photoshop users will not be able to just "jump" right into this one. there is a marked learning curve since the interface is actually quite different - gimps multi-window system could have you scratching your head so set aside some time to run through the tuturials. a caveat: i haven't tried the latest version so this applies to 2.40

It was nice to play with gimp, but I am BIG fan of Photoshop. Yes, the features are same & its very easy to use if we compare this with Photoshop.

For personal use, the Gimp will do everything you need it to do and more. However, if you need a bitmap editor so you can create or edit images for commercial printing, you don't want the Gimp, you want Photoshop as the Gimp lacks most of the required commercial features.

If you're a Mac user and want an OSS alternative to Photoshop, don't even waste your time with Seashore. Go ahead and get GIMP (requires X11). It's exponentially better. It also fares well compared to Photoshop, though it's hard to beat Photoshop.

Awesome and goes toe-to-toe with photoshop on all the major features. Download it and start playing - there's a good chance you will stop paying for Photoshop!

Also the support is spectacular - having an issue post it on the Gimp forums in Sourceforge and you'll probably get a COMPREHENSIVE response in a couple of hours...