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GIMP for Windows

Getting and Installing the GIMP

This site, www.gimp.org, only distributes the source code to the GIMP (the building blocks). You can however download executable versions from the following site:

  • Automated installer (provided by Jernej Simoncic) - choose this if you just want to install GIMP. Note that the user manual is an extra package; make sure that you get it as well. And have a look at the FAQ if you run into any problems.

If you are a developer interested in creating plug-ins or working on the GIMP source code, you may want to download some additional packages (these are not needed for normal users):

Requirements

The GIMP should run on Windows 98/ME/NT4/2000/XP. It is recommended to use an NT-based version of Windows (NT4, 2000 or XP). Starting with GIMP 2.2 and GTK+ 2.4, older versions such as Windows 95 are not supported anymore. The amount of memory can be an important factor, especially if you intend to work on large images. A minimum of 128 MB of RAM is recommended, but the more RAM the better.

Configuration

  • The first time you run the GIMP.
    When you run the GIMP for the first time, it will install some files in your home directory and it will show you some dialogs that give you the opportunity to adapt it to your environment.
  • How to set the tile cache.
    The tile cache tells the GIMP how much memory it can use before swapping some image data to disk. Setting the size of the tile cache can be critical for the performance of your system.

Help and Documentation

The GIMP's user interface is designed to let you work as efficiently as possible. The trade-off is that first time users need an introduction to the GIMP's user interface, such as the one written by Martijn Weisbeek.

Other useful links can be found at the bottom of each page on this site.
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