GIMP

GIMP

Developer(s)

GIMP Development Team

Initial release

Jun 2, 1998

Stable release

Oct 5, 2025
(3.0.6)

Written in

Operating system

Type

Graphics editor

Target engine(s)

Distribution

Freeware

Website

gimp.org

Download

Download

GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a free and open source image editor. Download it from gimp.org, or from the Microsoft Store for Windows systems.

Bug:If you find that GIMP keeps scanning for fonts whenever it starts, download fontconfig 2.4.2 and extract to C:\Program Files\GIMP-2.0\.

Usage with Source

VTF support

Download the GIMP VTF plug-in here. It allows you to specify a layer as the alpha channel of the output, bypassing the issue below.

Usage with GoldSrc

Warning:GIMP tends to mess up colors of 8-bit images, tinting the image slightly green, adding red pixels, and messing up the color of transparency. It is highly recommended to do any editing in full 24-bit color instead, and use IrfanView, WadMaker, or even Wally for converting the textures to 8-bit.

Export settings

GIMP export settings for TGA files
(RLE compression should be disabled for 32-bit images and game icons)
GIMP export settings for BMP files

Third Party Source SDK tools

Mod tools	DuctTape • VIDE • XBLAH's Modding Tool

Map editors	Hammer++ • Strata Hammer • Slammin' Hammer 5.2 • QtPyHammer (Strubium) • Lambda

Map compilers	VBSP_h4xed • Slammin' Compile Tools CST compilers: CSTBSP • CSTRAD • CSTVIS Ficool2's compilers: VBSP++ • VVIS++ • VRAD++

Map compiler frontends	Batch Compile Tool • Batch Compiler • Compile Pal • Hazard Team Compile Tool

Map converters	005 Decompiler • BSPSource • MapFool • VMEX

Map tools	AutoBSPpackingTool • BSPEntSpy • Crafty • Convexer • EntEd • Entspy • JERC • Map Analyst • Map Obfuscator • Material Enumerator • Pakrat • Source Compile Analyzer • TAR • TeamSpen's Hammer Addons • Vgroup • VMF Optimizer • VMF Updater • WinBSPZip • LumpStich • VPKEdit

Model compilers	NekoMDL

Model compiler frontends	Crowbar • GUIStudioMDL

Model converters	Crowbar • FireSoft Half-Life MDL Converter • FireSoft MS3D to SMD converter • MDLDecompiler • Propper • Studiocompiler • VMF to SMD

Model tools	3Dcoat • 3DS Max • Blender • Cinema 4D • Fragmotion • GMax • HLMV++ • kHED • Lightwave • Maya • MilkShape 3D • Modo • SourceOps • VSIF2VCD • Softimage Mod Tool • Zbrush

Displacement tools	DispGen • Terrain Generator • Twister • Worldmachine

Particle converters	Sparc

Texture converters	360g • Easy VTF Converter (7.0 - 7.5) • FixVTF • MareTF (7.0 - 7.6, Consoles) • no_vtf • PBR-2-Source • TGAtoDUDV • VTF Creator • VTEX (Valve Texture) • VTFVer

Texture tools	Adobe Photoshop • GIMP • Paint.NET • HL2Tex • Materialize • Sign Maker • Sky Writer • Source Model Skin Editor • Terragen • VMT Editor • VTFCmd • VTF Explorer • VTFEdit → VTFEdit Reloaded • VTF Shell Extensions • VTFTool • VTF Thumbnailer

Sound tools	L4D2 Sound Mod Creator

VPK tools	Crowbar • GCFScape • Gibbeds VPK Extractor • Source 2 Viewer • VPKEdit

Libraries	AVIKit • HLLib • VectorLib • VTFLib

Plugins	3DSMax Tools • 3DSMax VTF plugin • Blender Source Tools • Blender VertexLitGeneric • MESA • Notepad++ VDF languages • Photoshop VTF • SourceIO • Source Engine Collision Tools • SourceMod • Wall Worm Model Tools

Other	CCExporter • BEE2 • CtxConverter • Custom Compiler GUI • Source Icon Set • Source SDK Windows Gadget • SteamCMDui • VGUI Localization Tool • VirtualDub • Gmpublisher

Contents

Usage with Source

VTF support

Usage with GoldSrc

Export settings

See also

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Usage with Source

VTF support

Usage with GoldSrc

Export settings

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