5 Best lightweight image editor for Linux

Most great photo editing software are high resource-demanding as well as require a lot of space for installation. But when we are using a low-configuration or old PC we require apps that will perform well even on low specs.

But most photo editing software even on Linux requires higher spec PC’s. So here is the list of lightweight image editor apps for Linux that we can use on our Low configuration PCs. Using these apps we can create great images even on our low configuration systems.

GIMP

Whenever someone mentions image editing software, the first name that pops into mind is Adobe Photoshop. Although Photoshop is, without a doubt, the most famous image editing software.

But Photoshop is not available for Linux, and even if it was, it requires huge amount of hardware resources. GIMP is the Photoshop of Linux world. As soon as open GIMP you will notice how similar it looks to Photoshop.

Almost all the features that you expect from an image editing software can be found in GIMP. The other great thing about GIMP is, it’s completely free as its open-source. And most importantly its lightweight image editor for Linux.

Minimum System requirements for GMIP

Intel Pentium IV or faster processor and a minimum of 256 MB of RAM is recommended. GIMP can be installed in storage space as low as 20 MB. But with all files, it can take up to 200 MB of disk space.

The only drawback with GIMP is its less intuitive than Photoshop and a little complex to use. But we can easily learn it as GIMP has a lot of tutorials available online.

Pinta

If you have ever used Paint.Net on Windows you would find Pinta quite similar to it. Although don’t confuse it with Microsoft Paint, as it does have some advance features like layers.

Pinta has all basic image editing tools and drawing. It might be even better than Photoshop and GIMP for some as it’s easy to use. It’s easy to use allowing users to do quick minimal photo editing and drawing.

Minimum System Requirements for Pinta

Pentium IV or higher processor with 256 MB of RAM. The system with these or higher system configuration should be able to run Pinta.

The drawback with Pinta is its not for advanced users as it lacks advanced photo editing features.

Digikam

Digikam is another free and open-source lightweight image editing software. This tool can even be used by photographers and graphics designers that use Linux as there the main OS.

It has easy to use functions to enhance usability and a well-organized user interface. DigiKam offers facial recognition support and the easy import-export option to various formats.

Digikam is so good at organizing pictures that we can use it solely to keep pictures organized.

Minimum system requirements for DigiKam

Requirements for DigiKam are a minimum of 2 GHz CPU with 500 MB of RAM.

The drawback with DigiKam is it’s less of a professional photo editor and more of a photo organizer. Although it does contains some great basic features. But if you want advanced features then you are better using GIMP. And compared to other software on this list DigiKam has higher system requirements.

Inkscape

Inkscape is an open-source vector graphics editor, it’s more of an illustrator as compared to a photo manipulation software. The interface of Inkscape is a little cluttered.

But when you get used to it, it can offer quite a lot of features. Inkscape supports a lot of files and you can also apply a huge number of filters.

Minimum System Requirements of Inkscape

Inkscape requires a processor of 1 GHz and a minimum of 256 MB RAM. Inkscape requires 302 MB and Inkscape Control Console requires 869 MB in total it requires 1171 MB.

The drawback of Inkscape for some may be its use, as it’s more of a graphics editor than a photo editor.

Pixlr X

Pixlr X is a browser-based photo editor, so you will need to install it on your system. It has a nice user interface with a choice of the dark or light color scheme.

With Pixlr you can make changes to color and saturation, sharpen and blur images. Pixlr X also contains various other features like combine multiple images, support for multiple layers, and various other tools.

Minimum System requirements of Pixlr X

It requires a modern Internet browser that supports HTML5 and a working internet connection.

The drawback with Pixlr X is it has very minimum features and if you want advance features you should install apps like GIMP.

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We hope you found some good info from this list of the lightweight image editor for Linux. If you think some other editor needs to be on the list do mention in comments and it might land on this list next time we update this post.