GIMP-2.10
GIMP-2.10 is a free raster graphics editor for macOS used for photo retouching, image composition, painting, and format conversion.
What is GIMP-2.10?
GIMP-2.10 is a native macOS graphics and image-editing app for creating and modifying bitmap images. It helps photographers, designers, illustrators, and hobbyists retouch photos, build layered compositions, paint digital artwork, and prepare graphics for web or print workflows. The app supports a wide range of image formats and includes tools for selection, color correction, brushes, masks, transforms, and filters. GIMP also supports plug-ins and scripting, which makes it useful for repeatable editing tasks and customized workflows. It is part of the GIMP project and is distributed by the GNOME Foundation. On Mac, users commonly install it as a standalone desktop editor when they want a full-featured alternative for general-purpose image work.
Key features
- Edit and retouch photos with selection, paint, clone, heal, and transform tools
- Create layered image compositions with masks, blend modes, and text tools
- Paint illustrations and digital artwork with customizable brushes and tool settings
- Adjust color, contrast, levels, curves, and other image properties
- Open, export, and convert many common image file formats
- Extend the editor with plug-ins and automate tasks with scripting
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Safety overview
Status: Safe
GIMP-2.10 is legitimate image-editing software. It normally needs access only to the files and folders you choose to open or save, and it does not require unusual system privileges for ordinary use. As with any graphics editor, be careful when opening untrusted project files or plug-ins, and keep backups of important work before making major edits or batch changes.
Recommendation: Keep GIMP-2.10 if you use it for photo editing, digital art, or image conversion on your Mac. If you no longer need it, you can remove the app like other desktop software, but keep any project files, custom brushes, or plug-ins you want to preserve first.
Common paths
/Applications/GIMP-2.10.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/org.gimp.gimp-2.10
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/GIMP/2.10
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/org.gimp.gimp-2.10.plist
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