Image editing software has a long tradition under Linux. In particular, Gimp, which has been around since 1995, has long since established itself as a standard tool, and not only on Linux. Unfortunately, many of the popular image editing programs require extensive training, and many people consider them to be outmoded in terms of functionality due to their static designs. Although editing programs can be used to improve poor photographs with various tools, it is often difficult to manipulate the content to fulfill your own aesthetic aspirations. This makes conventional image editing less than satisfying for creative souls.

Deep Art Effects [1] specifically targets photographers, social media users, developers, and amateur artists. The software not only stands out due to its intuitive user interface, but it also incorporates an artificial intelligence (AI) engine that transforms simple photographs into small works of art in next to no time. The program draws on AI to analyze and structure the individual images. It then transforms the image in line with the user's specifications. You can choose between several styles and filters – there is a tool for practically every purpose. Of course, the developers also give you conventional image enhancement features such as brightness, contrast, saturation, and hue filters. The application is just as capable of sharpening or blurring as it is of knocking out the background or foreground using a Bokeh filter.

The manufacturer exclusively offers Deep Art Effects as a commercial package, except for the trial version with limited functionality [2]. Two packages with the trial version are available for Linux: a DEB package for Ubuntu version 18.04 or newer, and a binary that supports systems with a more recent NVIDIA GPU. In this package, the GPU is used to accelerate the calculations performed by the AI engine. This variant was still beta when this issue went to press.

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