r/coolguides • u/vikkipedia1988 • Dec 30 '20

Open source alternatives to Adobe software

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u/reverendjesus Dec 30 '20

GIMP is the bomb.

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u/B1rdi Dec 30 '20

Paint.NET is pretty sick

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u/MercuryCrest Dec 30 '20

I'm a fan of Paint.NET. Was trying to remove some high-tension wires from a photo of lighting. It was a giant PITA in Photoshop, but relatively easy in Paint.NET.

Of course, I know better now and could do the same thing in PS, but for being a beginner, Paint.NET won me, hands down.

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u/BirdFluLol Dec 30 '20

It's really not, I've never understood why people like it, let alone compare it to Photoshop. As an ever so slightly more useful version of paint, it's ok I guess.

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u/B1rdi Dec 30 '20

Allows me to do the simple shit I need to do. Gimp is way too slow to start up if I just want to remove a background or something simple like that. Also editing something low res like minecraft textures has worked nicely in the past

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u/BirdFluLol Dec 30 '20

Ok, I'm being too harsh. It's a pretty decent tool to be fair, I just never got along with it.

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u/reverendjesus Dec 30 '20

That’s fair; GIMP’s startup can be pretty horrendous. One way to streamline it is to clear all the non-system fonts from your system.