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[GIMP](https://www.gimp.org/) is a powerful raster image editing program, and commonly used for photo retouching, image composition, and general graphic design work. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, etc.

## Contents

*   [1 Installation](#Installation)
*   [2 Tips and tricks](#Tips_and_tricks)
    *   [2.1 Captions](#Captions)
    *   [2.2 Create a circle](#Create_a_circle)
*   [3 Troubleshooting](#Troubleshooting)
    *   [3.1 Green text](#Green_text)
    *   [3.2 PDF files](#PDF_files)
*   [4 See also](#See_also)

## Installation

[Install](/index.php/Install "Install") the [gimp](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/?name=gimp) package.

**Tip:** The GIMP implements a plug-in system and the repositories ([official](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/?sort=&q=gimp&maintainer=&flagged=), [AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/?O=0&SeB=nd&K=gimp&outdated=off&SB=n&SO=a&PP=50&do_Search=Go)) contain more plug-ins than listed in the package's optional depends.

## Tips and tricks

### Captions

To caption an image follow these steps after inputting the desired text:

1.  Click Layer and Text to Path
2.  Click Select and From Path
3.  Click Select and Invert
4.  Click Edit and Stroke Path

### Create a circle

To draw a circle in GIMP follow these steps:

1.  Select the Ellipse tool and hold Shift
2.  Click Edit and Fill with Color
3.  Click Select and Shrink
4.  Press Delete

**Tip:** Grow and Border give the same result.

## Troubleshooting

### Green text

Add the following to `~/.config/GIMP/2.10/fonts.conf` if you see green tint around letters with antialiasing enabled:

```
<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM 'fonts.dtd'>
<fontconfig>
  <match target="font">
    <edit name="rgba" mode="assign">
      <const>none</const>
    </edit>
  </match>
</fontconfig>

```

### PDF files

GIMP requires the [poppler-glib](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/?name=poppler-glib) library to open PDF files. Without this library GIMP will say that a PDF file is "unrecognized" when an attempt to open a PDF is made.

Since GIMP rasterizes PDF files right from the start, it will not exploit intrinsic PDF capabilities while editing them. Other programs (like [LibreOffice Draw](/index.php/LibreOffice "LibreOffice")) can be used to better edit PDF files.

## See also

*   [Wikipedia:GIMP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIMP "wikipedia:GIMP")
*   [debian:GIMP](https://wiki.debian.org/GIMP "debian:GIMP")
*   [Resources | GIMP Magazine](https://gimpmagazine.org/resources/) - Index of GIMP resources, tutorials, communities