The architecture allows to extend GIMP's format capabilities with a plug-in.

The file format support ranges from the common likes of JPEG (JFIF), GIF, PNG, TIFF to special use formats such as the multi-resolution and multi-color-depth Windows icon files. Change the size, angle or opacity of a brush while you paint, bind your favorite scripts to buttons. You can bind often-used actions to device events such as rotating a USB wheel or moving a MIDI controller's slider. Pressure and tilt sensitive tablets, but also a wide range of USB or MIDI controllers. GIMP includes a very unique support for various input devices out of the box. With the perspective clone tool, it's not difficult to clone objects with perspective in mind just as easily as with the orthogonal clone. Get rid of unneeded details using the clone tool, or touch up minor details easily with the new healing tool. GIMP is ideal for advanced photo retouching techniques. Eliminate lens' barrel distortion and vignetting with a powerful filter but a simple interface. Fix perspective distortion caused by lens tilt simply choosing the corrective mode in the transform tools. Numerous digital photo imperfections can be easily compensated for using GIMP. GIMP features a great fullscreen mode allowing you to not only preview your artwork but also do editing work while using the most of your screen estate. Pressing the tab key will toggle them hidden. The interface is modulized into so called docks, allowing you to stack them into tabs or keep them open in their own window. Starting from the widget theme, allowing you to change colors, widget spacings and icon sizes to custom tool sets in the toolbox. FeaturesĮach task requires a different environment and GIMP allows you to customize the view and behavior the way you like it.

You can further enhance your productivity with GIMP thanks to many customization options and 3rd party plugins.

Whether you are a graphic designer, photographer, illustrator, or scientist, GIMP provides you with sophisticated tools to get your job done. It is free software, you can change its source code and distribute your changes. GIMP is a cross-platform image editor available for GNU/Linux, macOS, Windows and more operating systems.

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