{"id":67370,"date":"2020-02-16T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-16T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/?p=67370"},"modified":"2024-04-16T02:59:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T06:59:51","slug":"installing-gimp-plugins-a-how-to-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/installing-gimp-plugins-a-how-to-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Installing GIMP Plugins: A How-To Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/The-Beginners-Guide-To-Using-GIMP.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"free and open-source photo-editing program (opens in a new tab)\">free and open-source photo-editing program<\/a> used by many as an alternative to Photoshop. It\u2019s great for a range of design tasks including restoring old photos and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/how-to-make-great-youtube-thumbnails-for-your-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">creating custom thumbnails<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of its most powerful assets are the plugins developed by independent programmers. Plugins are small pieces of software that improve GIMP\u2019s functionality and add new features to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/How_to_Install_GIMP_Plugins.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/How_to_Install_GIMP_Plugins.png 680w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/How_to_Install_GIMP_Plugins-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/How_to_Install_GIMP_Plugins-610x359.png 610w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/How_to_Install_GIMP_Plugins-80x47.png 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Installing GIMP plugins starts with copying the plugin to the appropriate directory and then restarting GIMP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where Is Your GIMP Profile?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>GIMP keeps the following user\u2019s information in the GIMP profile (directory or folder):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Settings and presets for tools.<\/li><li>Keyboard shortcuts.<\/li><li>Brushes, palettes, gradients, scripts, plugins, brush dynamics, patterns, and fonts.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Users can find their GIMP profile in the following locations for various operating systems:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Linux: <strong>\/home\/{your_id}\/.gimp-2.10.4<\/strong> (or your version of GIMP)<\/li><li>OSX: <strong>\/Users\/{your_id}\/Library\/GIMP\/2.10.4<\/strong> (or your version of GIMP)<\/li><li>Windows: <strong><em>C:Usersyour-nameAppdataRoamingGIMP2.10.4<\/em><\/strong> (or your version of GIMP)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When you restart your system, GIMP will scan your directories and load the plugins available. There are three types of GIMP plugins:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Script-fu extensions with a .scm extension.<\/li><li>Zip files.<\/li><li>Python scripts with a .py extension.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where To Put Script-fu Extensions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>From the Gimp top menu, go to <strong>Edit<\/strong> > <strong>Preferences <\/strong>> <strong>Folders <\/strong>> <strong>Scripts<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Script-fu.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Script-fu.png 680w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Script-fu-300x277.png 300w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Script-fu-610x563.png 610w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Script-fu-54x50.png 54w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If you are using Windows and see more than one directory like in the screenshot above, choose your user or home directory.<\/li><li>Copy the .scm plugin to your directory. When you re-start GIMP, it will be in your plugin Script-Fu menu.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where To Put Zip Files &amp; Python Scripts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You will need to copy the files for these plugins to the GIMP plugins directory. Extract the zip files first and copy the contents, not the zip file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to <strong>Edit<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Preferences<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Folders<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Plugins<\/strong> to get to the plugins directory. In Windows, choose your user or home directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Copy the contents of the zip file and the .py file to the plugin\u2019s directory, restart GIMP, and the plugins will be in your GIMP menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Installing GIMP Plugins Manually<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/helpdeskgeek.com\/free-tools-review\/differences-between-the-many-archive-compressed-file-formats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">If the plugin is in a zip file<\/a>, extract the files and copy its contents to GIMP\u2019s plugins and scripts folder. From GIMP, go to <strong>Edit<\/strong> >\u00a0 <strong>Preferences <\/strong>> <strong>Folders<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/folders.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/folders.png 680w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/folders-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/folders-610x438.png 610w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/folders-70x50.png 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Scroll down to the <strong>Plug-ins<\/strong> and <strong>Scripts<\/strong> sections. You will see two folders in each section. The first is a system folder. The second is the user folder.<\/li><li>Click on the second folder.<\/li><li>Open the file manager by clicking on <strong>Show file location in the file manager.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/file-location.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/file-location.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/file-location-300x87.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/file-location-610x178.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/file-location-80x23.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Move PY formats into the Plug-ins folder<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/plugins-folder.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/plugins-folder.png 680w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/plugins-folder-300x72.png 300w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/plugins-folder-610x146.png 610w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/plugins-folder-80x19.png 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Move SCM formats into the Scripts folder.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/scripts-folder.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/scripts-folder.png 680w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/scripts-folder-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/scripts-folder-610x408.png 610w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/scripts-folder-75x50.png 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Restart GIMP.