Best opensource graphical image editor/creator

**hessiess** · August 25th, 2008

I don't like the way it displays things in their own separate window

try using PS on a mac

the interface is almost identical to gimps.

**Crafty Kisses** · August 25th, 2008

GIMP or Pixel.

**Merk42** · August 26th, 2008

Originally Posted by hessiess

try using PS on a mac

the interface is almost identical to gimps.

No, the reason I, and I'm guessing others, don't like the multi window thing is that it's a true window. As in it takes up room at the bottom panel. There is not an icon in the OS X Dock for every palette open in Photoshop.

**rekado** · September 19th, 2008

I actually wanted to like the GIMP but when it happened that I had to work on 16-bit photos I just could not continue using it. So I looked around and tested Krita. I usually don't install software that was not made for GNOME (actually that's a bit annoying to have so many DEs around and programs made specifically with one DE in mind), but I had to. Now it does look similar to Paint.NET which I used on Windows before for simple editing but has more features, which Paint.NET is lacking.
It also is all one window and you can dock the toolboxes or have them float. I didn't like the separation in the GIMP but got used to it; really not a big issue when keeping the toolbox always on top by default.

I started Krita yesterday for the very first time and it does seem a bit slow. But it has 16-bit support, easy-to-use color management (felt it was difficult in Cinepaint) and all retouching features + filters I think are important.

Anyone tried it?

**rekado** · October 6th, 2008

Well it seems that Krita has some problems when re-opening its own file format after saving a TIFF file....

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=930176

**vedavrata** · April 3rd, 2013

I vote "Yes" for Krita... i.e. if you need quickly add a text to a graphics (JPG/GIF/PNG/.../etc), you can use Krita easily... [so for such you do not need "heavy" GIMP...]

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