#GIMP FOR MAC FREE HOW TO#
#GIMP FOR MAC FREE DOWNLOAD#

#GIMP FOR MAC FREE DOWNLOAD#

It is a “.dmg” file, which is a standard download package for MAC. The GIMP download package should be revealed in your downloads. Click on this to reveal the GIMP download package. A “Downloads” option will pop up next to your trash can. Once you click the download button, the GIMP download package will begin downloading to your computer. I recommend clicking the option on the right (download directly – orange button). On the left side, under the “GIMP for macOS” heading (red arrow), you will see a teal/green button labeled “Download GIMP 2.10.12 via BitTorrent.” On the right side, you’ll see an orange button labeled “Download GIMP 2.10.12 Directly” (GIMP 2.10.12 was the latest version of GIMP at the time of this article). For MAC users, it should say “OS X” or some variation of “macOS.” If it doesn’t say this, you can manually click the “Show downloads for OS X” option to bring up the download options for MAC. About the third sentence or so on the page will read “We think your current operating system is…” followed by your operating system type. Choose Your DownloadĪt the very top of the downloads page is a quick blurb about what the “Current Stable Version”(denoted by the blue arrow) of GIMP is – which just means the current working version available to the general public. Clicking this button (denoted by the red arrow) will take you to the Downloads page. Once you are on the GIMP website, you’ll see a button right on the home page that says “Download” followed by the latest version of GIMP (i.e. They are actually stand-up guys (most of them) who put in a lot of man-hours for the good of the photo editing community and humanity in general. Just kidding about that last part – although that’s sometimes how I picture them to amuse myself. That’s because it’s an open source program that is created and maintained by developers in their spare time while living in their parent’s basement. It’s easy and free, and I’m convinced it will change your life.

#GIMP FOR MAC FREE HOW TO#

Today, I am going to show you how to install and open GIMP for MAC. However, I don’t need to get into detail about that for this tutorial. So, MAC install packages often get favorable treatment over Windows. In fact, as of recently, GIMP actually has better development support for its MAC version than it does Windows. On a MAC and looking to use GIMP? Great news! GIMP is not just for Windows and Linux users.

Gimp for mac free