[Edited the 12.10.2026:]

I've updated my plugin pl_stroke_arrows.py plugin to v0.9. It draws arrows based on user created paths. As before, the focus is on "technical" arrows rather than decorative ones.

Please note that this is not package as a release yet, as I'm giving some time to the de and pt-br translators to update. v10 should be the same script with translations updated.
You can download the updated .py file directly from the github if you want it.

Notable changes include:

- now takes all strokes on a same path into account (user request)
- added option to keep or delete user created paths (user request)
- slight reshaping of the filled and empty feather tails
- introduced variants for empty and simple feather tails; now empty tail is really empty

The readme has not been updated yet, so some dialog options might be slightly different.


See the documentation here: https://github.com/Scallact/gimp-stroke-arrows
Read installation and usage carefully.

Download here: https://github.com/Scallact/gimp-stroke-arrows/

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This is my proposal for a plugin dedicated to a much requested feature in GIMP 3.0: stroke paths with an arrowhead at the end.

It has one genuine feature, compared to other similar plugins (AFAIK): the body path is shortened to ensure that the arrow tip ends up reasonably well aligned with the path's last point.
This apparently trivial feature actually hid a rabbit hole. The requirement of cutting a Bezier curve at a specific point send me through a deep dive into Bezier curves theory and algorithms. :-)

Make sure you place the folder named "pl_stroke_arrows" in the GIMP plug-ins folder inside your profile.
Depending on your operating system, make the file "pl_stroke_arrows.py" inside this folder executable.
The plugin should appear at the bottom of the "Edit" menu.

The plugin has been tested, but some new bugs will probably happen. Please report here, preferably with a downloadable .xcf file to exemplify the case.

Edit: A few examples of what the plugin can do:

To help you out with the link (hope it's the correct one)
https://github.com/Scallact/gimp-stroke-arrows

Yes, thank you!

Plugin updated to 0.7, see opening post for details.

Plugin updated to 0.8, see opening post for details.

Hi Gimp users

I need your help

I dowload the PY file.
I add the file to gimg plugins folder.
I do not see it the software menu.
I need to active the file ?

Thanks
Doron.

Did you install exactly as described https://github.com/Scallact/gimp-stroke-arrows?tab=readme-ov-file#installation?

You must copy the folder named pl_stroke_arrows, not the .py file alone.

Works fine for me in Gimp-3.2 RC1 , and Windows 11. Thank you for the update.

Thank you, seems to work fine.

Thanks for the feedback Rod and Niddhog!



I didn't have the chance to test this version on Windows, so it's good to know. I was quite confident though, now that python scripting is included in GIMP as a first class citizen.

works fine (Linux Mint 22 , GIMP 3.06).
I've made a German translation. I'll attach it here.
(Permission granted to upload it to your github, if you want)

Thank You very much.
I copy the folder and it is working very good.

Doron.

Thanks a lot for the translation, quietreader! I just tried it, and I'll definitely add your language file to the plugin, with a mention of your contribution.

Hi quitreader ! I've finally uploaded your German translation to the github, sorry for being so very late!

The cruel irony is that it is now partially obsolete, since I also uploaded a revised version of the plugin. Shame on me!

The current version, v0.9, is a temporary version before v0.10, which will be the same, but with the updated translation files, if you still want to do it. I'll also wait for the contributed pt_br translation. The french translation is up to date.

Sure, I'll revise the translation.

The revised German translation:

Oh wow, that was fast!

Thanks @quietreader ! :-)