diff --git a/desktop/org.gimp.GIMP.appdata.xml.in.in b/desktop/org.gimp.GIMP.appdata.xml.in.in
index 13491673d6..49856f4776 100644
--- a/desktop/org.gimp.GIMP.appdata.xml.in.in
+++ b/desktop/org.gimp.GIMP.appdata.xml.in.in
@@ -14,25 +14,25 @@
   <project_license>GPL-3.0+ AND LGPL-3.0+</project_license>
   <developer_name>The GIMP team</developer_name>
   <name>GNU Image Manipulation Program</name>
-  <summary>Create images and edit photographs professionally</summary>
+  <summary>Create images and edit photographs</summary>
   <description>
     <p>
       GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a
-      freely distributed program for professional tasks such as
-      photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.
+      freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching,
+      image composition and image authoring.
     </p>
     <p>
-      It has many capabilities. It can be used as a paint program, an
-      expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch
-      processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image
-      format converter, etc.
+      It has many capabilities. It can be used as a simple paint
+      program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online
+      batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an
+      image format converter, etc.
     </p>
     <p>
       GIMP is expandable and extensible. It is designed to be
       augmented with plug-ins and extensions to do just about
       anything. The advanced scripting interface allows everything
       from the simplest task to the most complex image manipulation
-      procedures to be scripted. GIMP is available for Linux,
+      procedures to be easily scripted. GIMP is available for Linux,
       Microsoft Windows and macOS.
     </p>
   </description>