Seashore (software)
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| Original author(s) | Mark Pazolli |
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| Developer(s) | Robert Engels |
| Initial release | 16 January 2003 |
| Stable release | 3.0[1]  / 1 July 2022 |
| Repository | github |
| Written in | Objective-C |
| Operating system | macOS |
| Type | Raster graphics editor |
| License | GPL-2.0-only |
| Website | AppStore |
Seashore is a free and open-source image editor for macOS, similar to Photoshop/GIMP, with a simpler Cocoa user interface.[2][3] Seashore uses GIMP's native file format, XCF, and has support for a handful of other graphics file formats, including full support for TIFF, PNG, JPEG, JPEG2000, and HEIC and read-only support for BMP, PDF, SVG and GIF. Seashore offers fewer features than Photoshop/GIMP, but is intended to be easy-to-use and to run natively on macOS. It includes layers, alpha channel support, gradients and transparency effects, anti-aliased brushes, tablet support and plug-in filters.
After several years without maintenance, development was restarted by Robert Engels in 2017 to allow it to run on newer versions of macOS.[3] Seashore version 3.16 was released in December 2022 and is considered stable.[4]
The latest release is distributed via the Apple Mac App Store.[5][3]
Features
[edit]Seashore has many of the basic features found in graphics editing software, including:
- Full support for the XCF file format
- Reading and writing TIFF, PNG, GIF, JPEG, JPEG 2000 and HEIC file formats
- Reading BMP, PDF, SVG, PICT, and XBM file formats
- Layers and layer merging effects
- Text layers
- Individual editing of layer channels
- Transparency effects and transparency in gradients
- Arbitrary selection regions (i.e. through a lasso tool)
- Anti-aliased paint brushes
- User defined brushes and textures
- 6 gradient effects
- Graphics tablet support
- Plug-in filter effects
- Core Image Filters
- Color levels and histograms
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Release 3.0". 1 July 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ Sahag, Isaac (31 December 2015). "9 Ways to Get by Without Photoshop on Your Mac". Gadget Hacks. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ a b c Prokoudine, Alexandre (17 January 2019). "Meet Seashore, free image editor for macOS with GIMP roots| Libre Graphics World". libregraphicsworld.org. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "GitHub: Seashore". Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ "App Store: Seashore". Retrieved 26 November 2018.
External links
[edit]- Download Seashore on the Mac App Store
- Seashore on GitHub
- Original SourceForge site: Seashore (software) on SourceForge
- How to use Seashore videos
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