Photoshop alternative

[warden]

Well, not really in the same league otherwise the whole world would be using it, but certainly a good tool for limited hobby use.

Exactly. My needs are great now but will be comparatively small 10 years from now. So GIMP has that long to improve.

 

[runswithsizzers]

I don't see any reply from @Neil Grant since his opening post last August, so we don't know if he is still interested, but for anyone who wants
"a non-subscription alternative to run on Mac? I dont need all the bells and whistles of PS. Just normal image file editing..."
then the first thing to try is Apple's "Photos" app that came installed free on your Mac. It is very capable for most normal image editing.