Published Oct 26, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT

Nolen began their writing career in 2019, with three years dedicated to editing the Creative section at MakeUseOf . Their expertise lies at the crossroads of technology and creativity, covering areas like photography, video editing, and graphic design.

Outside of work, you'll often find Nolen diving into a good book, writing their own stories, or playing video games.

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GIMP has always been the default answer for those who wanted an open-source Photoshop alternative. Finding free alternatives is easy, but GIMP has always dominated the open-source image editing space. There's Krita, but it's more of an art tool than an image editing app. PhotoDemon comes close to a non-GIMP Photoshop alternative, but it does lack some advanced functions. There's also the option to try and skin GIMP to look like Photoshop, but customization only goes so far.…