Free alternative to photoshop

Anyone know a good freeware program that can give me close to the same editing options I can get with photoshop?? I know I could get an illegal copy in like 2 seconds but I dont really feel like downloading it if there is something else out there for free.

microsoft paint

ewwwww

I can't imagine that there's something for free that can do what photoshop can do.

microsoft photdraw, nearly as good as PS but easier

the gimp

beat me to it bitch! all hail linux!

I think they have a vindoez .exe file also

get ps ... from lime wire or sumin

But thats wrong! Image file not present in the recovered backup

pure risk taker u see

yeah I was gonna get it off limewire but im to lazy to wait for it to finish downloading

ok.. now this proves im the biggest nerd here. Microsoft has released a new beta version of their new program to compete photoshop codenamed Acylic. It's basically photoshop with Microsoft branding and it's free.

here's the link: http://www.microsoft.com/products/expression/

How can you be too lazy to WAIT.. waiting envolves no energy.. therefore you can be lazy WHILE waiting.. isn't that better than being lazy and doing nothing?

You can't lose.

get bittorrent if u dont allready, and do a PS search on www.isohunt.com, it goes like, 80-120 kbps, 1 hour average prolly,

Jonneh has a good solution

I laugh at that, everything microsoft has made.. has completely failed in what they say it can and will do. "it'll be the bust I swurr, instyle thuss in a 3 weak wait an yew'll be browzing the net like madd, it'll toetally outbeet inturnet explourer, even tho it does ezactly what inyurnet explourer does and howw."

MIcrosoft are a strategical company, they know everything that goes on. Don't get me wrong, I hate the company, but they do know what they are doing

badly, if I might say so.

Photodraw kicks ass.

Thats debateable, there are flaws in their operating systems because script kiddies don't give them a break, the same would happen to Linux with an increase in popularity as a desktop platform. MS do make some great software, and a great console, they just need to use their money for improvising the windows systems security rather than attempting to defeat google

I just hate companies trying to be the best over everyone else, copying what they can, buying what they can.. kinda like charles manson trying to be jesus, but I guess in todays age you gotta do what you gotta do to be king.

indeed, is extremely easier!

I just installed that Microsost alternative and I gotta say its pretty terrible. I know its only a beta but the interface is horrible and its features are all crappy rippoffs of Photoshop.

yeah.. it's pretty shitty .. I forgot to mention that

Hehehe.

well I have ps so fuck getting that crap

why did u get it .... just curious I guess

I use photoshop anyway. I was just curious to see how it compared to PS.

if you're too cheap to get photoshop or too insane not to just get it offa limewire, then just get Photoshop Elements, costs like £35

lol, too cheap? It costs $600