GIMP: The 5 best and most practical plugins

If you use GIMP frequently, you may sometimes need to do things that are a bit more complicated with the features included in this software, or maybe there are some that are not present. Well don't worry, that's what plugins are for, with which you can add countless new functions with which to make everything much easier.

You already know that, in addition to the automatic and simple method, you also have the manual method to install the plugins in GIMP. Basically it consists of extracting the .zip file, open GIMP, go to Edit, Preferences, Folders and press + to expand, and:

• If they are PY: click Accessories.
• If they are SMC: hit Scripts or Scripts.

then you will see two folders, you must choose users and move the files you have unzipped to the folder and restart GIMP.

Having said that, let's see what are the 5 best plugins for GIMP. At least, those that can be more practical on a day-to-day basis:

• G'MIC: Magic for Image Computing is one of the most popular plugins for GIM. It is a collection with more than 500 filters for your images. They are very varied, from emulating movies, to deformations, color balance, metallic looks, etc.
• RawTherapee: is a plugin to work with images in RAW format, or crude. This is common for professional photographers, who will have such a good image processor with tone mapping, HDR support, etc.
• Resynthesizer: This other GIMP plugin is very useful as it adds some features to easily remove objects from images. The plugin will take care of removing the area and filling it effectively.
• BIMP: allows you to work with images in batches, in a massive way, to save time when you have to do the same retouching to many photos. That way you don't have to go one by one.
• Hugin: With it you can create a panoramic image from several uploaded photos. All in a very simple and fast way, and carrying out all the necessary process to obtain good results.