How to Install Scripts Into Gimp

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Last Updated: September 16, 2021

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Scripts add versatility and power to an already strong program. Downloading and installing them is an easy process. This process can also be applied to brushes, plugins, and gradients with some minor variations.

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   Find the script that you want to install. Gimp scripts end with *.scm. Search for them by using terms such as, Gimp, script, scm.
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   Click on the link and save the file.

   

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   Open the file. If this is the first time you are doing this, your computer probably won't know what to do with the file.

   

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   Click on the second option, 'Select a program from a list of installed programs'. Notepad and WordPad will do what you need it to.

   

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   Look at the code. You don't need to do anything with it, but what you see now is the text of the code.

   

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   Click 'Save As' and save the file.

   

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   Navigate to the script folder in your Gimp folder. In this screenshot, the path is C:\Graphics\GIMP-2.0\share\gimp\2.0\scripts

   

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   • This directory might have this filepath for Windows 7 users - C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\share\gimp\2.0\scripts.
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