Starting a new application series will show you many alternative applications for Microsoft windows in Linux platform. For example today I will try to find many possible applications to be alternative for Adobe Photoshop, and Illustrator work In Linux Platform.
I started this kind of posts to specially help beginner Linux users to know more about windows alternative applications in Linux, also to know that many Linux applications can get the job done in professional way.
Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator Alternative applications In Linux
1. Gimp
One of the most popular raster graphics editor, graphical user interface looks similar to Adobe photoshop. Upcoming release will be available with single window mode and customized as you wish. ” Closer Look on Gimp 2.7 – Gimp 2.8 “.
2. Inkscape
Is vector graphics editor not similar to Illustrator but support many common images file types. Also is great application for web development cause it’s fully compliant with XML, SVG, and CSS standers.
3. DigiKam
Is advanced image organizer also including image editor for KDE desktop.
4. Krita
KDE Image editor based Koffice libraries, released at the first time as a part of Koffice Kit.
5. KolourPaint
Is raster image editor for KDE, similar to the default image editor.
6. Pinta
Simple GTK+ raster image editor, works on multi platform.
7. Sketsa
Is SVG “scalable vector graphics “editor, including many features for editing SVG source code, and exporting projects to PDF, JPEG, and PNG.
8. Sketch
Also a vector drawing application, supporting many raster image files “PNG, JPEG, GIF,…”.
9. SodiPodi
Vector graphics editor application.
10. Pixel Image editor
Advanced Image editor Similar to Photoshop and Gimp.


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