GIMP
GIMP
http://gnu.org/software/gimp
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.
Documentation
See the a complete list of documentation.
Related Projects
This is a GNU package:gimp
Download
Download 
version 2.8.2
(stable)
released on 23 August 2012
VCS Checkout
Categories
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) |
This entry (in part or in whole) was last reviewed on 31 August 2012.
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the page “GNU Free Documentation License”.
The copyright and license notices on this page only apply to the text on this page. Any software described in this text has its own copyright notice and license, which can usually be found in the distribution itself.