GIMP is a cross-platform image editor available for GNU/Linux, macOS, Windows and more operating systems. It is free software, you can change its source code and distribute your changes.
Contributors in 2026
4
+1 from 2025
Projects since 2016
14
2.8 a cycle on average
Cycles
5 of 11
5-cycle streak
Rank in 2026
#91
of 183, 0.4% of slots
Mentors
3
for 3 projects in 2025
Accepted projects each year, against the median organization that year
| GNU Image Manipulation Program | Median organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026 | 4 | 4 |
Each one has its own page of organizations and trends
Technologies
# Topics
Whether you are a graphic designer, photographer, illustrator, or scientist, GIMP provides you with sophisticated tools to get your job done. You can further enhance your productivity with GIMP thanks to many customization options and 3rd party plugins.
4 projects in 2026 · All 14 projects since 2016
Akascape
The current GIMP Shortcut Dialog is outdated and not so user-friendly. During this GSoC term (2026), I can contribute improving the Shortcut Dialog....
blezecon
The current extension ecosystem for GIMP lacks a structured and automated infrastructure for validating, publishing, and distributing extensions....
v4vansh
GIMPs typographic engine is currently limited by legacy GTK3 and Pango constraints. This project overhauls the text backend by directly integrating...
Waris Maqbool
GIMP is actively migrating its legacy filter system to proper GEGL operations to enable non-destructive editing, and better PSD compatibility. This...
Gabriele BarberoMentored by demib0y
This project aims to create a GEGL filter browser for GIMP, improving the user experience by providing an easy-to-use interface to explore and apply...
Ondřej MíchalMentored by cmyk-student
The new 3.0 release of GIMP introduced many API changes that require all third-party plugins to be updated. Notably, a new filter API for using GEGL...
SamIsTheFBIMentored by Jehan
This proposal outlines a comprehensive plan to develop a new website for GIMP's extension platform. The project will focus on creating a primarily...
Idriss FekirMentored by demib0y
Continuing last year’s GSOC work done on the text-tool, This project aims at bringing OpenType features support to GIMP, and also improve Font...
CheesequakeMentored by cmyk-student
Currently GIMP uses the complicated GtkTreeView from GTK3. My job is to create a new GimpTreeView widget which moves away from GtkTreeView as it will...
Varun Samaga B LMentored by Jacob Boerema
The massively parallel nature of many real-world computations has led to the development of specialized massively parallel hardware such as GPUs,...
cmyk-studentMentored by Jehan
GIMP utilizes a Destructive Editing workflow – all changes are made directly to the image itself. A much requested feature is Non-Destructive Editing...
Idriss FekirMentored by Jehan, demib0y
GIMP is a high end photo editor, but its text tool is rudimentary. A lot could be done to improve it, UI/UX-wise and feature-wise. I plan on...
sbdaule5Mentored by Jehan
GNU Image Manipulation Program, or GIMP in short, is one of the most popular image editing programs that is Free and Open Source. But currently, the...
cmyk-studentMentored by Jehan
One of the most requested features for GIMP is support for CMYK and desktop publishing - there's even an FAQ entry on their site specifically for it!...
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