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A guy tests vibe-coded Adobe app clones and they just work
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The Gimp: am I a joke to you?
Kinda. I've checked in on Gimp several times over the years. I know it's hard to hear, I'm sorry. You're not Photoshop.
Any actual complaints other than the fact that the UI isn't identical?
Agreed. Gimp is fine. Its takes a minute for me to figure out where the thing is I want to do. But after thats its easy.
I dont use it (or Photoshop) all that often though.
It's been a few years.
I can check it out again and make a list, if you'd like.
in the category "viable photoshop alternative", yes
I like the tool, but anyone claiming that it's a true alternative, hasn't touched photoshop since 1996
I'd say anyone claiming it isn't a viable alternative hasn't touched The Gimp since 1996
Weird, because I do so multiple times a week
So why bother if it's not viable?
Never said it's not viable
It's just not an alternative for Photoshop
For super simple stuff is fine, if a little bit cumbersome
You literally said that fifty minutes ago.
If you read the full sentence, you'll see that I didn't
Sure, Jan
It's a viable simple graphics program
Not a viable Photoshop alternative
that sentence didn't say what you think it says at all
still can't change text after applying a filter in $current_year
Don't need to apply it. It has got stackable filters now. Individually editable and hideable. Works fine with text. So just confirms my theory that all the haters haven't touched it recently. Just like with Linux (they generally don't distinguish between distributions ofc), when people claim you need the console for everything while you mostly don't need it at all.
I use it every few days and tried to do what I just described before posting about it, and was unable to do so. I don't consider that "not having touched it recently."
And even if it does do that now on some newer version my distro doesn't have, my thoughts are still the same as others in this thread like the bad UX and many other features photoshop has that gimp doesn't.
Instead of it does it in .
Gimp will always be awful because it has never been developed with UX as the priority.
They recently started to try improving on that front, so maybe one day?
Also Krita, pretty good.
A lot of artists I know use Clip Studio Paint, too.
PhotoPea: If you hate yourself, you can even use me on a phone.
the last photoshop i used and enjoyed was cs6, and photogimp does everything that did. i’m a big fan.
e:a word
I'm not mean enough to call you a joke. I have a lot of respect for what you are and what you can do. But you're no Photoshop dear child.
I'd still rather pirate than use this vibecode though.