3 ms·

If only Linux had decent image editors... I would have made the jump years ago, but Gimp and Inkscape ain't just cutting it.

blhack 10y ago
Gimp's UI makes me really sad :( -- I used to be a HUGE proponent of it, since I had grown up using it. I had never known photoshop before, so gimp's UI made sense to me. 3-4 years ago they seem to have changed (apparently to make things closer to photoshop, is my guess?), and now it seems like the UI sucks for everybody.
- criddell 10y ago
  I don't ever remember a time where people weren't complaining about Gimp's UI.
Jeaye 10y ago
For painting, there's https://krita.org/en/ https://krita.org/en/ which has some excellent features.
mtw 10y ago
Same for me - last I checked, Gimp's UI is too damn awful. But I only need 5% of PHotoshop's features (smart selection, fill with color, resize, crop, optimize for web) to optimize images for web work
- flukus 10y ago
  Does this apply to the single window mode as well?
- pawadu 10y ago
  GIMP is ugly? watch this video, just give it 5 minutes of your time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNoVb5k40sU&t=30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNoVb5k40sU&t=30 the guy (a pro photographer) explains how to make GIMP less ugly and more usable.
pgreenwood 10y ago
You can configure Gimp so that UI is very similar to Photoshop. For example, check out these options: http://doctormo.deviantart.com/art/Gimp-2-8-Photoshop-Tweaks-432736644 http://doctormo.deviantart.com/art/Gimp-2-8-Photoshop-Tweaks... http://lifehacker.com/how-to-make-the-gimp-work-more-like-photoshop-1551318983 http://lifehacker.com/how-to-make-the-gimp-work-more-like-ph...
zzzcpan 10y ago
The workflow on Linux is very different, you just have to get used to it, but it's ok if not better in some ways. I mean instead of designing websites in raster with a bit of vector, like people do in Photoshop, you would have to do it in vector with a bit of raster, because the raster editor there being Gimp and all is quite limited and slow, but the vector one (Inkscape) is very powerful. So, for people coming from Photoshop it could be a refreshing learning experience, beneficial for productivity.
- pier25 10y ago
  I've been using vector software since Corel Draw 4 and quite frankly I don't understand how people can design layouts in Photoshop. I've done it, but it's really a pita compared to working with any vector graphics software. No wonder so many people are moving to Sketch.
ekianjo 10y ago
Erm... Krita?
CarVac 10y ago
Take your pick: https://pixls.us/software/ https://pixls.us/software/ (disclaimer: I write Filmulator)
themodelplumber 10y ago
For years I ran Windows in a VM on a Linux desktop and used Photoshop that way. Very easy solution and the mouse controls for interacting with the VM were awesome too; it was about as close to a native window as you could get.

blhack 10y ago

Gimp's UI makes me really sad :( -- I used to be a HUGE proponent of it, since I had grown up using it. I had never known photoshop before, so gimp's UI made sense to me. 3-4 years ago they seem to have changed (apparently to make things closer to photoshop, is my guess?), and now it seems like the UI sucks for everybody.

criddell 10y ago
I don't ever remember a time where people weren't complaining about Gimp's UI.

Jeaye 10y ago

For painting, there's https://krita.org/en/ https://krita.org/en/ which has some excellent features.

mtw 10y ago

Same for me - last I checked, Gimp's UI is too damn awful. But I only need 5% of PHotoshop's features (smart selection, fill with color, resize, crop, optimize for web) to optimize images for web work

flukus 10y ago
Does this apply to the single window mode as well?
pawadu 10y ago
GIMP is ugly? watch this video, just give it 5 minutes of your time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNoVb5k40sU&t=30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNoVb5k40sU&t=30 the guy (a pro photographer) explains how to make GIMP less ugly and more usable.

pgreenwood 10y ago

You can configure Gimp so that UI is very similar to Photoshop. For example, check out these options: http://doctormo.deviantart.com/art/Gimp-2-8-Photoshop-Tweaks-432736644 http://doctormo.deviantart.com/art/Gimp-2-8-Photoshop-Tweaks... http://lifehacker.com/how-to-make-the-gimp-work-more-like-photoshop-1551318983 http://lifehacker.com/how-to-make-the-gimp-work-more-like-ph...

zzzcpan 10y ago

The workflow on Linux is very different, you just have to get used to it, but it's ok if not better in some ways. I mean instead of designing websites in raster with a bit of vector, like people do in Photoshop, you would have to do it in vector with a bit of raster, because the raster editor there being Gimp and all is quite limited and slow, but the vector one (Inkscape) is very powerful. So, for people coming from Photoshop it could be a refreshing learning experience, beneficial for productivity.

pier25 10y ago
I've been using vector software since Corel Draw 4 and quite frankly I don't understand how people can design layouts in Photoshop. I've done it, but it's really a pita compared to working with any vector graphics software. No wonder so many people are moving to Sketch.

ekianjo 10y ago

Erm... Krita?

CarVac 10y ago

Take your pick: https://pixls.us/software/ https://pixls.us/software/ (disclaimer: I write Filmulator)

themodelplumber 10y ago

For years I ran Windows in a VM on a Linux desktop and used Photoshop that way. Very easy solution and the mouse controls for interacting with the VM were awesome too; it was about as close to a native window as you could get.