favorite plugins

[rich2005]

(05-02-2023, 11:25 PM)retroarchgirl Wrote: Hi GIMPies!

I'm new to GIMP and wanted to ask everybody's favorite script, plugin, ... (in various categories) in order to test them and select my favorites from them.
What do you think are the best ones?

Retroarchgirl

Just a note about installing plugins and a plugin for Windows is a file with a .exe or .py extension.

The place for these is your User profile C:\Users\"yourname"\AppData\Roaming\GIMP\2.10\plug-ins (I saw in your other post you were putting in your Gimp system folder)

Is a folder required for plugins ?
For Gimp 2.10, not always required to put a plugin in a folder. If you use a folder it has the same name as the body of the plugin. For example ofn-bend-path.py will use a folder named ofn-bend-path

Some plugins come with additional files, something.dll for .exe plugins. These are best in their own folder. For example the gimp_gmic_qt.exe plugin comes with many files and goes in a gimp_gmic_qt folder. Fortunately that plugin has an installer that does the job for you.

Which plugins to try out. It does depend on your requirements, Gimp users range from pixel art - through animation - web page illustrations - photograph editing. All very different requirements.

A good one to start with is that gmic plugin http://www.gmic.org  It has 500+ filters. Something for everyone.

Scripts. A file with a .scm extension These go in C:\Users\"yourname"\AppData\Roaming\GIMP\2.10\scripts. Easy.

Plugin or script. These register in a menu somewhere. If you do not know which menu, use Help -> Plugin Browser and search for the plugin/script name. It gives an indication of menu location.

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What do I use frequently ?

gimp_gmic_qt

resynthesizer + heal plugins. see: https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Resynt...7#pid12687

BIMP the batch plugin: https://alessandrofrancesconi.it/projects/bimp/

...and other little utilities that you will accumulate as your experience with Gimp grows.

Avoid installing all and everything I have seen some real messy installations that result in cries for help.