GIMP

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cross-platform application raster graphics editor

GIMP is a free, open-source raster graphics editor widely used for tasks such as photo retouching, image composition, and image authoring.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
GIMP canonical	7
GNU Image Manipulation Program	2
GIMP Development Team	1
GIMP Wilber mascot	1
GIMP image editor	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8608663 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: GIMP
Context triple: [GTK, originallyDevelopedFor, GIMP]

A. Microsoft Paint
Microsoft Paint is a simple raster graphics editor included with Microsoft Windows that allows users to create, edit, and save basic digital drawings and images.
B. Adobe Photoshop Elements
Adobe Photoshop Elements is a simplified, consumer-oriented version of Adobe’s photo editing software designed to offer powerful yet easy-to-use tools for organizing, editing, and sharing images.
C. Shotwell
Shotwell is a lesser-known punk rock band associated with the Bay Area punk scene, notable for having zine writer and musician Aaron Cometbus as a member.
D. Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop is a widely used professional image-editing and graphic design software application known for its powerful photo manipulation and digital art tools.
E. CorelDRAW
CorelDRAW is a widely used vector graphics editor developed by Corel, known for its comprehensive design tools for illustration, layout, and typography.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: GIMP
Target entity description: GIMP is a free, open-source raster graphics editor widely used for tasks such as photo retouching, image composition, and image authoring.

A. Microsoft Paint
Microsoft Paint is a simple raster graphics editor included with Microsoft Windows that allows users to create, edit, and save basic digital drawings and images.
B. Adobe Photoshop Elements
Adobe Photoshop Elements is a simplified, consumer-oriented version of Adobe’s photo editing software designed to offer powerful yet easy-to-use tools for organizing, editing, and sharing images.
C. Shotwell
Shotwell is a lesser-known punk rock band associated with the Bay Area punk scene, notable for having zine writer and musician Aaron Cometbus as a member.
D. Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop is a widely used professional image-editing and graphic design software application known for its powerful photo manipulation and digital art tools.
E. CorelDRAW
CorelDRAW is a widely used vector graphics editor developed by Corel, known for its comprehensive design tools for illustration, layout, and typography.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (74)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cross-platform application ⓘ raster graphics editor ⓘ
acronymFor	GNU Image Manipulation Program ⓘ linked to: GIMP
category	Cross-platform free software ⓘ Free graphics software ⓘ
developer	GIMP Development Team ⓘ linked to: GIMP
distributedAs	precompiled binaries ⓘ source code ⓘ
fullName	GNU Image Manipulation Program ⓘ linked to: GIMP
genre	graphics editor ⓘ
hasLogo	GIMP Wilber mascot ⓘ linked to: GIMP
initialReleaseYear	1996 ⓘ
license	GNU General Public License ⓘ
licenseVersion	GPL-3.0-or-later ⓘ
mascot	Wilber ⓘ
nativeFileFormat	XCF ⓘ
operatingSystem	BSD ⓘ Linux ⓘ Solaris ⓘ linked to: Solaris operating system Windows ⓘ macOS ⓘ
originalAuthors	Peter Mattis ⓘ Spencer Kimball ⓘ
partOf	GNU Project ⓘ
programmingLanguage	C ⓘ GTK ⓘ
softwareType	raster graphics editor ⓘ
supportsColorDepth	16-bit per channel ⓘ 32-bit per channel (floating point) ⓘ 8-bit per channel ⓘ
supportsColorSpace	RGB ⓘ grayscale ⓘ
supportsExtensionMechanism	plug-ins ⓘ scripts ⓘ
supportsFeature	GEGL-based processing ⓘ alpha compositing ⓘ channels ⓘ clone tool ⓘ color management ⓘ filters ⓘ healing tool ⓘ layers ⓘ masks ⓘ painting tools ⓘ path tool ⓘ plug-ins ⓘ scriptability ⓘ selection tools ⓘ text tool ⓘ transform tools ⓘ
supportsFormat	BMP ⓘ GIF ⓘ JPEG ⓘ OpenEXR ⓘ PDF ⓘ PNG ⓘ PSD ⓘ SVG (import) ⓘ TIFF ⓘ WebP ⓘ
supportsInterface	multi-window mode ⓘ single-window mode ⓘ
supportsScriptingLanguage	Perl ⓘ Python ⓘ Scheme ⓘ
supportsTask	batch image processing ⓘ digital painting ⓘ graphic design ⓘ image authoring ⓘ image composition ⓘ image editing ⓘ photo retouching ⓘ
supportsUserInterfaceLanguage	multilingual ⓘ
website	https://www.gimp.org/ ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

GTK → originallyDevelopedFor → GIMP ⓘ

GTK → usedByApplication → GIMP ⓘ

GTK → usedBy → GIMP ⓘ

subject linked to: GTK (for graphical interface)

GTK → originatedFor → GIMP image editor ⓘ

subject linked to: GTK (for graphical interface)

linked to: GIMP

PSD → compatibleWith → GIMP ⓘ

Ubuntu Studio → includesSoftware → GIMP ⓘ

GIMP → fullName → GNU Image Manipulation Program ⓘ

linked to: GIMP

GIMP → acronymFor → GNU Image Manipulation Program ⓘ

linked to: GIMP

GIMP → developer → GIMP Development Team ⓘ

linked to: GIMP

GIMP → hasLogo → GIMP Wilber mascot ⓘ

linked to: GIMP

Fedora Design Team → uses → GIMP ⓘ

Cairo → usedBy → GIMP ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

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