
A patch for optimizing GIMP 3.0+ for Adobe Photoshop users, including features like:
- Tool organization to mimic the position of Adobe Photoshop;
- New Splash Screen;
- New default settings to maximize space on the canvas;
- Shortcuts similar to the ones in Photoshop for Windows, following Adobe’s Documentation;
- New icon and Name from custom .desktop file.
https://github.com/Diolinux/PhotoGIMP/blob/master/screenshots/photogimp_3_-_diolinux.png
Flatpak (Linux)
In order to install the newest version of PhotoGIMP on your Linux operating system using Flatpak, just follow this simple steps:
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Make sure you already have GIMP installed from Flathub; (for Ubuntu/Mint user just select Flatpak below the install button in the manager)

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Start and quit GIMP after you installed before you continue!
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Download the files from this repository or just click here - > https://github.com/Diolinux/PhotoGIMP/releases/download/3.0/PhotoGIMP-linux.zip
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Extract the content of the zip file on your home folder (.config and .local - they are the important ones) and overwrite the files if needed; (if you can’t see the file click Ctrl+H to see hidden files)
-You’re done, enjoy it! 😄

Much, if not all of this, you can set up yourself, without a lot of installing things…
But people really would be better of, getting used to GIMP as it is, because it will cause problems later on, on updates and if the project discontinues and so forth.
shoutout to diolinux! dude is doing a lot of heavy lifting to help out new linux users over in brazil. and photogimp is quite useful everywhere.
Now we need NotepadKwrite.
What about https://notepadqq.com/ ?
Seems decent. Presumably has the Windows shortcut scheme, seems theme-able, though that it has sessions and tabs makes it a bit too bloated to really be the same as Notepad.
It’s copying Notepad++.
Thank you. Works well. I’m much happier with the interface I used for over 30 years in Photoshop, it’s helpful to have that emulated somewhat in GIMP.
I also tracked down how to set the scroll wheel to zoom without the need for the Ctrl key, which was another annoyance. I’ve tried before to discover this, but failed. Maybe I was looking at the official documentation, which could use some work. Anyway, here’s how to get the scroll wheel to zoom without the Ctrl key:
Just did that, thanks👌.
btw the comand x me was just :
view-zoom-in
view-zoom-out
I’m glad this exists. I use standard gimp, but I am not a Pro used to Photoshop.
Excuse me for being out of the loop, but is there a path towards AI photo manipulation coming for gimp? (Or already here?). Basically doing things like generative fill and other AI editing capabilities?
(I use affinity photo for my photo editing at the moment, so it’s been awhile since I’ve been paying attention to gimp.)
I’m not sure about Gimp but searching for Krita tutorials i’ve found something about that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiKR_TrMioI&list=PLOea84sp_XoHZCSErUjCoqE0Gc6pjJksf
Any chance this could install through the Linux Mint Software Manager, for auto updates?
flatpak update





