The people behind GIMP
GIMP has been built, debugged, documented and translated by thousands of people over more than 30 years. These interactive views are a way to wander through that history — who showed up, what they worked on, and how the community has shifted over time.
Five ways to explore
Cornerstones →
The project's most active contributors — the people who carry the project.
Pulse →
Activity over time — highlighting bursts of contribution and quieter periods
Trails →
Individual journeys traced across the years, from first contribution to most recent.
Ripples →
Contributors placed by how much they've added — the more contributions, the closer to the center.
Gathering →
Everyone gathered around the project at once — the whole community in one view.
These views are not designed for phones. For the best experience, use a desktop-sized screen.
GIMP is free software, built entirely by volunteers, and it is always looking for more hands — code, documentation, translation, design, bug triage, and plenty besides. You don't need to be an expert to start.
Get involved with GIMP →A note on the data
This is not a leaderboard. The point isn't to rank anyone — it's to appreciate the sheer breadth of effort that goes into a project like this. Please don't read the numbers as a scoreboard.
The data is stitched together from git history, issue trackers, and old bug reports — coverage is uneven and categories are approximate.
See GIMP.md for what data went in and how it was gathered.
About this tool
Contributor Atlas is an open-source project of its own, developed on GitLab.