Linux Journal | December 2012 | Issue 224 - ACM Digital Library

BEST GRAPHICS/DESIGN TOOLThis year, GIMP tops the list again as the favoritegraphics/design tool. Now that it supports singlewindow mode, we suspect it will only gain inpopularity. For some reason, folks found it difficult tonavigate the many-window default layout of GIMP. Ifyou’re coming from Photoshop, that single windowview makes you feel much more at home using Linux.67.8% GIMP13.3% Inkscape8% Blender3.6% ImageMagick3% Krita2.3% LibreOffice Draw1.2% Other.8% OpenOffice DrawBEST DIGITAL PHOTOMANAGEMENT TOOLdigiKam edges out Picasa again this year, butsince Google dropped the Linux version of Picasa, the number two spot will be gapingopen next year. As the husband of a photographer, I have hundreds of thousands ofphotos to manage, and quite honestly, I haven’t found a great way to keep track ofthem on any platform. digiKam and Shotwell certainly get better and better every year;the question is whether local native apps or cloud-based storage will truly be king.22.5 digiKam22.2% Picasa17.3% Shotwell11% F-spot8.4% gThumb8.1% Gwenview4.9% Other3.7% GQview1.6% Bibble Professional.3% gtkam84.6% AudacityBEST AUDIO TOOL7.2% Ardour 4.4% Other 3.8% LMMSWWW.LINUXJOURNAL.COM / DECEMBER 2012 / 75