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Windows 10 was the final push for me to switch to Linux once and for all. And so far I'm super happy with it. I'm using Linux mint and I must recommended it hig

Windows 10 was the final push for me to switch to Linux once and for all. And so far I'm super happy with it. I'm using Linux mint and I must recommended it highly for any long time windows user as they've hugely reduced the learning curve. The only thing I miss is Photoshop. I've tried so many alternatives like gimp, etc but I find graphics editing a big struggle, for example I can't even do simple things like adding a red arrow to a screenshot till date without googling for it first. Also wine it didn't work for me for some reason. But thankfully my graphics requirements are pretty less so I boot up windows for that, other than that I don't miss Windows at all now. Rather it would be very hard to go back now.

thepete2 6y ago
Maybe try Inkscape for some of your graphics needs. Adding arrows etc. is very easy.
- lucb1e 6y ago
  I find Dia easier to use than Inkscape and both do vector graphics, but Inkscape might be better to learn how to use in the long run because it can do more things.
arminiusreturns 6y ago
You probably have already, but have you tried Krita? After usuing it I much prefer it over gimp. Inkscape for vector.
- thekyle 6y ago
  I also recommend Krita. I started using it when I tried KDE and never went back to GIMP. It's even available in the Microsoft Store for Windows users.
_trampeltier 6y ago
For me the same. Since the mid 90s I had Windows and Linux installed at home. But Windows 10 was a no go. I mean I even have the Pro Licence. But serious, Candy Crash and XBox all over the place. After one week trying to delete all that things, I had to accept, thats not what I want and deleted it. So I'm also a Linux only now.
skidd0 6y ago
Pinta is the software I use for quick little edits (like adding a red arrow!)
overlordalex 6y ago
Photoshop was a big one that I missed, until someone posted their self-made online editor to reddit: https://www.photopea.com/ https://www.photopea.com/ I'm not sure what modern photoshop looks like, but the interface is completely familiar to me as a former CS2 user. While Photopea is online, its completely satisfactory for small editing tasks that I need to do. Only gripe is that saving massive pngs with 100% quality causes the site to freeze
- anon_cow1111 6y ago
  >Only gripe is that saving massive pngs with 100% quality causes the site to freeze Png or jpg? Pngs shouldn't have a quality % level given it's a lossless format. If the site is freezing while it's trying to compress the image, you may have better luck saving in a clunky format like bmp and using a local program to compress it later. Hard to tell what issues can arise from trying to do cpu-intensive tasks in a JS browser app.
  - xref 6y ago
    They’re probably referring to png compression level. All levels are lossless it’s just about how long it takes to encode/decode and resulting file size. Actual image quality is identical (which can be verified via hashing the decoded images)
- ptero 6y ago
  Photoshop is the main reason I still have a Windows boot on my home desktop. I wish Linux had a comparable alternative to Photoshop (for which I would gladly pay a sum comparable to what I paid Adobe). Any time I tried Gimp or something similar I really missed the clean visual UI of CS, ability to accurately work with at least 16-bit color and support for printing large files (say, 17x40" panoramas) without killing my workstation.
  - RMPR 6y ago
    What about Krita?
teddyc 6y ago
I'm the other way around... I've been using Gimp for so long that I cannot use Photoshop. Adobe Illustrator is no problem. And I can sort of fumble my way through other Adobe products. But Photoshop is another story.
julianlam 6y ago
re: adding arrows, I've had success with Shutter (which doesn't work on latest), and flameshot (which works now)
AsyncAwait 6y ago
Not a wholesale PS alternative, but for screenshot annotations specifically, I'd recommend https://shutter-project.org https://shutter-project.org
superasn 6y ago
Just wanted to say that the recommendations you guys made are just awesome.. Especially shutter. I think this is another great thing about using linux, the super helpful community that jumps on the first chance to help someone out. Thanks.
LeonM 6y ago
Funny, for me it was the other way around. Windows 10 was the reason for me to switch back from Linux to Windows, due to WSL. I hate the ads and build in tracking like any other, but in the end this is my work laptop and I need to get the job done. I can't be spending hours fiddling with graphic drivers and GTK issues when a customer is paying for my time.

thepete2 6y ago

Maybe try Inkscape for some of your graphics needs. Adding arrows etc. is very easy.

lucb1e 6y ago
I find Dia easier to use than Inkscape and both do vector graphics, but Inkscape might be better to learn how to use in the long run because it can do more things.

arminiusreturns 6y ago

You probably have already, but have you tried Krita? After usuing it I much prefer it over gimp. Inkscape for vector.

thekyle 6y ago
I also recommend Krita. I started using it when I tried KDE and never went back to GIMP. It's even available in the Microsoft Store for Windows users.

_trampeltier 6y ago

For me the same. Since the mid 90s I had Windows and Linux installed at home. But Windows 10 was a no go. I mean I even have the Pro Licence. But serious, Candy Crash and XBox all over the place. After one week trying to delete all that things, I had to accept, thats not what I want and deleted it. So I'm also a Linux only now.

skidd0 6y ago

Pinta is the software I use for quick little edits (like adding a red arrow!)

overlordalex 6y ago

Photoshop was a big one that I missed, until someone posted their self-made online editor to reddit: https://www.photopea.com/ https://www.photopea.com/ I'm not sure what modern photoshop looks like, but the interface is completely familiar to me as a former CS2 user. While Photopea is online, its completely satisfactory for small editing tasks that I need to do. Only gripe is that saving massive pngs with 100% quality causes the site to freeze

anon_cow1111 6y ago
>Only gripe is that saving massive pngs with 100% quality causes the site to freeze Png or jpg? Pngs shouldn't have a quality % level given it's a lossless format. If the site is freezing while it's trying to compress the image, you may have better luck saving in a clunky format like bmp and using a local program to compress it later. Hard to tell what issues can arise from trying to do cpu-intensive tasks in a JS browser app.
- xref 6y ago
  They’re probably referring to png compression level. All levels are lossless it’s just about how long it takes to encode/decode and resulting file size. Actual image quality is identical (which can be verified via hashing the decoded images)
ptero 6y ago
Photoshop is the main reason I still have a Windows boot on my home desktop. I wish Linux had a comparable alternative to Photoshop (for which I would gladly pay a sum comparable to what I paid Adobe). Any time I tried Gimp or something similar I really missed the clean visual UI of CS, ability to accurately work with at least 16-bit color and support for printing large files (say, 17x40" panoramas) without killing my workstation.
- RMPR 6y ago
  What about Krita?

teddyc 6y ago

I'm the other way around... I've been using Gimp for so long that I cannot use Photoshop. Adobe Illustrator is no problem. And I can sort of fumble my way through other Adobe products. But Photoshop is another story.

julianlam 6y ago

re: adding arrows, I've had success with Shutter (which doesn't work on latest), and flameshot (which works now)

AsyncAwait 6y ago

Not a wholesale PS alternative, but for screenshot annotations specifically, I'd recommend https://shutter-project.org https://shutter-project.org

superasn 6y ago

Just wanted to say that the recommendations you guys made are just awesome.. Especially shutter. I think this is another great thing about using linux, the super helpful community that jumps on the first chance to help someone out. Thanks.

LeonM 6y ago

Funny, for me it was the other way around. Windows 10 was the reason for me to switch back from Linux to Windows, due to WSL. I hate the ads and build in tracking like any other, but in the end this is my work laptop and I need to get the job done. I can't be spending hours fiddling with graphic drivers and GTK issues when a customer is paying for my time.