Graphics Editors & Tools
Overview
Linux has excellent graphics tools — from the professional-grade GIMP to powerful command-line image processors. Here's what you need to know.
Image Editors
GIMP
GNU Image Manipulation Program — the closest thing to Photoshop on Linux. Full-featured: layers, channels, filters, scripts. Install:
apt-get install gimp. Free for commercial use.Inkscape
Vector graphics editor working with SVG format. Comparable to CorelDRAW or Illustrator for vector illustration work.
Command-Line Image Processing
ImageMagick
Incredibly powerful command-line image conversion and manipulation suite. Batch convert, resize, add text, compose images.
convert input.jpg -resize 800x600 output.jpg.$ convert image.bmp image.png # format conversion $ convert image.jpg -resize 50% small.jpg # resize $ mogrify -format png *.bmp # batch convert $ identify image.jpg # show image info
Image Viewers
eog (Eye of GNOME)
GNOME's default image viewer. Fast, clean, supports all common formats.
xv
Classic X image viewer with basic editing capabilities. Supports a huge range of formats.
display (ImageMagick)
ImageMagick's image viewer.
display image.jpg — right-click for menu of processing options.