Requirements

Batcher requires GIMP 3.0.0 or later.

Download

Batcher can currently be installed only manually by copying files from a ZIP archive.

Download latest release (1.2.1, February 08, 2026)

Windows

  1. On Windows, GIMP 3.0.0-1 or later is required. GIMP 3.0.0 is not supported. There was originally an issue that prevented several plug-ins, including Batcher, from working. You can check the installed GIMP version in Help → About GIMP.
  2. If you installed GIMP from gimp.org, make sure you enabled support for Python plug-ins (this is checked by default). The Microsoft Store version of GIMP enables Python support automatically.
  3. Locate the folder containing GIMP plug-ins - open GIMP and go to Edit → Preferences → Folders → Plug-Ins. If you cannot locate any of the folders on your system, you can add a custom folder.
  4. Copy the batcher folder from the downloaded archive to one of the folders chosen in the previous step. The folder hierarchy should look like this: 
     plug-ins/
     ...other plug-in folders...
     batcher/
         ...other Batcher files and folders...
         batcher.py
  5. If you have GIMP opened, you must restart GIMP.

Linux

Flatpak

  1. Copy the batcher folder from the downloaded archive to /home/<your username>/.config/GIMP/<GIMP version>/plug-ins, e.g. /home/username/.config/GIMP/3.0/plug-ins for GIMP 3.0.x versions. Create the folder if it does not exist. The folder hierarchy should look like this: 
     plug-ins/
     ...other plug-in folders...
     batcher/
         ...other Batcher files and folders...
         batcher.py
  2. If you have GIMP opened, you must restart GIMP.

AppImage

  1. Locate the folder containing GIMP plug-ins - open GIMP and go to Edit → Preferences → Folders → Plug-Ins. If you cannot locate any of the folders on your system, you can add a custom folder.
  2. Copy the batcher folder from the downloaded archive to one of the folders chosen in the previous step. The folder hierarchy should look like this: 
     plug-ins/
     ...other plug-in folders...
     batcher/
         ...other Batcher files and folders...
         batcher.py
  3. If you have GIMP opened, you must restart GIMP.

Snap

Currently not supported. 🥲 Any help providing a Snap package is appreciated.

Other installers or unofficial sources

  1. If you installed GIMP and/or Batcher via a package manager, make sure the following dependencies are installed:
    • Python 3.7 or later
    • Pycairo library, i.e. Python bindings for the cairo library, including GObject bindings. For example, on Debian-based distributions, python3-gi-cairo is required.
    • GObject bindings for the GExiv2 library. For example, on Debian-based distributions, gir1.2-gexiv2-0.10 is required.
  2. Locate the folder containing GIMP plug-ins - open GIMP and go to Edit → Preferences → Folders → Plug-Ins. If you cannot locate any of the folders on your system, you can add a custom folder.
  3. Copy the batcher folder from the downloaded archive to one of the folders chosen in the previous step. The folder hierarchy should look like this: 
     plug-ins/
     ...other plug-in folders...
     batcher/
         ...other Batcher files and folders...
         batcher.py
  4. If you have GIMP opened, you must restart GIMP.

macOS

  1. Locate the folder containing GIMP plug-ins - open GIMP and go to GIMP → Preferences (or Settings) → Folders → Plug-Ins. If you cannot locate any of the folders on your system, you can add a custom folder.
  2. Copy the batcher folder from the downloaded archive to one of the folders chosen in the previous step. The folder hierarchy should look like this: 
     plug-ins/
     ...other plug-in folders...
     batcher/
         ...other Batcher files and folders...
         batcher.py
  3. If you have GIMP opened, you must restart GIMP.