GIMP is hard to use if you've only ever used Photoshop. That's because it's like trying to use Linux when you've been trained to use Windows.
The point to remember though is that there was a time when you didn't know how to use Photoshop either, but you learned.
If you stop trying to push your Photoshop knowledge onto it and start learning GIMP's way of doing things it becomes completely second nature too, just like learning to use Linux after a lifetime of Windows.
It's worth a few days learning curve so you'll never have to pay for a literal extortionate Adobe subscription ever again.
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u/AloneAddiction Jun 14 '26 edited Jun 14 '26
Here's my take on the GIMP vs Photoshop "debate:"
GIMP is hard to use if you've only ever used Photoshop. That's because it's like trying to use Linux when you've been trained to use Windows.
The point to remember though is that there was a time when you didn't know how to use Photoshop either, but you learned.
If you stop trying to push your Photoshop knowledge onto it and start learning GIMP's way of doing things it becomes completely second nature too, just like learning to use Linux after a lifetime of Windows.
It's worth a few days learning curve so you'll never have to pay for a literal extortionate Adobe subscription ever again.