However, it is not available in the current repository of homebrew, hence we have to tap into another repository by using the following command. GIMP can be simply installed with the homebrew package installer. The latest GIMP is better than ever Step 2 - Install GIMP on macOS.
This takes one annoying step out of the installation process. If you are Tiger or Leopard user, you can install GIMP 2.6.If you are using Snow Leopard and above can use the latest version of GIMP (right now, that's GIMP 2.8.4) Mac users will be happy to know that GIMP 2.8.2 is the first version of the program to run natively in OS X, without requiring the installation of X11. In order to install GIMP, you will need Mac OS X. Now to install GIMP on your Mac, you just open the downloaded DMG file and, like you do with other Mac apps, drag the GIMP.app to your Applications folder. To install gimp using Macports, you simply do sudo port install gimp once you have Macports installed. The installer allows you to choose from a large directory of packages.
An easy way to compile and install GIMP and other great Free software on your Mac is by using Macports. Clicking the 'Download GIMP' link will download GIMP using BitTorrent. You can download this for free from /downloads Click the 'this link' link to download the file.
