Good news for GNU/Linux users: now Inkscape, GIMP, Krita, Scribus, and Drawio are available in AppImage format. You can make executable and simply double-click to run these image editor programs in any GNU/Linux distro. In GNU/Linux nowadays, apps distributed in AppImage format are simple like EXE (Windows) and DMG (macOS) allowing user to instantly run one-app-one-file. Below, you can click and download them while still knowing the original download pages. Enjoy!
- Want to update installed AppImage apps? Simple, use AppImageUpdate!
- Want to find more AppImage apps? See AppImageHub.
If you find these download links are obsolete, see the download page for each of these.
1. Inkscape
- Architecture: 64-bit only
- Latest version: 0.92.0
- Download: Inkscape 0.92.0 GNU/Linux 64-bit AppImage (63MB)
- Download page: https://bintray.com/probono/AppImages/Inkscape
2. GIMP
- Architecture: 64-bit only
- Latest version: 2.9.3
- Download: GIMP-2.9.3.glibc2.15-x86_64.AppImage (70MB)
- Download page: Bintray GIMP
3. Scribus
- Architecture: 64-bit only
- Latest version: 1.5.3 (devel)
- Download: Scribus-1.5.3.svn.21360-x86_64.AppImage (120MB)
- Download page: Bintray Scribus
4. Krita
- Architecture: 64-bit only
- Latest version: 3.0 and 4.1.1
- Download:
- krita-3.0-x86_64.appimage (75MB)
- krita-4.1.1-x86_64.appimage (160MB)
- Download page: https://krita.org/en/download/krita-desktop
5. Drawio
- Architecture: 64-bit only
- Latest version: 8.8.0
- Download: draw.io-x86_64-8.8.0.AppImage (65MB)
- Download page: https://about.draw.io/integrations
About AppImage
AppImage is a way to package a software (for developer) and to install it (for user) in one-file-per-one-app way that is universal for all GNU/Linux distros. With this, a software can be made available in its website for Windows and Mac and GNU/Linux in their respective formats of .exe, .dmg, and .appimage. To run an AppImage formatted software is the same as EXE and DMG, just let it be executable and double-click it! See also a very nice comparison between AppImage, Snappy, and Flatpak. Thanks Simon Peter (probono) for his excellent works at AppImage!
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