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The GNU Image Manipulation Program is free software for tasks like photo retouching and image composition and authoring. 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. GIMP also comes with extensive documentation for both users and programmers, including a manual, tutorials, examples of various features, links to other GIMP-related sites, and an extensive list of plug-ins.
GNU Image Manipulation Program
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(23 August 2012)
released on 2.8.2
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Categories
- [[Category/Audio/Mirrors and other versions available from http://www.gimp.org/downloads.|Audio:Mirrors and other versions available from http://www.gimp.org/downloads.]]
- Hobbies:editor
- Hobbies:2d
- Hobbies:raster
- Internet-application:x-window-system
- Works-with-format:graphics
Licensing
| License | Verified by | Verified on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LGPLv3orlater | Andrew Engelbrecht | 7 December 2011 | Some non-GPL plugins to GIMP are exempt from classification under 'mere aggregation'. See the LICENSE file in the source package for details. |
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
 Michael Natterer | Maintainer |
|
Sven Neumann | Maintainer |
| See the AUTHORS file in the distribution for a complete list | Contributor |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | VCS Repository Webview | http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/ |
| Developer | Mailing List Info/Archive | https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list |
| User Support | Mailing List Info/Archive | https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list |
Software prerequisites
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Required to build | atk (v2.2) |
| Weak prerequisite | tiff |
| Weak prerequisite | xpm libraries; a floating point processor |
| Required to build | gdk-pixbuf (v2.24) |
| Weak prerequisite | jpeg |
| Required to use | glib (v2.32) |
| Weak prerequisite | curl (v7.15) |
| Required to build | pixman (v0.24) |
| Weak prerequisite | png (1.2) |
| Required to use | gtk+ (2.24) |
| Weak prerequisite | fontconfig (v2.2) |
| Required to build | cairo (1.10) |
| Weak prerequisite | poppler (v0.12) |
| Required to use | babl (v0.1) |
| Weak prerequisite | gtkdoc (v1.0) |
| Required to build | pango (1.29.4) |
| Weak prerequisite | rsvg (v2.36) |
| Required to use | gegl (v0.2) |
| Weak prerequisite | dbus-glib |
| Required to build | pygtk (v2.10) |
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This entry (in part or in whole) was last reviewed on 31 August 2012.
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