Many users wonder if GIMP is safe to download on Windows and Mac.
I have no desire to learn or tolerate involved coding I did that in the past, with far too many headaches. Is it safe to download GIMP on Mac GIMP is 100 safe. It does seem that the developers and/or the OS mavens have crossed wires somehow. It also, when activated, goes through the entire re-install sequence.Ĭlearly, I can use the programs, but there is a sense of anxiety.is this really alright? This is not a normal sequence is my work going to disappear at some future point, without my knowing why? Etc, etc.Īny help, of course, would be appreciated. With Gimp, it resides inside Applications, but without an icon, just the program file indicated. It runs then, but after lengthy re-install. I was able to install, after signing in with admin privileges, but then the McGimp won't reside in Applications and, when activated, goes through a new install sequence, with call for admin signing, etc. I tried to install Gimp and McGimp, both 2.10.8 versions. Some applications (Adium in particular) make this much, much easier than others. The Mac’s find package -> download package -> open and mount disk image -> drag file to Applications folder is OK. yum install on Red Hat/Fedora Linuxes is pretty darned good. I have been using Apple for 10+ years and GIMP, off and on, as long. apt-get install on a Debian-based Linux distribution blows everyone out of the water. (02-16-2019, 05:16 PM)pammadahan Wrote: Hello! I'm new to this forum and realize this is an old thread, but just wanted to check in as one more mac user Click the Environment Variables button at bottom. I'll check out McGimp, though, thanks for the suggestion! To get GIMP, the popular open-source image editing application, to recognize your GhostScript installation, you’ll need to set an environment variable in Windows as follows: Browse to Start -> Control Panel -> System.
Launching it from the desktop has thus far been trouble-free and stable. Lastly, I made an alias on my desktop because launching it from Launchpad would occasionally cause a "hiccup" where it would hang too long & I'd have to relaunch. Finally, since Apple support specified to do this via the Finder, I assumed the OS needed a fully qualified path to make the "exception," so I went step by step and selected "Open" from the menu as described instead of using any shortcut. Tip: make sure to go through the steps as described - do it via the Finder & not from Launchpad because it won't work. The app is now saved as an exception to your security settings, and you can open it in the future by double-clicking it, just as you can any authorized app."
Enter your admin name and password when prompted. "In the Finder, Control-click the app, choose Open from the menu, and in the dialog that appears, click Open. You can make GIMP an "exception" by following these instructions as per Apple's support site, which worked for me as described: It sounds like you resolved it with McGimp already, however, in case any other mac users happen to stumble upon this thread, the following solution will work as long as you have admin-level credentials for the machine on which it's installed (only do this with trusted apps you're certain aren't malicious) In GIMP, select > Preferences > Help System For 'User manual', select 'Use a locally installed copy' Under 'Help Browser', you can choose between your systems web browser and GIMPs help browser plugin (if available).
I also ran into the "unidentified developer" issue as well. If you have already installed the latest version of the native build of GIMP from, then try this approach to finding the reason for the program not starting: Open Terminal.app. I switched back to GIMP a month ago after having used Photoshop-only for 18 years (since OSX was released). Note: This is only if you install an old version of GIMP - I would recommend simply installing the latest version. Hello! I'm new to this forum and realize this is an old thread, but just wanted to check in as one more mac user