Adding Plug-ins to GIMP

Those who use GIMP on Windows can add AKVIS plugins. We will show you how to do it:

How to make the plugins work in GIMP

• Step 1. Download the Photoshop filter plugin (pspi) for GIMP: Gimp__Ps_plugin_support.zip.

  Note: This plugin loader is a 32-bit program, and it works only with 32-bit versions of the plugins, even if using GIMP 64-bit. Make sure you use the 32-bit plugins!

  Open the zip archive ("Gimp__Ps_plugin_support.zip") and copy the plugin loader (pspi.exe) to the GIMP plugin directory:

  C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins\

• Step 2. Download and install the AKVIS plugins you want to use. Don't worry that GIMP is not recognized by the setup files.
• Step 3. Open GIMP and select Photoshop Plug-in settings in the menu Filters.

  A new window will pop up:

  

  Click on the first icon ("1"). The line in the middle of the window will be activated and highlighted in red.

  Click on the last icon ("2") and choose the folder with AKVIS plugins (C:\Program Files\AKVIS).

  Hint: We recommend copying all necessary plugins (.8bf files) to a separate folder and add just this folder to GIMP. Otherwise, an error may appear if the plugin loader finds 64-bit versions.

  Press "OK".

• Step 4. After re-opening GIMP, you will find the newly installed AKVIS plugins in the menu Filters. They will become active when you open any picture.
  

Bear in mind that not all AKVIS plug-ins are fully compatible with GIMP which works with selections in the different way than Photoshop. Please check the table of compatibility of AKVIS plug-ins.