GIMP
Apple Silicon version latest seen at v2.8.22 · Reported by 1 Mac in the community.
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GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program, a free and open-source raster graphics editor used by digital artists, photographers, web designers and hobbyists worldwide. It offers a comprehensive toolset for photo retouching, digital painting, image composition, and format conversion, with support for layers, masks, filters, colour correction and scripting. GIMP runs on macOS, Windows and Linux. A native Apple Silicon build has been confirmed running on Macs in the Rosetta Check community.
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1 suggestionGIMP ships native builds for both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs — the key is downloading the correct architecture for your machine. Visit gimp.org/downloads and select the ARM64 .dmg installer if you have an Apple Silicon Mac (M1 or newer); if you have an Intel Mac, select the x86_64 version instead. After downloading, double-click the .dmg file to mount it, then drag the GIMP icon to your Applications folder. On first launch, do not double-click GIMP directly — instead, open your Applications folder in Finder, right-click (or Control-click) the GIMP icon, choose Open from the context menu, and click Open in the Gatekeeper dialog that appears. This one-time step allows macOS to remember your choice; all future launches will work normally. After migrating to the native ARM64 build, you will see noticeably faster performance, lower CPU usage and better battery life, especially when working with large images or complex filters.
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