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GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages. Scripting questions on Stack Overflow, software support questions on Super User, and anything related to design on Graphic Design.

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GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a free, cross-platform photo retouching and graphics editing tool. It is open source and available for most operating systems including Microsoft , Mac and .

It competes with .

GIMP can accomplish essential image editing tasks such as resizing, editing, and cropping photos, photomontages combining multiple images, and converting between different image formats. GIMP can also be used to create animated images in many formats such as GIF and MPEG through the Animation Plugin.

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How do I use the Selection tool to move things in GIMP?

Using GIMP 2.6.11 My previous image-editing software of choice was Microsoft Paint, which was very intuitive: make a rectangle, click + drag to move the contents of the rectangle around. How do I replicate this functionality in GIMP? I seem to only…
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How do I draw a box in GIMP?

I want to draw a box around a portion of my graphic for the purpose of highlighting it. How can I do that?
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I accidentally closed my GIMP toolbox. Can I get it back?

While trying to quit the GIMP image editor, I inadvertently clicked the cross on the main toolbox (the one with selection/painting tools, etc). Now, the toolbox seems to be permanently lost, even after restarting. Is there anything I can do to get…
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Change one colour to another?

In GIMP, I have a green button GIF image: it shades from dark green to light green, against a transparent background. I would like to change it to blue, and keep the shading, so it shades from dark blue to light blue. How can I do this?
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Using GIMP, what is the easiest way to repeat an image in a tiled fashion?

I have an image that is 100×125 pixels in size. I'd like to create a new image by repeating the source image, five times, horizontally (so the new image is 500×125px). The repetitions must be pixel perfect, in exactly the right place (so I'm less…
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Move a layer to specific X,Y position in Gimp

How do I move a layer to a specific XY position within the canvas in Gimp? Currently, the only way I can find is to just eyeball it with the guides and/or mouse position. I want to specify the exact X and Y coordinates.
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How can I swap colors with GIMP?

I have made an image with three colors: RGB I want to swap each channel to a specific color. Is there a way to do that efficiently with GIMP? Example: I would like: Blue: #434343 Red: #EEEEEE Green: #BBBBBB
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Using Gimp to batch convert images to another format in Windows

As implied by the title, does anybody know how to use the gimp-console-[version].exe program to batch convert images between formats (with default settings) in Windows ?
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I want to change DPI with ImageMagick without changing the actual byte-size of the image data

In GIMP there is a very simple way to do what I want. I only have the German dialog installed but I’ll try to translate it. I’m talking about going to Picture -> PrintingSize and then adjusting the Values X-Resolution and Y-Resolution which are…
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Bucket fill to transparent in gimp

Is there a "bucket fill to transparent" tool in gimp? That is: something which is exactly the same as bucket fill(Shift+B) but which fill to 100% transparent, instead of to a color. And also: Is there a pencil tool, which will allow me to draw with…
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get pixel alpha value

Given a pixel in an image imported from a png file, how can I get the alpha value of the pixel with the GIMP? If this is not possible, what software can I use to achieve this (OS: Linux)?
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How to change the transparent background grid in GIMP?

When a layer in GIMP is transparent and there are no opaque pixels behind it, you see a kind of default grid indicating that this part of the image is "transparent", like in the centre here: Is there a way to change the look of this grid, or are…
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Why does GIMP start up so slow on my machine?

Is there any way to speed up GIMP's startup time on Windows Vista Home Premium 32-Bit 1.6 [Dual] Intel Processors? On XP [different computer], it loads in less than 3 seconds. On Vista, it takes 20 seconds: 2 Seconds (other - fonts,…
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How to move an inserted text box in GIMP

How do I move a selected text box (not a layer) in GIMP? I selected the box, but when I use the move tool, it moves the image (layer) instead of the box. I tried following the documentation here, but when I hold down ctrl-alt and click, a forbidden…
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How do I open an EPS file in GIMP 2? "Could not interpret PostScript file"

I've created some EPS files in GIMP 2, but I can't open them back up. When I try, the "Import from PostScript" dialog comes up, but no matter what I do, when I proceed I get an error "could not interpret PostScript file". I'm using Windows 7…
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