GIMP is an open-source, fully downloadable desktop program that acts as a powerful alternative to Photoshop. It takes up a fraction of the space of Creative Cloud, features an extensive ecosystem of community plugins, and is entirely free of malware and advertisements. Canva or Adobe Express
Software programs, however, are made of compiled executable code, complex dynamic link libraries (DLLs), brushes, fonts, and heavy user-interface assets. These files are already highly optimized. While a 3GB software installer might be compressed down to 1.5GB or perhaps 1GB using extreme compression algorithms (like LZMA2), compressing it down to 90MB—less than 3% of its original size—is mathematically and functionally impossible without removing core parts of the software. What Are You Actually Downloading?
