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Screenshot of GIMP.
GIMP 2.10.36 on Windows 10
DeveloperThe GIMP Development Team
Genreimage/graphics editor
First releasedNovember 21
1995
Runs onWindows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7
BSD
Linux
Mac OS X
OpenSolaris
LicenseGNU General Public License
Source modelopen source
PriceFree
Stable2.8.2
Release statusreleased
Written inC
Websitewww.gimp.org

GIMP (the GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a free software raster graphics editor. It is primarily employed as an image retouching and editing tool, in addition to offering freeform drawing, GIMP can accomplish essential image workflow steps such as resizing, editing, and cropping photos, combining multiple images, and converting between different image formats. GIMP can also be used to create basic animated images in the GIF format. At present GIMP is entirely suitable for amateur or professional work with images intended for viewing on monitors and printing on inkjet printers; GIMP does not yet offer the CMYK separation and color management functionality which is essential for prepress work.

The product vision for GIMP is to become a high-end graphics application for the editing and creation of original images, icons, graphical elements of web pages and art for user interface elements. One point in GIMP's product vision would see GIMP used for the development of cutting-edge image-processing algorithms.

Supported Formats

GIMP's native format is the {{format|XCF|.xcf]] format, although it has the capabilities to work with almost countless other formats.

Associated Formats

  • Template:format (.gbr, .gpb)
  • Template:format (.gih)
  • Template:format (.pat)

Import and Export

  • Template:format (.pix, .matte, .mask, .alpha, .als)
  • Template:format (.fli, .flc)
  • Template:format (.bmp)
  • Template:format (.xcf.bz2, .bz2, .xcfbz2)
  • Template:format (.dcm, .dicom)
  • Template:format (.eps)
  • Template:format (.fit, .fits)
  • Template:format (.gif)
  • Template:format (.xcf.gz, .gz, .xcfgz)
  • Template:format (.jpg, .jpeg, .jpe, .jif, .jfif, .jfi)
  • Template:format (.cel)
  • Template:format (.ico)
  • Template:format (.pnm, .ppm, .pgm, .pbm)
  • Template:format (.pcx)
  • Template:format (.psd)
  • Template:format (.png)
  • Template:format (.ps)
  • Template:format (.svg)
  • Template:format (.sgi, .rgb, .bw, .icon)
  • Template:format (.im1, .im8, .im24, .im32, .rs, .ras)
  • Template:format (.tga)
  • Template:format (.tiff, .tif)
  • Template:format (.ani)
  • Template:format (.xbm, .icon, .bitmap)
  • Template:format (.xpm)
  • Template:format (.xwd)
  • Template:format (.pcx, .pcc)

Import Only

  • Template:format (.psp, .tub, .pspimage)
  • Template:format (.desktop)
  • Template:format (.g3)
  • Template:format (.pdf)
  • Template:format (.wmf, .amp)

Export Only

  • Template:format (.c)
  • Template:format (.h)
  • Template:format (.html, .htm)
  • Template:format (.mng)