The free downloadable photoshop clone – GIMPshop

Photo editing IS DEFINITELY expensive software, but that doesn't mean you should be scavenging for a free download of photoshop. For shame! But before you get all red-faced and guilt-stricken, I'm here to tell you that there is actually a free downloadable version of this popular image manipulation software. That's right 100% free of charge!

Why contribute to piracy when there's absolutely no need?

Photoshop is great software (otherwise millions wouldn't be using it). This company has built a rock solid flagship product and deserves to charge top dollar for it. Kudos to them for living the American dream. But shame on you if you indeed are trying to steel a free download. You've heard it before, but it's true. As piracy becomes more and more undeniable, software companies will have to jack up their prices. And the vicious cycle will continue. I know you want to do the right thing, but the price is so high. I won't lie, I've used not so ethical means to obtain software that I didn't want to shell out huge amounts of cash for. But if I were to be slapped in the face and found out that I could be righteous and download a program that essentially does the same thing for free (legally), I'd choose free and righteous every time.

Here's your slap in the face

Get righteous and free. There is in fact a free downloadable Adobe photoshop twin. It's called GIMP.

GIMP is a full powered photoshop clone that is made by software developers that don't want to charge a penny for it! (Licensed under GPL)

Don't hurry off and search for GIMP just yet

The default GIMP interface, as one would expect, does not look exactly like photoshop. Not good if you're used to photoshop's interface, right? No worries, there's a way to change that. All you have to do is download a program GIMPshop that puts a skin on top of the original GIMP program to make it look and feel more like adobe photoshop.