Announcing GIMPshop

For years, the only reason I have resisted the full move to Linux has been my complete and utter dependence on that flagship application, Photoshop. Linux has always offered GIMP (the open-source alternative to PS), but, sadly its interface is sloppy and unintuitive . . . a far cry from the ergonomic beauty that Adobe offers.

But things might finally be changing. Developer, Scott Moscheller explains:

The Gimp’s menu structure and naming conventions had been a constant source of frustration for me [and everyone else] because I was so used to Photoshop. So, I did what any hardcore graphics geek would have done. I hacked GIMPshop together.

This version of GIMPshop has been developed for Mac OSX 10.3, but I sense a Linux version is not far off . . .

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6 Comments

  1. Vaughn says:

    The weird thing is that I’ve been using Gimp for ages, so Photoshop’s interface aggravates me because I can’t find what I need half the time.

    That’s the biggest problem with marketing software: you can bring out a better product, but people won’t move because their brains are trained to use existing programs that might have worse interfaces.

  2. Johnny says:

    Cool — I tried Gimp a few years ago but was frustrated with it. I’ve downloaded this and will give it a shot.

  3. FayerWayer says:

    Anunciando GIMPshop

    Durante años los diseñadores han llorado porque no pueden cambiarse a Linux ya que su principal aplicación, Photoshop, no existe para Linux. Existe una alternativa, llamada GIMP, pero sus comandos son confusos. Por ejemplo el simple comando “Blur”…

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  5. Mohawke says:

    Better than PS in my opinion and cheaper too. I like it better than The Gimp or Gimpshop.

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  6. Josh says:

    GIMPshop downloads are available at http://www.gimpshop.com, and there is also a Spanish translation version of the webpage available at the same URL. More languages are being worked on currently.

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