It’s a rare user who has never used any photo and image editors. In the era of social media, such tools enjoy wide popularity among both regular users and professional photographers well-versed in the matters of image manipulation.
Among the most efficient and widely used image editors is good old Adobe Photoshop famed for its advanced features and ease of use, Corel PaintShop Pro, Adobe Lightroom, Capture One, and lots of other programs that can quickly turn an unprepossessing photo into a masterpiece.
Moreover, with portable gadgets being on the crest of their popularity, software developers come up with improved portable versions of their image editors that can be utilized on smartphones and tablets. Still, in today’s article, we’re not going to discuss any of the afore listed image editing tools.
Instead, we’re going to focus our attention on a relatively new yet high quality and versatile tool wherewith you can quickly edit and add a particular charm to your photos and images. Get ready to meet GIMP Portable.
Why GIMP Portable?
Presently, many users complain that it’s extremely hard to find a free and efficient image editing program that would work smoothly on their portable gadgets. If you’re also experiencing a similar problem, GIMP Portable is exactly what you need.
Just like its desktop counterpart, GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program), GIMP Portable is indispensable to anyone who wishes to professionally retouch their photos, create composite images, and add captions and various effects to them on the go.
Apart from advanced features that can interest even the most sophisticated photographer, GIMP Portable can perform a wide array of standard functions. Thus, it can be utilized as an ordinary paint program and a mass production image renderer.
You can take advantage of such painting tools as Brush, Pencil, Airbrush, Clone, and others to create fun and conspicuous images. Should you be dissatisfied with the way your digital image looks? There are anti-aliasing filters, gradient editor, and blend tools at your disposal. You can also customize the available tools to create truly superb images.
GIMP Portable sports a built-in launcher, courtesy of PortableApps.com Platform. This makes it possible to run the program in question from a cloud folder, flash drive, or local folder without the need to install it on your portable Windows device. You can also utilize this tool as an online batch processing system and image format converter.
How to Set Up GIMP Portable?
Go to GIMP’s official website and locate the appropriate version for your operating system. Once the download process is complete, the program is ready for use. Still, you may want to make some tweaks to it to make the most out of your new utility.
- You can also download a copy of GIMP Portable from reputable third party resources, such as RocketFiles, Softonic, or Softpedia.
First, run your Setup file having a .paf extension and select the language. Don’t forget to click OK and then Next once you’re ready.
Should you want to change the default installation location, click on the Browse button next to the Destination Folder field. Select the directory where you want to save the program. Click install to start the installation process.
You’ll need to wait for a little while until the program finishes extracting the files.
Once the installation is complete, click Finish.
Navigate to the folder containing your new program. You’ll also find the program shortcut as shown in the image below.
Itching to try out your new GIMP Portable? Knock yourself out!
Using GIMP Portable
Using your new program is as easy as ABC. GIMP Portable features an intuitive and user-friendly interface which makes it easy even for unsophisticated users to locate and start using desired tools wherewith they can create professional-looking photos.
You can fire up GIMP Portable simply by double-clicking on the program’s executable file. You can use the new program as any other local copy on your external drive.
Updating GIMP
Developers take care to release timely updates for their GIMP Portable. You won’t be needing to tinker with installing updates for your image editor. All you need to do is to start enjoying the updated version is to install new copyright over the old version.
