How to Install Scripts Into Gimp

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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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    Gimp scripts end with *.scm . Search for them by using terms such as, Gimp, script, scm.
  2. Step 2 Click on the link and save the file.
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  3. If this is the first time you are doing this, your computer probably won't know what to do with the file.
    Step 3 Open the file.
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  4. Notepad and WordPad will do what you need it to.
    Step 4 Click on the second option, 'Select a program from a list of installed programs'.
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  5. You don't need to do anything with it, but what you see now is the text of the code.
    Step 5 Look at the code.
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  6. Step 6 Click 'Save As' and save the file.
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  7. In this screenshot, the path is C:\Graphics\GIMP-2.0\share\gimp\2.0\scripts
    Step 7 Navigate to the script folder in your Gimp folder.
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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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