Gimp plugin: shape creator 2026

New version of the GIMP path creation plugin that includes the option to add Vector Layers from the path being created, making previewing very large images easier. The Arches category has been created, adding new arch types to the two existing ones:
  • Round
  • Basket-handle
  • Lancet
  • Horseshoe (with three variations)
  • Round rampant
  • Draped
  • Oriental
  • Segmental
  • TreeFoil

Updates

2026-07-02
  • New option Displace Y for the Ray shape, new option Roundness for the Letter shape and fixed and error with the shape Moon that shows to the user the minimal roundness radius.
2026-05-28
  • New shape Bubbles, Combined with the Cloud shape, it allows you to create thought bubbles for comics.
  • New German translation contributed by gimplyworxs
2026-05-25
  • New shape Leaf and new option for round the base of the Heart shape
  • Updated the translation in spanish
2026-05-21
  • New option Regular for Letter envelope
  • Fixed error with the shape Rombus
  • Hide option for select Stroke for Vector Layers in the systems that not support it
2026-05-13
New shape Frame sunken with three options Tested on Ubuntu in Windows
2026-05-04
New value for Heart: Overlap, smooths the union of the two top circles
New arch Treefoil
Fixed the fail on rotating the Cloud shape, the first/last node rotates in a extrange way
Fixed: Some shapes creates redundant overlaping nodes only noticeables when editing the route manually or appling random
Fixed: Extra point at the start of the Star ellipse shape

Installation

This version is not backward compatible; you must delete the shapes and arakne-path-shape-creatorX.py folders. More information in this post https://www.arakne.es/en/gimp-scripts-python-where-to-install/

Download

path-shape-creator-2026-07-02

Previous versions

4 thoughts on “Gimp plugin: shape creator 2026

  1. MAXIMUM URLS IN CONTENT EXCEDEED: 8 OF 5

    What a nice and useful plug-in. Thanks for doing it. Still two of the shapes don’t work on Linux Mint.
    I found your error.txt which I’ll insert here:

    path-shape-creator-2026
    Error: math domain error
    Traceback (most recent call last):
    File “path-shape-creator-2026.py”, line 328, in chPath
    name, bezs, xtraTit, xtraVal, closed = Def2(x1,x2,y1,y2, self.Objs)
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    File “shMoon.py”, line 68, in shapeMoon
    bezs=calc_geom_tang(r1, displace, r2, rnd, cx,cy)
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    File “shMoon.py”, line 13, in calc_geom_tang
    h = sqrt(R1*R1 – a*a)
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    ValueError: math domain error

    2
    Error: math domain error
    Traceback (most recent call last):
    File “path-shape-creator-2026.py”, line 328, in chPath
    name, bezs, xtraTit, xtraVal, closed = Def2(x1,x2,y1,y2, self.Objs)
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    File “shArch.py”, line 156, in shapeArchSegmental
    rot = asin(cx / rad)
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    ValueError: math domain error


    • Hi MrsP, thanks for the feedback, i solved this error, is produced when the roundnes is smaller than the space between the two circles that creates the moon, now the sape is created without roundness but includes the minimal roundness radius for create the shape correctly


  2. OK, It seems I got the wrong version.

    A quick check and the zip with path-shape-creator-2026.py size 35902 B and that works


  3. Thank you very much for your very helpful GIMP extension, which I have already been using as version 8 for GIMP 2.10.x.

    The version path-shape-creator-2025 for GIMP 3.x also works here without any problems. However, version 2026_05_13 does not display a window when launched and therefore cannot be used. The terminal with ‘gimp –verbose’ displays the following message:

    (path-shape-creator-2026.py:7807): LibGimp-CRITICAL **: 13:55:55.851: _gimp_pdb_new: assertion ‘GIMP_IS_PLUG_IN (plug_in)’ failed

    (shapes-creator:7807): LibGimp-WARNING **: 13:55:56.152: _gimp_procedure_run_array: no return values, shouldn’t happen

    OS: Linux Mint 21.3
    GIMP 3.2.4 from ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/gimp-3
    using version: path-shape-creator-2026_05_13

    Thanks again for your hard work on this wonderful tool!

    Translated with DeepL.com (free version)


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