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GIMP

Version tested: 2.10.36 Installer type: .exe official installer from gimp.org

📦 Package Managers

Manager Install Command
winget winget install GIMP.GIMP
Chocolatey choco install gimp
Scoop scoop install gimp

📁 Registry Paths

  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\GIMP\2.0
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\GIMP-2_is1

🔑 Keys

Installation entry (HKLM\SOFTWARE\GIMP\2.0)

Key Name Type Description
InstallDir REG_SZ Root installation directory (e.g., C:\Program Files\GIMP 2)
Version REG_SZ Installed version string (e.g., 2.10.36)

Uninstall entry (HKLM\...\Uninstall\GIMP-2_is1)

Key Name Type Description
DisplayName REG_SZ GIMP 2.10.36
DisplayVersion REG_SZ Installed version (e.g., 2.10.36)
DisplayIcon REG_SZ Path to gimp-2.10.exe
InstallLocation REG_SZ Root installation directory
Publisher REG_SZ The GIMP Team
UninstallString REG_SZ Path to the Inno Setup uninstaller
EstimatedSize REG_DWORD Estimated install size in KB

📝 Notes

  • GIMP stores all user configuration in %APPDATA%\GIMP\2.0\ (e.g., brushes, palettes, plug-in settings, gimprc), not the registry.
  • On 64-bit Windows the keys appear under HKLM\SOFTWARE\GIMP\2.0; there is no WOW6432Node redirect because the official build is 64-bit.
  • GIMP 3.x uses a different installer and registry path (HKLM\SOFTWARE\GIMP\3.0); document separately when stable.
  • File associations (.xcf, .psd, etc.) are registered under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes at install time.

🗑️ Cleanup

Remove-Item -Path "HKCU:\Software\GIMP"                      -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Remove-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\GIMP"                      -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Remove-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\GIMP"          -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue