What is GIMPixel?

GIMPixel is a set of brushes, palettes, and image templates designed to turn GIMP into an enjoyable piece of pixeling software. It's still in its infancy, so if you know a thing or two about configuring GIMP or would like to contribute brushes, palettes, or more, don't hesitate to join in!

For a quick look at what GIMPixel provides, check out the features.png file:

A summary of features that GIMPixeloffers

Usage

To use GIMPixel, you must run GIMP after changing the "GIMP2_DIRECTORY" environment variable. To do so, just run something like GIMP2_DIRECTORY=.gimpixel gimp and it should work without messing with your existing GIMP configuration.

If you decide that you'd like to replace your existing GIMP configuration with GIMPixel, just move .gimpixel to your original GIMP directory (usually .gimp-2.x/)

Fluxbox

Adding the following to ~/.fluxbox/menu should work:
[exec] (GIMPixel) {GIMP2_DIRECTORY=~/.gimpixel gimp}

Bash script

Put the following into a text file and save it as an executable shell script:

#!/bin/bash
export GIMP2_DIRECTORY=~/.gimpixel
exec gimp

Name it something like gimpixel and you'll have a quicklauncher.

Roadmap

Support color bit-depth setting
Provide execution directions for other common window managers or environments.
Add some additional interesting or useful brushes.