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You're running out of options... Paint.NET is a really impressive free Windows one -- if you run Parallels or VMWare, it might be a solid one for consideration.
It might help if you explained also why you didn't like GIMP and the other major free packages?
It might help if you explained also why you didn't like GIMP and the other major free packages?
gimpshop is pretty good for windows. its just gimp without gimps crappy interface. its made to mimic photoshop. its more windozy if you will.
only downside is it doesnt like either windows 7 or 64 bit windows though i dont know which one. one of the 2 anyway was making it crash for me.
only downside is it doesnt like either windows 7 or 64 bit windows though i dont know which one. one of the 2 anyway was making it crash for me.
If Seashore is not good enough and paint.net is too hard, how did you ever expect to use Photoshop?
Well, if you told us what you need, we might be able to help you better.
You know, absolutely any of the effects and brushes from The GIMP are compatible with Seashore.
What exactly do you need to do? If it's just simple cropping and resizing, use Preview. If it's something more advanced you're going to have to just go with one of the alternatives already mentioned.
Take a look at Pixel:
http://www.kanzelsberger.com/pixel/?page_id=5
Not free but I would say rather cheap.
http://www.kanzelsberger.com/pixel/?page_id=5
Not free but I would say rather cheap.
Despite not releasing a new version for years, the Seashore developer(s?) are currently soliciting views on feature and user-interface requests for the next release if you've identified a genuine deficiency in the program that feels like it is a sensible development suggestion, you should probably pop over to the Seashore forum and mention it.
If you were to say WHY you disliked them we might be able to figure out what you might like. What is it you want to do that they don't do?
do we really need to argue? it's a photo editor.
Gimp and Seashore for the free route.
but if you have no soul it's time to check the torrents
Gimp and Seashore for the free route.
but if you have no soul it's time to check the torrents
Gimp is the best free option.
If you got the macheist bundle, give acorn a try.. It's not free though.
If you got the macheist bundle, give acorn a try.. It's not free though.
You're pretty much SOL if you don't like the available alternatives. I mean, how many teams of people do you really think are going to work on free Photoshop alternatives? It's tremendously intricate software. GIMP is easily the best alternative, annoying as the interface is.
If you don't mind paying ~ $200 an EXCELLENT alternative to Photoshop is Bibble. Check them out at www.bibblelabs.com. I DID read that you wanted a free alternative, but your choices are limited to what's already been mentioned.