GIMP
Open sourceGIMP Team
- Category
- Images
- Version
- 3.2.6
- Manifest checked
- 2026-10-23
- Size
- ~182 MB
- Licence terms
- Open source (GPL) · free for personal and business use
- Supported OS
- Windows 11 · 10
- Install method
- Automatic install supported
- Developer
- GIMP Team
- Downloads via this site
This links to GIMP Team’s own download source. AfterFormat neither stores nor modifies installer files.
What it is
GIMP is an open-source image editor for photo retouching and compositing. It covers most of the concepts you know from Photoshop — layers, masks, colour correction, brushes — which is why it is widely used as a replacement for paid software. Free for personal and business use.
When to pick this
When you need Photoshop-level editing without the cost. For simple retouching and collages, PhotoScape is quicker; for drawing, Krita.
Details
Layers and masks
Stack images and hide parts to composite them. Because the original is untouched, changes stay reversible.
Supported formats
Opens psd and saves png, jpg, tiff and webp. Complex psd files may not reproduce every effect exactly.
Learning curve
With this much functionality, finding things takes time at first. It is overkill if you only need to crop a few photos and adjust brightness.
After a reformat
Back up the settings folder
Brushes, patterns, plugins, shortcuts and window layout are in the version folder under %APPDATA%\GIMP. Copy it before formatting and everything returns on the new install.
Fonts
Fonts you installed are Windows fonts and need reinstalling regardless of GIMP.
Distribution
- winget ID
- GIMP.GIMP
- Redistribution policy
- Open source licence
- Manifest checked
- 2026-10-23
- Official site
- https://www.gimp.org/
The date the version and installer URL were checked in winget. This is separate from a usage-terms review or an installation test.
Original winget manifest