The fact that it is can match features from the heavily-funded Photoshop on a like-for-like basis is a testament to the power of open-source development and organisation.īut, like it or not, for new users there is an unenviable learning curve involved in using the app at proficient level.
The GIMP is a remarkable piece of software. Photoshop’s ‘Free Alternative’ has been The GIMP. See here for further details.Īdobe have apparently made Photoshop, along with several other Creative Suite 2 applications, free to download.ĭetails of why the company are offering the applications for free, or how long the gesture will last, are currently unknown.īut for now at least, Photoshop CS2 can be downloaded legally for zilch. And the best bit? Photoshop CS2 will even run on Ubuntu. Whoops! Turns out this was an inadvertent hiccup that spread across the internet.
