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LibreOffice
Read-only LibreOffice core repo - no pull request (use gerrit instead https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/) - don't download zip, use https://dev-www.libreoffice.org/bundles/ instead (by LibreOffice)
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keepassxc
KeePassXC is a cross-platform community-driven port of the Windows application “KeePass Password Safe”.
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winapps
Run Windows apps such as Microsoft Office/Adobe in Linux (Ubuntu/Fedora) and GNOME/KDE as if they were a part of the native OS, including Nautilus integration. (by Fmstrat)
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ONLYOFFICE
ONLYOFFICE Docs is a free collaborative online office suite comprising viewers and editors for texts, spreadsheets and presentations, forms and PDF, fully compatible with Office Open XML formats: .docx, .xlsx, .pptx and enabling collaborative editing in real time.
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NOTE:
The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives.
Hence, a higher number means a better PhotoGIMP alternative or higher similarity.
PhotoGIMP discussion
PhotoGIMP reviews and mentions
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We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2026-05-17.
- Photo GIMP – A Patch for GIMP 3 for Photoshop Users
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Interview with Øyvind Kolås, GIMP developer
There's a third-party theme called PhotoGIMP which changes the layout and shortcuts to match Photoshop: https://github.com/Diolinux/PhotoGIMP
Longterm, we have a roadmap item for an Extensions platform: https://developer.gimp.org/core/roadmap/#extensions
So basically, you could download plug-ins, themes, shortcut presets, etc, directly into GIMP. We have a lot of pieces done - we just need someone to focus on it to finish.
- LibreOffice downloads on the rise as users look to avoid subscription costs
- Gimp 3.0 Released
- PhotoGIMP: Gimp for Photoshop Users
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Writing a Gimp 3.0 Plugin – Resources and Notes
there's https://github.com/Diolinux/PhotoGIMP
but i'm not sure how well that mimics photoshop in day to day stuff. hopefully they make strides in usability because it wasn't there the last time i tried it.
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GIMP 3.0 finally has a release schedule
I used to use PhotoShop heavily and still have a lot of the UI muscle-memorized. I switched to GIMP + https://github.com/Diolinux/PhotoGIMP and found it mostly fits my needs for basic image editing.
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Is this radical redesign of GIMP possible now?
There's also photoGimp:
https://github.com/Diolinux/PhotoGIMP
But it's interesting if we can get FOSS Gui toolkits that allow for different approaches to menu/toolbar/discovery where the user can easily adjust and select how things should work - like readline Emacs/vi selection on steroids for Gui.
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Alternatives to Adobe
There is this project that might help you:
https://github.com/Diolinux/PhotoGIMP
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Creating my own ecosystem.
I doubt it, code needs to be maintained , even if you will get stuck on old libraries you could miss out on features and improvement, of course if the changes are small and it's more like a patchset (something like photogimp) , that might be more feasible.
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Diolinux/PhotoGIMP is an open source project licensed under GNU General Public License v3.0 only which is an OSI approved license.
The primary programming language of PhotoGIMP is CSS.
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