User guide for Windows Users

December 19, 2025 · View on GitHub

Install GIMP AI plugins with OpenVINO™

Notes: This set of plugins only supports Intel® devices. Non-Intel GPUs and NPUs are not supported. NPU is supported on all Intel® Core™ Ultra series processors.

Pre-requisite for execution on Intel® NPU

Hardware:
- Intel® Core™ Ultra platform
- 16GB system memory as minimum requirement
- internet connection is required for installation
Driver:
- Intel® NPU driver: Use the most recent driver you have available.
Software and Package:
- git
- python 3.10-3.14
- VC runtime
- GIMP 3.0.6
- GIMP AI plugins with OpenVINO™ Backend from Github.

Install Python

Notes: Use Python 3.12.10 as an example.

Please download the prebuilt Windows x64 package from link. After downloading, please following below steps to install the Python package.

Check "Add Python 3.x to PATH", then click "Install Now"
Click "Close"

Install Git

Notes: Use Git 2.43.0 as an example.

Please download the prebuilt Windows x64 package from link. After downloading, please following below steps to install the Git.

Click "Next", then click "Install"
Check out "View Release Notes", then click "Close"

Install Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable

Please download the latest Visual C++ Redistributable package from MSFT site. Then, install this package.

Install GIMP 3.0.6

Please download GIMP 3.0.6 and follow below steps to install GIMP.

Click "Install for all users (recommended)"
Click "Install"
Click "Finish" to complete the installation of GIMP

Install GIMP AI plugins

Open command prompt and download the latest release from Github by git with below instruction.
```
cd C:\Users\Public\
mkdir GIMP
cd GIMP
git clone https://github.com/intel/openvino-ai-plugins-gimp.git
```
Notes: This is an example that will create a GIMP folder in C:\Users\Public\, and then download the package to C:\Users\Public\GIMP, you still can define where to place this package by yourself.
Use same command prompt that used in previous steps and follow the command below to install it.
```
openvino-ai-plugins-gimp\install.bat
```
This step will take time for downloading necessary packages.
After creating python environment, gimpenv3, and downloaded necessary packages, you can now launch GIMP application. See the Usage Guide for running Stable Diffusion example.