Make GIMP interface Photoshop-like
PhotoGIMP offers a patch that makes the GIMP interface look familiar to Photoshop users. This tool adapts shortcuts and menu layouts to Photoshop standards to ease the transition to image editing software.
Updates
- October 1, 2026: Stars 17,197 → 18,200, latest release 3.1 (July 11, 2026).
- August 2, 2026: Stars 15,195 → 17,197, latest release 3.1 (July 11, 2026).
What you get
- Same hotkeys as Photoshop
- Vehicle layout you are accustomed to
- Extended workspace layout
Installation
cp -r ~/.config/GIMP/3.0 ~/GIMP-3.0-backupchoco install photogimpIf you don't write code
How can I apply the PhotoGIMP patch required to convert the GIMP program to the Photoshop interface and shortcuts? What are the backup steps I should pay attention to while placing the settings files suitable for my operating system into the GIMP folder?
Repository: https://github.com/Diolinux/PhotoGIMP. Follow the official instructions in the README of this repository for setup and execution.
Before starting, check which OS we are on and if the necessary tools (e.g., Python, Node.js, Git, Docker) are installed. Install any missing ones step-by-step according to this system.
Create a new, empty folder to work in. Do not touch any files outside this folder and do not delete anything. Tell me what you are going to do in one sentence before running each command.
Tell me what I should see on the screen at the end of each step. If an error occurs, I will paste the error message to you exactly as it is, and we will fix it together.
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TreScout did not build this tool · we found it in GitHub trends and wrote it up. This page describes the repository as of 2026-07-09: The star count and our text belong to that day, the repository may have changed since. Check the repository link for the current state. The introductory text was prepared with AI from the repository's own documentation, and this page was machine-translated from the Turkish original · the Turkish version prevails.