# bootchk/resynthesizer

Suite of gimp plugins for texture synthesis

Repository: https://github.com/bootchk/resynthesizer
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/resynthesizer
Language: C
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: texture-synthesis, gimp-plugin, style-transfer, inpainting
Last push: 2026-04-14T19:35:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 70/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 77, release rhythm 45, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5619, "days_push": 141, "days_rel": 155, "gap_med": 313, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1850, forks 176 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:44.231972+00:00)

## What it is
A suite of third-party plugins for GIMP implementing the Resynthesizer algorithm for texture synthesis and transfer among images. It enables features like inpainting (heal selection), texture generation, and style transfer within GIMP.

## Use cases
- remove objects from photos in gimp
- heal selection content-aware fill gimp
- synthesize seamless textures
- transfer texture style between images
- inpaint missing image regions
- generate tiling textures for game assets

## When to choose
- you use GIMP and need content-aware fill or inpainting
- you want free open-source texture synthesis without cloud services
- you need seamless texture generation for design or games

## When to avoid
- you use Photoshop or non-GIMP editors
- you need a standalone command-line tool
- you require a tested Windows build (not provided)

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, plugin-system
- domain: image-processing, graphics, media
- platform: cpp
- tags: gimp-plugin, texture-synthesis, inpainting, style-transfer, content-aware-fill, third-party-plugin, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- bootchk/resynthesizer (main) score 70

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:44.231972+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 2026-08-30T03:16:57.072175+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bootchk/resynthesizer (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:44.231972+00:00, sha bfe1860496f8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.