GIMP Brush Manager

Download:

• v2.01 (beta .zip support)
• v2.00

Requirements:

• GTK+ Runtime Environment (Win32)
• The GIMP (2.4)
• GIMP Python extention
  • PyGTK
  • PyGObject
  • PyCairo

Installation:

1. Download brushManager.py and place it in your gimp plug-ins directory.
2. Create two new directories, one to hold your all brush sets, and one to hold the active sets.
3. Open brushManager.py and set ACTIVE_DIR, and INSTALL_DIR:
   • ACTIVE_DIR = <directory to hold active brush sets> (must be writable)
   • INSTALL_DIR = <directory where you will place brush sets>
4. Linux: chmod +x brushManager.py
5. Add ACTIVE_DIR under your gimp brushes path (File->Preferences->Folders->Brushes)
6. Place your brush sets in INSTALL_DIR each set in its own folder. The folder name will be the name that shows up in Brush Manager.
   
   • Note: As of version 2.01 brush sets can now be compressed into .zip archives. When doing so, brush files must be placed in the top-level of the zip archive (no sub-directories).

Usage:

1. Open Brush Manager (Xtns->Python-Fu->Brush Manager)
2. Check/Uncheck desired brush sets, and click ok.

Tip: (allow control of default brushes)

1. Note: You use this tip at your own risk. I am not responsible for any damage it may or may not cause. That said, I've had no problems with it.
2. Create a new folder in your INSTALL_DIR and name it Default.
3. Copy the brushes from your default brush directory to this new directory.
4. Remove the default directory from your brush paths.