As Gimp may be the Open Source answer to Photoshop, it has been a little elusive for some users that simply preferred a Photoshop interface. Well folks, it looks like their day has come.

I have been hacking the Gimp for weeks and it’s finally ready. GIMPshop for Mac OS X 10.3 is now available! 40 MB Download. Note: You will need to download and install Apple’s X11 in order to run GIMPshop. If you don’t have X11 yet, it’s free but you will have to provide your name and email address at Apple.com to download it.

For those who don’t already know, the Gimp is a powerful, open source image editing application. For more info on the Gimp visit gimp.org. GIMPshop is essentially the same program with some cosmetic changes.

The Gimp’s menu structure and naming conventions had been a constant source of frustration for me because I was so used to Photoshop. So, I did what any hardcore graphics geek would have done. I hacked GIMPshop together. It’s a proof of concept and it’s a little buggy, so don’t expect too much.

I must say that this hack stands on the shoulders of giants. First, many, many thanks to Aaron Voisine who wrote detailed instructions for building Gimp.app from source. Also, thanks to the hardworking developers who have dedicated countless hours to making the Gimp the formidible application that it is today.

My original purpose for GIMPshop was to make the Gimp accessible to the many Adobe Photoshop users out there. I hope I’ve done that. And maybe along the way, I can convert a Photoshop pirate into a Gimp user. [Read the rest]