Where does GIMP install to?

Since it is a personal folder, GIMP keeps it with others files that also belong to you, usually:

In Windows 7 and later versions: C:\Users\{your_id}\AppData\Roaming\GIMP\2.10 (a.k.a. %APPDATA%/GIMP/2.10 )
In Linux: /home/{your_id}/.

How do I open GIMP after install?

Most often, you start GIMP either by clicking on an icon (if your system is set up to provide you with one), or by typing gimp on a command line. If you have multiple versions of GIMP installed, you may need to type gimp-2.10 to get the latest version.

What are the other applications of GIMP?

It has many capabilities. 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. GIMP is expandable and extensible.

How do I install GIMP on Windows?

If you need help with the installation of Windows GIMP, see the GIMP for Windows page. Well, it is necessary to have a C compiler and related tools to compile and install the source package. For the most part, GCC is recommended, but a lot of effort has gone into making GIMP compile with as many compilers as possible.

How to use GIMP Windows effectively?

The screenshot above shows the most basic arrangement of GIMPwindows that can be used effectively. You can notice two panels, left and right, and an image window in middle. A second image is partially masked. The left panel collects Toolbox and Tool Options dialog together.

How to open GIMP in single-window mode?

When you open GIMP for the first time, it opens in multi-window mode by default. You can enable single-window mode through → ) in the image menu bar. After quitting GIMP with this option enabled, GIMP will start in single-window mode next time.

What is the image window in GIMP?

The image window holds the Menu of the main commands of GIMP(File, Edit, Select…), which you can also get by right-clicking on the window. An image can be bigger than the image window.