo (annual) Visit site
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    ImageMagick

    Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+2
    9.1 Free plan Visit site
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    Luminance HDR

    Free plan Open source LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1
    9.1 Free plan Visit site
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    Avidemux

    Free plan Open source LinuxMacWeb+1
    8.5 Free plan Visit site
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    Adobe Photoshop

    by Adobe Photoshop
    Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+2
    7.7 7-day trial Visit site
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    Adobe Lightroom

    by Adobe Lightroom
    Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+2
    7.7 Free plan · 7-day trial Visit site
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    Fotor

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3
    7.6 Free plan Visit site
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    Adobe Creative Cloud

    by Adobe Creative Cloud
    Free plan WebWindowsMac+2
    7.6 Free plan Visit site
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    Picsart

    by Picsart
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3
    7.6 Free plan · paid from $10.50/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Evoto AI

    by Evoto AI
    Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+2
    7.6 Free plan · paid from $89/yr · 7-day trial Visit site
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    Photoroom

    by Photoroom
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+2
    7.6 Free plan Visit site
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    Pixlr

    by Pixlr
    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb
    7.5 Free plan Visit site
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    PhotoPad

    Free plan AndroidExtensioniPhone+4
    7.5 Free plan Visit site
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    PaintFE

    Free plan WebWindowsMac+1
    7.5 Free plan Visit site
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    RapidRAW

    by RapidRAW
    Free plan AndroidLinuxMac+1
    7.5 Free plan Visit site
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    Canon Digital Photo Professional

    by Canon Digital Photo Professional
    Free plan APIiPhoneMac+1
    7.5 Free plan Visit site
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    Ribbet

    by Ribbet
    Free plan WebWindowsMac+3
    7.5 Free plan · paid from $6.42/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    easyHDR

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows
    7.4 Visit site
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    Showfoto

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows
    7.4 Free plan Visit site

Choosing another editor makes sense when GIMP’s lack of RAW support, mobile and browser apps, or cloud sync conflicts with your workflow. Its free software model has no trial period, and 32-bit Windows support ends with version 3.2. Compare whether you need database-based raw development, AI retouching, camera-format coverage, synchronized libraries, or simpler access from phones and browsers. Also weigh each alternative’s price, supported devices, layer or masking tools, batch capabilities, and whether its workflow complements or replaces GIMP’s scripting and extensibility.

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