GIMP as a standard application. The GIMP is also available for other operating systems such as Microsoft Windows or Apple’s Mac OS X (Darwin). The GIMP is a Free Software application covered by the General and Standards Support • You can drag-and-drop or copy-and-paste image data from the GIMP to any application which supports image/png drops (currently Abiword and Kword at least) and image/xml+svg drops (Inkscape ) Plug-ins Many, probably most, of the things you do to an image in GIMP are done by the GIMP application itself. However, GIMP also makes extensive use of ‘plug-ins’ which are external programs that interact

include GIMP as a standard application. GIMP is also available for other operating systems such as Microsoft Windows or Apple’s macOS (Darwin). GIMP is a Free Software application covered by the General Public class of files (as determined by their filename extension, such as .jpg) with a corresponding application (such as GIMP). When image files are properly “associated” to GIMP, you can double click an image Plug-ins Many, probably most, of the things that you do to an image in GIMP are done by the GIMP application itself. However, GIMP also makes extensive use of “plug-ins”, which are external pro- grams that

standard application. The GIMP is also available for other operating systems such as Microsoft Windows or Apple's Mac OS X (Darwin). The GIMP is not freeware. It is a Free Software application covered standards support • You can drag-and-drop or copy-and-paste image data from the GIMP to any application which supports image/png drops (currently Abiword and Kword at least) and image/xml+svg drops fun! The Main Toolbox The Main Toolbox is the heart of the GIMP. It is the only part of the application that you cannot duplicate or close. Here is a quick tour of what you will find there. In the

comprehensive source of Gimp information available, covering nearly all aspects of this complex application. It’s a user man- ual, so it will not cover “nuts and bolts” topics such as how to write Gimp plug-ins; But if Gimp isn’t already installed, it can most likely be installed by your Linux distribution application’s installation tool. However, if you are working on, for example, an SGI workstation, Gimp will modules in your home directory. Then, you can change and add features to an application without having to modify the application at a system level. Gimp is no exception. Unfortunately, most UNIX programs

directory. How do I use it? When you run the program for the first time, you will see the main application "toolbox." From this menu you can perform most of the GIMP's operations. You will also see the