• Is there any help available for GIMP?
  • Help is available on-line at manual.gimp.org.
  • How can I change the interface language GIMP is using?
  • GIMP will use the language defined in your Regional Settings in Windows Control Panel. If you would like the GIMP to use another language, you have two options:
    • If you would just like GIMP to be in English, the easiest way to achieve this is is to uninstall it, then run the installer again, choose Customized setup, and uncheck Translations on the Components page. Without translations, GIMP will always appear in English.
    • If you would like GIMP to appear in some other language, you need to set the environment variable LANG to the code of the language you would like to use. You can see the supported language codes by going to share\locale subfolder in the folder where GIMP is installed (typically C:\Program Files\GIMP-2.0). Note that not all translations are complete, so you may get a mix of your chosen language and English.
  • I'm getting The procedure entry point libintl_snprintf could not be located in the dynamic link library intl.dll. when I try to run GIMP or use plug-ins. How do I fix it?
  • Some broken application placed a file named intl.dll to your Windows or Windows\System32 directory. Rename it, and GIMP will work fine.
  • What do I need to do to get Python scripts to work?
  • You have to install Python (as of GIMP 2.6.4, both Python 2.5 and 2.6 are supported), PyCairo, PyGObject and PyGTK. If you just intend to use Python scripts from within GIMP, there is no need to install GTK+ separately.
    If you installed GIMP before installing Python, PyCairo, PyGObject and PyGTK, run the GIMP installer again to install the GIMP Python components.
  • GIMP displays the message Pango-ERROR **: file shape.c line 75 > (pango_shape): assertion failed: (glyphs->num_glyphs > 0) and when I click OK, it crashes. What should I do?
  • You have two options:
    • Go to Start►Settings►Control Panel►Display properties►Apperance tab(►Advanced if you're on Windows XP/2003), and set all fonts to Tahoma (or any other TrueType font).
    • Uninstall GTK+ then re-install it without the GTK-Wimp component.
  • GIMP appears to hang while loading fonts. What's going on?
  • If it's the first time you've run GIMP, it may be indexing your fonts. This may take a few minutes to complete.
  • Can GIMP be distributed on a magazine cover CD?
  • Yes, it can, but to satisfy the GNU General Public License requirements, you have to provide the source code to GIMP.
  • Where can I find some tutorials/manuals for GIMP?
  • You should start with the documentation page.
  • When I run GIMP, a console window (MS-DOS box) opens and displays some messages. If I close this window, GIMP closes, too. What should I do?
  • Minimize the window and ignore it, as most of the warnings it displays are harmless, and GIMP will still work.
  • I'm getting cryptic error messages about missing entries in DLL files when I try to run GIMP. What's causing this?
  • GIMP loads fine when I run it by clicking the icon, but crashes if I double-click a file associated with it. What is causing this?
  • This is usually caused by broken programs installing libraries to Windows\System32 directory. Most likely there's a bad version of intl.dll, libxml2.dll, xmlparse.dll or xmltok.dll in there. Rename or remove it, and GIMP should load fine.
  • My antivirus claims that your installers are infected. Why?
  • Because its definitions are broken. Inform the vendor about the problem and wait a few days until updated definitions are out.