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Installing GIMP Plugins Automatically<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some plugins included in the GIMP distribution come with their own installer. This varies with the operating system and the plugin itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of these plugins are accessed through the <strong>Filters<\/strong> menu. Double-click on the plugin to install it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/filter.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/filter.png 680w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/filter-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/filter-610x438.png 610w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/filter-70x50.png 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep in mind that GIMP Scripts and Plug-ins are platform-specific. Make sure when choosing files to download that they match your operating system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are some popular plugins for GIMP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alessandrofrancesconi.it\/projects\/bimp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>BIMP<\/strong><\/a><strong> \u2013 Batch Image Manipulation Plugin<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bimp.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bimp.png 680w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bimp-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bimp-610x449.png 610w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bimp-68x50.png 68w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>BIMP enables users to apply manipulations to a group of images such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Change compression and format<\/li><li>Resize<\/li><li>Flip and rotate<\/li><li>Crop<\/li><li>Watermark<\/li><li>Change compression and format<\/li><li>Color and curve correction<\/li><li>Rename<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hugin.sourceforge.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>Hugin<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can assemble a mosaic of images to create a panorama with Hugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hugin.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hugin.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hugin-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hugin-610x457.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hugin-67x50.jpg 67w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Hugin is available for Linux, Windows, and Mac and functions as a standalone app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/refocus-it.sourceforge.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>Refocus<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some pictures come out blurry or out of focus.<a href=\"https:\/\/refocus-it.sourceforge.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"> Refocus<\/a> will try to fix them by smoothing the edges to clear up the photo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/refocus.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/refocus.png 680w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/refocus-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/refocus-610x350.png 610w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/refocus-80x46.png 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Adjust the parameters in the plugin dialogue and preview your results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pgei.de\/old\/en\/plugin.php?title=CarTOONize\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>CarTOONize<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Convert your photos into cartoons with CarTOONize. Choose between five different filters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/CarTOONize.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/CarTOONize.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/CarTOONize-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/CarTOONize-610x402.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/CarTOONize-76x50.jpg 76w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/CarTOONize-384x254.jpg 384w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/CarTOONize-130x85.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darktable.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>Darktable<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Darktable is a photography workflow application. It acts as a virtual lighttable and darkroom managing a database of your digital negatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/darktable.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/darktable.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/darktable-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/darktable-610x345.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/darktable-80x45.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>View your negatives through a zoomable lighttable. Develop and enhance raw images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gimphelp.org\/other_watermark.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>Watermark<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, people steal others\u2019 content on the Internet and it\u2019s challenging to prevent. However, you can protect your digital art by using<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gimphelp.org\/other_watermark.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"> the Watermark GIMP plugin<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"459\" src=\"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pasted-image-0.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pasted-image-0.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pasted-image-0-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pasted-image-0-610x449.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pasted-image-0-68x50.jpg 68w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Add a watermark text to your images to protect them. Choose from size, fonts, and position options. This plugin is a Script-Fu plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pgei.de\/old\/en\/plugin.php?title=Beautify\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>Beautify<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Improve and brighten your pictures with Beautify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/beautify.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/beautify.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/beautify-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/beautify-610x373.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/beautify-80x50.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/beautify-70x43.jpg 70w, https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/beautify-140x85.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Aggregate many different editing options and photo effects into one interface. Use this plugin to turn GIMP into your very own photo retouching studio. Correct contrasts and colors, apply filters, and add a little glamour to your photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GIMP is a free and powerful photo editing tool. With the addition of plugins, GIMP is one of the best free alternatives to Photoshop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a free and open-source photo-editing program used by many as an alternative to Photoshop. 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