I’m aware it’s not Linux compatible, I was just wondering on how well it plays with wine, since I heard Photoshop doesn’t really like to run under anything (thanks creative cloud).

My issue with Gimp is probably a user issue, as i’ve been a life-long user of Photoshop until my switch to Affinity (which behaves exactly like Photoshop without the “cloud” BS), although the fact that they only recently got non-destructive effects should probably hint at what I mean (slow development of- to me- essential features). My main issue though is probably just not being used to the workflow.

If Canva, who bought Serif/Affinity last year, ruin Affinity with cloud features, which currently seems very likely, I’ll probably try to just deal with Gimp and get used to it.

Not exactly sure how to explain, but on Parallels’ “Coherence Mode”, Windows apps run side-by-side with MacOS as if they were native Mac apps. Think of it like this: Parallels hides the Windows desktop and just shows the app windows on your Mac. They get Mac-style title bars, sit in the Dock, show up in Mission Control, and you can copy/paste or drag files between them and Mac apps. It still runs in a VM, but feels like the Windows apps live on macOS.

do you know if Affinity works well on Linux? I’d love to main Gimp as another step towards moving away from proprietary software but it’s just not there at all for me.

is winboat like parallels on mac? I know Parallels has filesystem sharing and seamless windows.