What are the best open-source design & photo apps for Mac?

By community activity, System Color Picker, Gifski and GIMP are the top picks on Mac App Index right now.

Are open-source design & photo apps free on Mac?

Yes. Every open-source design & photo app here is free or free to start.

How many open-source design & photo apps are there for Mac?

Mac App Index lists 4 apps: 4 completely free, 0 free to start, 0 paid upfront and 0 by subscription. 4 are open source.

Open-source design & photo apps for Mac

4 open-source design & photo apps for Mac, with code you can read, build and fork. 4 are free to download. Most popular right now: System Color Picker, Gifski and GIMP.

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System Color Picker

Pick colors from anywhere on screen

125FreeDesign & photo

Gifski

Turn videos into high-quality GIFs

98FreeDesign & photo

GIMP

Free and open-source image editor

34FreeDesign & photo

Blender

Free and open-source 3D creation suite

13FreeDesign & photo

How we picked: every app here is listed in design & photo on Mac App Index and publishes its source code. Apps are sorted by community activity; switch to Top or New to reorder them. How we rank apps

Frequently asked questions

What are the best open-source design & photo apps for Mac?: By community activity, System Color Picker, Gifski and GIMP are the top picks on Mac App Index right now.
Are open-source design & photo apps free on Mac?: Yes. Every open-source design & photo app here is free or free to start.
How many open-source design & photo apps are there for Mac?: Mac App Index lists 4 apps: 4 completely free, 0 free to start, 0 paid upfront and 0 by subscription. 4 are open source.