{"id":291,"date":"2011-11-08T17:35:47","date_gmt":"2011-11-08T17:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2011\/11\/08\/installing-gimp-to-edit-images\/"},"modified":"2020-07-07T13:25:01","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T17:25:01","slug":"installing-gimp-to-edit-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/software\/installing-gimp-to-edit-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Installing GIMP to edit Images"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GIMP is a free open source image editing software that has many different features to help you edit images on your website. GIMP has a very close feel to Photoshop, but is absolutely free. If you need to make make advanced modifications to your images a more powerful image editor may be needed, but for simple tasks such as re-sizing and cropping we recommend using GIMP.<\/p>\n<p>The first step is you\u2019ll need to download GIMP. For security reasons we recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gimp.org\/downloads\/\">downloading GIMP from the official website<\/a>. Keep in mind. GIMP is free so do not install it from any website that charges for it. Once you have downloaded the installer, doouble click on the .exe file and the installation will begin.<\/p>\n<p>When the program opens, click on \u201cInstall\u201d and GIMP will immediately begin installing on your local computer. You should see a screen similar to this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/GIMP_install1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"509\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/GIMP_install1.jpg\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"install1\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/GIMP_install1.jpg 509w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/GIMP_install1-300x235.jpg 300w\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Once the installation has finished, you\u2019ll see a confirmation page appear:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/GIMP_install2.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"install2\" class=\"std_ss size-full wp-image-5263\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/GIMP_install2.jpg\" width=\"505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/GIMP_install2.jpg 505w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/GIMP_install2-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Click on the \u201cFinish\u201d button and GIMP will automatically open:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/GIMP_install3.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"install3\" class=\"std_ss size-full wp-image-5264\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/GIMP_install3.jpg\" width=\"1006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/GIMP_install3.jpg 1006w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/GIMP_install3-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/GIMP_install3-768x515.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>GIMP has now been successfully installed on your computer.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GIMP is a free open source image editing software that has many different features to help you edit images on your website. GIMP has a very close feel to Photoshop, but is absolutely free. 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