I wish to use a free photo manipulation program and want to know if Gimp is compatible with my OS X Serra(10.12.6). I have heard that I need to have XQuartz for it to work properly. What is that and is this true. Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
iMac, iOS 10.1
Thank you. No, not that message simply that the file could harm the computer. I did use the authentic GIMP version but did not notice that I had an option to follow specific instructions. May try this again....
Simone Karin Lehmann has been building and providing enhanced Mac GIMP downloads from her lisanet site for years. She is somewhat behind (2.8.18 .vs. 2.8.22) the primary GIMP site, but her builds are safe and stable.
You are getting that warning from Safari because you very likely have the Safari Preferences : General : Open "Safe" files after downloading selected. Uncheck that, and your download warnings will go away.
Thanks again but I use Chrome and looking at their preferences do not see what might correlate. Under downloads it says 'ask where to save each file before downloading'. Don't think that is it. I did try several times to download a free app recommended by someone on the site called something like echeck but it didn't open. It seems that Gimp is perfectly safe but until I get rid of that message I hesitate to go further.
Thanks Jimmy, At the risk of irritating you more I can tell you that I have the 3rd one (OS 10.12.6)and so apparently cannot change it. I will consider asking Apple to make it go away or just take the plunge and download anyway... thanks very much!
you cant after 10.11, Apple removed it entirely so you can allow it on a per-incident basis only.
FWIW I do a lot of 3D work and use software that is developed by people who don't have any compulsion to register with Apple and do what they are told but provide amazingly great and free software because they are just totally cool people. GIMP is one of the products out on the internet that falls into this category - and I commonly see it suggested to game developers and amateurs who do not want to blow $$$$ on Adobe products which I support professionally and which have possibly the worst support staff in the world despite the tens of thousands of dollars we (the parent company I work with) pay them every year.
Gypsies had no home, the Doors had no bass player, GIMP developers do not have a developer license by papal decree from Pope of Apple. Do not let this frighten you, it should liberate you...
...Just download it from its souce page and nowhere else.
www.gimp.org
Apologies to "the Kids in the Hall".
Are you using control-click as described in Step 2?
That's what I did, and it worked. Unfortunately I don't recall whether I downloaded it from "mirrorservice.org" or someplace else. That is a very important detail, the reasons for which are described in the Apple Support document in your screenshot.
I'm trying to move the screen shot to this box....
click ok on that last screen shot when it appears
go to >System Preferences / Security & Privacy
click Open Anyway
Try it again, and post a screenshot of the dialog if you remain uncertain.
Hi, I downloaded Etrecheck.zip but it doesn't open even with the 'archive utility'. Getting odder by the moment. Other suggestons? Thanks. M
etrecheck: when downloaded simply double click on it, it then will unzip it: it is now in the unzipped folder, then in that folder double click it and it will start.
I redid it as you say and it still did not open. I never installed antivirus on my apple. Could there be some and how would I find them and get rid of them?
I tried this and still no go.
there are no virus on a mac, and even if there are, they are powerless. Malware yes, that is what we want to find.
Run the etrecheck report as i asked.
Great answer, thanks..... I still need to be sure I am safe however so am going to try to remove the message somehow
concerns re downloading Gimp to OS X
