GIMP isFreeSoftware, mostly licensed under theGNU General Public License(GPL) license, and historically part of theGNUProject.

In the free software world, there is generally no distinction between users anddevelopers. As in afriendly neighborhood, everybody pitches in to help theirneighbors. Please consider the time you give in assistance to others as payment.

Ways in which you can help:

Fix bugs or program new features

OurDeveloper Website is where you want tostart learning about being a code contributor.

Reportbugs (errors in the program)

As any application,GIMP is not bug-free, soreporting bugsthat you encounter is very important to the development.

Test existing features and provide feedback

If you think a feature can be improved somehow, you can discussthe improvements on theforums andcreateenhancement requests on ourUXtracker.

Write or improve thedocumentation

TheDocumentation websites tells you all aboutcontributing.

TranslateGIMP or documentation to your own language

Contact the respectivetranslation team foryour language. TheTranslationProject page ofGNOME is also of interest.

Writetutorials on this website

We have aprocedure for writing tutorials too!

Improve this website

Creating websites that contain useful information is very important. It isjust as important as doing bug reports. A website contains a lot of informationthat are needed for the development to move on and it also contains informationthat will help the public to understand what the application is all about. Weexplain how to help usin a dedicatedtutorial.

Make artwork forGIMP

After all,GIMP is for artists, designers, photographers and other creators.So if you want to contribute your art under a Libre license, feel free toreachout.

Let people know you usedGIMP for your artwork

On your website, social networks or whatnot!

Give away copies ofGIMP

This is Free Software, it is made to be shared, just like knowledge andknow-how. GiveGIMP to your neighbors, your friend, your family, everyone!

Help others to learnGIMP

Writebooks aboutGIMP, teach itinuniversity,in websites, video tutorial, local community workshops, everywhere!GIMP is freeto use and will never try to tamper with your work.

Help newGIMP users in online forums

See theDiscuss page for a list ofofficial discussion venues forGIMP. Helping in non-official forums, forinstance in your native language is also great!

etc.

As you can see, anyone can help. This is what a community is about.

Once you’ve figured out what to do, be bold and get to work!

GIMP’s community is a friendly one, but it probably is still worth saying this: try not to take critiques personally. We all just wantGIMP to be the best that it can be. Once approved, your edits will be merged into the code base, making you an officialGIMP contributor. And if you keep up the good work, not only will this process get easier with practice, your administrative privileges inGIMP development will also increase too.