How to install GIMP on Windows 7

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2014-03
  • Questioner

    I was looking for any alternatives to Adobe Photoshop to install on my laptop. I downloaded GIMP but could not install on my Windows 7 (64 bit).

    It says this file is corrupt. Is there no version available for Windows 7?

    Any suggestions or alternatives?

    • Answers
  • Jeff F.

    Gimp certainly works for Windows 7x64(I use it often), I would recommend re-downloading and installing again.

  • Oded

    Paint.NET is good and getting better all the time.

  • Kez

    The sourceforge page states it is compatible with Windows 7 64-bit:

    Operating System
    32-bit MS Windows (NT/2000/XP), 64-bit MS Windows, Vista, Windows 7, WinXP

    and there is another post on SU from someone who says it works.

    Try downloading from the official project page on sourceforge again and try with an alternative browser if you have continual problems with corrupt downloads.

  • figgles

    gimp may not meet PhotoShop 1:1 on all features, but it is 100% for my web developer and design needs. I stopped using PhotoShop YEARS ago; and I don't miss it, period. Have you tried http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html for your download?


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  • Edward Tanguay

    I want to use GIMP on my Mac OS X 10.6.6.

    I downloaded GIMP for Snow Leopard, double-clicked on the .dmg file, dragged the app into applications.

    It seemed to be installed, so in Spotlight I type "gimp", find it, run it, but all it does it bring up the GIMP icon in the Dock, along with an X11 icon and window, but doesn't do anything else.

    GIMP and X11 icons in the Dock

    How do I get GIMP for Mac OS X installed?


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  • Daniel Beck

    Kill those applications from the Dock and try again. It's just incredibly slow and for some reason, has tons of disk activity. That was my experience when I tried to reproduce the issue with an unmodified 10.6.6 X11.

  • tobylane

    Seashore is a popular native GIMP for Mac. It apparently has features missing, but I can't think of any from use (they must be obscure functions). X11 is good, but you'd be better off not using if you don't have to.