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Seashore is an open source image editor for Cocoa. It features gradients, textures and anti-aliasing for both text and brush strokes. It supports multiple layers and alpha channel editing. It is based around the GIMP's technology and uses the same native file format.
What's New
Version 0.5.1:
- Corrected an issue where color spaces were not always respected.
- Fixed an issue where some plugins would crash or not respect alpha transparency.
- Fixed a problem where certain files (such as PDF) could not be opened.
- Worked around a problem where certain color pickers would cause Seashore to crash at startup.
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4.11 or later
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4.11 or later
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| Downloads:60,640 |
| Version Downloads:8,725 |
| Type:Multimedia & Design : Image Editing |
| License:Free |
| Date:19 Mar 2011 |
| Platform:PPC / Intel |
| Price:Free |
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Seashore is an open source image editor for Cocoa. It features gradients, textures and anti-aliasing for both text and brush strokes. It supports multiple layers and alpha channel editing. It is based around the GIMP's technology and uses the same native file format.
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Detto reviewed on 20 Aug 2011
Excellent work! Highly recommended!
Macwatcher reviewed on 13 Feb 2011
I did manage to crash it a couple of times, mainly when I tried to use Transform on a selection rather than a layer, but otherwise it's stable enough.
There are a couple of serious omissions though. Although you get Exposure, and Hue/Saturation, you don't get Levels, or Colour Balance, both of which I think absolutely essential in any layer-based image editor.
But, for a free app, it's neat. Just make sure you download the 0.5 Beta, not 0.1 which has far less in it.
Belov reviewed on 28 Jan 2011
Great application, considering the price. The one-window interface and mac-likeness draw me to use it. Instead of waiting for X11 to launch. Some 10-15 minutes of fiddling and You find all the basic tools and effects...furry, blurry, hurry...Is that your mother?
Both drawing tablets, Graphire4 & Intuos4 worked "out of the box."
Biggest bug : Tablet eraser does BG color.
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Mugsuk reviewed on 16 Jul 2010
http://seashore.sourceforge.net/The_Seashore_Project/Download.html
it is unbelievable that such awesome software is so readily available for free... may lack a few filters that you will find in things like pixelmator, but this is the most mac-like graphics program I have used in term of ease of use.
Hope they keep up the development as this program is one of my most used programs on a daily basis - especially since the new version came out.
NOT ONE CRASH WITH THIS PROGRAM EVER
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More features, more Mac OS X
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Tomis reviewed on 28 Feb 2007
I've become addicted to live previews in other apps, I hope they'll add it to Seashore.
Overall a good little app if you don't need all the power of a Photoshop or Gimp.
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hced reviewed on 02 Feb 2007
Here are my wishes for improvement:
- Alt-dragging to automatically duplicating selection (á la Photoshop).
- Realtime transparency interaction. I.e., be able to show (in realtime) when you change a layer's transparency.
- Command-+/- for zooming.
- Scroll-wheel support for zooming.
- Option to not let the screen dim when you make a selection. Plus, alternatively adding an option to use a more 'conventional' type of marquee (again, á la Photoshop).
- More enhanced gradient editor.
- Do I dare asking? Bezier-curves/simple vector gfx support? :)
Good luck! And thanks so far!
gabriel reimers reviewed on 23 Feb 2006
seashore is extremly fast and comfortable to use.
sure, there is still a lack of functions but basic editing can be done very easily and i think more features will be available throughout the next versions.
what i'd like to sea most would be a stamp tool like in photoshop.
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GIMP is like Photoshop.
Seashore is a drawing app like Illustrator (very, very lite.)
GIMP has so many features crammed into it that it naturally has a much larger file-size.
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And to the other commenter: No, actually Seashore is NOT like Illustrator at all. Illustrator is for vector graphics; Photoshop, GIMP, and Seashore are for bitmap graphics (with some, limited vector capabilities).
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1) I wish it had editable text layers.
2) Text tool automatically create new leayer for each text entry.
3) Paintbrush, Penil and Smudge tools could have option to show it's real size, not just center crosshair.
4) Gradient tool could show direction line when I drag it, to give me better idea about the direction.
5) Gradient Style options could be shown as buttons, so won't need to open menu to set desired option.
6) Selection Tool options could be shown as buttons, so won't need to open menu to set desired shape.
7) Actually Options section could have it's own section in the palette, so I could have it always open. Brushes and Textures could be also separate sections below each other. Maybe something similar to the OmniGraffle palette design? - I can detach each one and move where I want, and I can "stack" them into one tall palette, if I want to.
8) Why not use Photoshop Zoom In/Out/Fit shortcuts? (Command+=/-/0) It's industry's standard...
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Teakuno rated on 10 Jan 2012
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OSX-FTW! rated on 19 Mar 2011
marcocaccin rated on 19 Feb 2011
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Losmuertos rated on 04 Dec 2010