Free Linux app makes memes fast — no GIMP required

Memerist is a free Linux app that lets you create memes quickly without learning GIMP. The application is free to install and use and aims to make generating memes very simple. It ships with a small library of images and lets you add your own. Text addition is easy, with rotation and a limited amount of font effects, plus zoom in/out, text and image layers, real-time preview, and filters such as high contrast and ensh*tify.

You can export as .png or .jpg. Memerist is available as a Flatpak on Flathub, so you can install it from your distribution’s GUI app store or the command line with: flatpak install flathub io.github.vani_tty1.memerist. If the icon does not appear in your desktop menu, log out and log back in and it will show up.

To use it, open the app, pick an image from the library or add your own, create a text layer (click the B icon in the sidebar), add and format your text, then click Export, name the file and Save.

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