GIMP
| Website | http://gimp.org |
|---|---|
| License | GPL, LGPL |
| OS | GNU/Linux, Mac, Windows |
| Media | Image |
| Format | XCF, PNG, TIFF, GIF, JPEG |
| Interface | GUI, Python, Command-line |
| Wikipedia | http://en.wikipedia.org/GIMP |
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GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is an [[media::image]] retouching and editing tool and is released under the LGPLv3 and later versions and the GPLv3 and later versions as free and open-source software. There are versions tailored for most operating systems including OS::Linux, OS::Mac, and OS::Windows.
GIMP has tools used for image retouching and editing, free-form drawing, resizing, cropping, photo-montages, converting between different image formats, and more specialized tasks. Animated images such as GIF and MPEG files can be created using an animation plugin.
The developers and maintainers of GIMP strive to create a high-end free software graphics application for the editing and creation of original images, photos, icons, graphical elements of web pages, and art for user interface elements.
Plugins
GIMP can be extended with python: