# GNOME/gimp

Read-only mirror of https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp

Repository: https://github.com/GNOME/gimp
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gimp
Homepage: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp
Language: C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-26T16:48:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5204, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6378, forks 886 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:42.940537+00:00)

## What it is
GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a free, open-source raster graphics editor for photo retouching, image composition, and authoring. This repository is a read-only mirror of the official GNOME GitLab project, currently on the unstable GIMP 3.3 development branch.

## Use cases
- edit and retouch photos
- remove backgrounds from images
- create digital paintings and illustrations
- batch process images with scripts
- convert image file formats
- design graphics for the web

## When to choose
- you need a free, cross-platform alternative to Photoshop
- you want scriptable/automated image editing
- you need advanced photo retouching and compositing tools
- you want to contribute to or build an open-source image editor

## When to avoid
- you need a lightweight command-line-only image converter (use ImageMagick instead)
- you need vector graphics editing (use Inkscape instead)
- you need a simple one-click photo editor

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, graphics, gui
- domain: graphics, image-processing, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: photo-editing, raster-graphics, gimp, open-source, scriptable, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- GNOME/gimp (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:42.940537+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:45:09.922642+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/GNOME/gimp (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:42.940537+00:00, sha 5450b85202b6)
  - homepage: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp (fetched 2026-08-29T08:42:06.165341+00:00, sha 94d3490af2f0)
  - site_page: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/releases (fetched 2026-08-29T08:42:06.174152+00:00, sha 2d860f95ee02)
  - site_page: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/blob/master/ChangeLog.pre-1-0 (fetched 2026-08-29T08:42:06.175738+00:00, sha 4b4e8fead74a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.