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    Best free alternative to photoshop?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by dblb48, May 25, 2008.

  1. dblb48

    dblb48 Notebook Consultant

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    the price is just ridiculous for photoshop, so I was going to just download it from limewire, but Im not willing to take that risk. So I have heard there are some good, free alternatives to it. What is the best one?
     
    dblb48, May 25, 2008
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  2. Harper2.0

    Harper2.0 Back from the dead?

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    paint.net

    also look in the best free software for windows, there's more.
     
    Harper2.0, May 25, 2008
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  3. Arki

    Arki Super Moderator

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    GIMP is the best free alternative.
     
    Arki, May 25, 2008
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  4. Bchen06

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    I'm surprised how many people don't know about Gimp
     
    Bchen06, May 25, 2008
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  5. leaftye

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  6. vinumsv

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    +1 Man thats a great Program
     
    vinumsv, May 25, 2008
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  7. knightingmagic

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    I'd say it's Paint.NET. There's no real replacement for Photoshop, but if you just need something to make lolcats, Paint.NET is excellent.
     
    knightingmagic, May 25, 2008
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  8. Gintoki

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    If you want something for light photo editing Paint.NET is your best bet, if you want something a lot more powerful that rivals the power of Photoshop itself then get GIMP.
     
    Gintoki, May 25, 2008
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  9. Thomas

    Thomas McLovin

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    GIMP is better.
    As others have said, GIMP is really great.
     
    Thomas, May 25, 2008
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  10. kissnoob

    kissnoob Notebook Enthusiast

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    I second this. Since using GIMP, I don't need to use photoshop anymore.
     
    kissnoob, May 25, 2008
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  11. Ayle

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    The gimp is quite powerful if you manage to get over the quite clunky interface....
     
    Ayle, May 25, 2008
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  12. Shel

    Shel Notebook Evangelist

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    Check out GimpShop. It's very much like Photoshop. If you're familar with PS, you'll probably dive right into GIMPShop!
     
    Shel, May 25, 2008
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  13. jin07

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    I don't know much about photo editing programs so bear with me. Why is Gimp better than paint.net? One of the downsides I've noticed when using paint.net is that the photo quality is lowered after editing, other that I haven't noticed much else.
     
    jin07, May 25, 2008
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  14. Gintoki

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    GIMP is better than Paint.NET because of it's power as I've said before, it rivals Photoshop itself while Paint.NET is meant to be much easier and thus has a lot less features.
     
    Gintoki, May 25, 2008
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  15. Arki

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    GIMP is more advanced than Paint.NET.
     
    Arki, May 25, 2008
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