GIMP save & load guides

A python script to save and load guides in GIMP, written by Tin Tran.

Install

Copy the python file to the "[userfolder]/.gimp-2.8/plug-ins/" folder and (re)start GIMP.

Use

Create guides in GIMP by dragging and dropping or any other method. To save the guides go to Image - Guides - Save. Enter a name for the set of guides and click save. All guides will be saved and loaded from "[userfolder]/.gimp-2.8/guides/guides.txt".

The guides.txt text file will have the format for example "Guide:Cross|6000,4000|2000|3000". Every line starts with "Guide:" then the guides name ("Cross") and is pipe (|) delimited. Individual elements within the deliminted sections are comma delimited. The remaining fields describe:

• image width and height (pixels, e.g. 6000 x 4000)
• horizontal guide locations (pixels, e.g. 2000)
• vertical guide locations (pixels, e.g. 3000)