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# This file is read-only, please check https://developer.gimp.org
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All the developer documentation is exclusively hosted on
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[GIMP Developer website](https://developer.gimp.org/).
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The `devel-docs` dir only contains some branch-specific information that
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can not be hosted on the developer website, which is mainly the
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**os-support.txt** file and the **modules explanation** below.
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{height=1120px}.
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GIMP source tree can be divided into the main application, libraries, plug-ins,
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data files and some stuff that don't fit into these categories. Here are the
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top-level directories:
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| Folder | Description |
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| app/ | Source code of the main GIMP application |
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| app-tools/ | Source code of distributed tools |
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| build/ | Scripts for creating binary packages |
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| data/ | Data files: dynamics, gradients, palettes… |
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| desktop/ | Desktop integration files |
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| devel-docs/ | Developers documentation generation files |
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| docs/ | CLI and rc files documentation (manpages) |
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| etc/ | Configuration files installed with GIMP |
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| extensions/ | Source code of extensions |
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| gimp-data/ | Raster or image data files |
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| **libgimp/** | Library for plug-ins (core does not link against) (**can have auto-generated files**) |
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| libgimpbase/ | Basic functions shared by core and plug-ins |
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| libgimpcolor/ | Color-related functions shared by core and plug-ins |
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| libgimpconfig/ | Config functions shared by core and plug-ins |
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| libgimpmath/ | Mathematic operations useful for core and plug-ins |
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| libgimpmodule/ | Abstracts dynamic loading of modules (used to implement loadable color selectors and display filters) |
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| libgimpthumb/ | Thumbnail functions shared by core and plug-ins |
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| libgimpwidgets/ | User interface elements (widgets) and utility functions shared by core and plug-ins |
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| menus/ | XML/XSL files used to generate menus |
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| modules/ | Color selectors and display filters loadable at run-time |
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| pdb/ | Scripts for PDB source code generation |
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| plug-ins/ | Source code for plug-ins distributed with GIMP |
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| po/ | Translations of strings used in the core application |
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| po-libgimp/ | Translations of strings used in libgimp |
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| po-plug-ins/ | Translations of strings used in C plug-ins |
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| po-python/ | Translations of strings used in Python plug-ins |
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| po-script-fu/ | Translations of strings used in Script-Fu scripts |
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| po-tags/ | Translations of strings used in tags |
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| po-tips/ | Translations of strings used in tips |
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| po-windows-installer/ | Translations of strings used in the Windows installer |
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| themes/ | Official themes |
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| tools/ | Source code for non-distributed GIMP-related tools |
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| .gitlab/ | Gitlab-related templates or scripts |
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The source code of the main GIMP application is found in the `app/` directory:
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| Folder | Description |
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| app/actions/ | Code of actions (`GimpAction*` defined in `app/widgets/`) (depends: GTK) |
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| app/config/ | Config files handling: GimpConfig interface and GimpRc object (depends: GObject) |
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| app/core/ | Core of GIMP **core** (depends: GObject) |
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| app/dialogs/ | Dialog widgets (depends: GTK) |
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| app/display/ | Handles displays (e.g. image windows) (depends: GTK) |
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| app/file/ | File handling routines in **core** (depends: GIO) |
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| app/file-data/ | GIMP file formats (gbr, gex, gih, pat) support (depends: GIO) |
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| app/gegl/ | Wrapper code for babl and GEGL API (depends: babl, GEGL) |
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| app/gui/ | Code that puts the user interface together (depends: GTK) |
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| app/menus/ | Code for menus (depends: GTK) |
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| app/operations/ | Custom GEGL operations (depends: GEGL) |
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| app/paint/ | Paint core that provides different ways to paint strokes (depends: GEGL) |
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| **app/pdb/** | Core side of the Procedural Database, exposes internal functionality. (**can have auto-generated files**) |
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| app/plug-in/ | Plug-in handling in **core** |
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| app/propgui/ | Property widgets generated from config properties (depends: GTK) |
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| app/tests/ | Core unit testing framework |
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| app/text/ | Text handling in **core** |
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| app/tools/ | User interface part of the tools. Actual tool functionality is in core |
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| app/vectors/ | Vectors framework in **core** |
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| app/widgets/ | Collection of widgets used in the application GUI |
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| app/xcf/ | XCF file handling in **core** |
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This README file is read-only.
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Remember: all the developer documentation is exclusively hosted on
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[GIMP Developer website](https://developer.gimp.org/). Do
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not search nor add documentation files on this dir.
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