How to make The GIMP look like Photoshop

By Nick Mead on 20 August, 2010

gimplogo.pngThe GIMP is one of the best free image editing tools for Mac. It's the closest thing you'll find to Adobe Photoshop without paying big bucks. However, a frequent complaint by those switching from Photoshop to The GIMP is that the interface isn't exactly easy to use.

The GIMP has been designed in a rather awkward way, so that anyone used to Photoshop quickly gets confused by menu layout and the different naming conventions that The GIMP uses.

An excellent solution to this problem is GIMPshop.

GIMPshop is a modification of The GIMP which gives it an Adobe Photoshop style interface so that you can enjoy the best of both worlds. All of the functionality of The GIMP remains the same with the bonus of a much easier to use Photoshop style interface.

GIMPshop features menu layouts, dialogs and naming conventions that all Adobe Photoshop users will be familiar with.

GIMPshop

However, there are a few issues to be aware of when trying to install it on Mac. Firstly, you'll need Apple's X11 to run GIMPshop. Secondly, the main problem that Leopard and Snow Leopard users will have is getting GIMPshop to remain stable. Although GIMPshop is supposed to officially support Leopard and Snow Leopard, the reality is quite different.

It can easily be made to work properly though by modifying a library file. Instructions of how to do so are here and the libraries you need to make it work are here.

Of course, GIMPshop isn't a replacement for Photoshop but it's probably the closest thing you'll ever get for free. It's available for Windows and Mac.

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  • Reinhard Schumacher Reinhard Schu<br />macher

    Do you have a program like this one, (how to make the Gimp look like Photoshop) for the gimp that we use on the P.C. computer? It sound like what I need. R.S.

    • Sent on 23 Aug 2010
  • Nicholas Mead Nicholas Mead

    Luckily there is Reinhard and you'll find it here: :) http://gimpshop.en.softonic.com/

    • Sent on 23 Aug 2010
  • Matt Perkins Matt Perkins

    I don't know if it's available for OSX but there is a modification of Gimp that is more similar to Photoshop than both Gimp and Gimp Shop. It's called GimpPhoto. And they claim that GimPhoto combined with GimPad gives users the full Photoshop experience. http://www.gimphoto.com/

    • Sent on 25 Aug 2010
  • ilva ilva

    how can i download this program????....because is cool....

    • Sent on 27 Aug 2010
  • ilva ilva

    how can i download this program???...because is cool...

    • Sent on 27 Aug 2010
  • shawn kearney shawn kearney

    ... wolf in copyright violation clothes.

    • Sent on 29 Aug 2010
  • rara rara

    i do not understand.. how?? :)

    • Sent on 25 Sep 2010
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    • Sent on 02 Oct 2010
  • Echo Echo

    Is there a program like this for Windows instead of Mac?

    • Sent on 07 Nov 2010
  • Nicholas Mead Nicholas Mead

    @Echo, Yes as mentioned in the comments above, it's available here for Windows: http://gimpshop.en.softonic.com/

    • Sent on 08 Nov 2010
  • Anonymous Anonymous

    Very nice program! It is processed and become a perfect photo!

    • Sent on 21 Dec 2010
  • seventyeight seven seventyeight <br />seven

    how to use this?

    • Sent on 08 Feb 2011
  • seventyeight seven seventyeight <br />seven

    how to edit a photo using adobe photoshop..?

    • Sent on 08 Feb 2011
  • giir giir

    i want this page

    • Sent on 14 Feb 2011
  • ZachDAkool ZachDAkool

    GIMP totaly sucks!,die!

    • Sent on 17 Feb 2011
  • Eztera Eztera

    I like gimp but Photoshop have more things :)

    • Sent on 11 Apr 2011
  • Nounie Nounie

    I need 2 download the photoshop but i dont know how :( please help me !!

    • Sent on 09 Jul 2011
  • Akhlaq Khan Akhlaq Khan

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    • Sent on 23 Jul 2011
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    • Sent on 23 Aug 2011
  • kusyanto kusyanto

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    • Sent on 22 Sep 2011
  • kusyanto kusyanto

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    • Sent on 22 Sep 2011
  • mohammed ahmed mohammed ahme<br />d

    how can iuse the photoshop program

    • Sent on 11 Dec 2011
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