Please support the nixCraft with a PayPal donation or Patreon. So, let’s take a look at some of the best photo-editing software out there with no subscription required. We’ve included all these in our guide, along with plenty more. Keeping the site online is challenging, with everyone blocking Ads 😔. This might be a paid-for option like Skylum’s Luminar or Affinity Photo, a free browser-based app like Fotor, or an open-source package like GIMP. nixCraft is a one-person show, and many of you use Adblocker. 🥺 Was this helpful? Please add a comment to show your appreciation or feedback. Join the nixCraft community via RSS Feed or Email Newsletter. He wrote more than 7k+ posts and helped numerous readers to master IT topics. Vivek Gite is the founder of nixCraft, the oldest running blog about Linux and open source. GIMP is called the best free alternative to Adobe Photoshop, and you have probably heard about GIMP vs Photoshop competition.

Do visit the GIMP project website, and if you do use GIMP regularly, make some donations to the project to enable opensource sustainability. Now you can install the gimp app using snap store on a Debian Linux 9.x+.Īnd there you have it, and the GIMP application is installed for editing images without any cloud subscription or paid options. GIMP is a good image manipulation program that comes with many tools and options.

On a Debian 9 or above, first install the snapd store as follows:

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