Port presets from Gimp 2.10.38 to 3.0.4

mmjoshi · **Joined:** May 15, 2020 **Posts:** 17

GIMP Version: 3.0.4
Operating System: Windows
GIMP Experience: Experienced User

I was using the Gimp 2.10.38 version and have recently switched to the 3.0.4 version. I have many presets for the curves and levels tools in Gimp 2.10.38. Was wondering whether there is an easy method to port these presets to the 3.0.4 version. I can obviously define these presets fresh in 3.0.4 but that would be a tedious process doing it individually for all the presets.

Wallace · **Posted:** Mon Aug 18, 2025 12:49 am **(#2)**

I think to transfer curve presets from GIMP 2.10 to GIMP 3.
You need to locate the GIMP user profile folder for both versions,
and then you should be able to copy the curve presets from the older version's folder,
to the corresponding folder in the newer version's profile.
The file format hasn’t changed between 2.10 and 3,
in theory this should work.

Oh...
If the curves folder doesn’t exist in GIMP 3 yet,
you can create it manually.

rich2005 · **Joined:** Mar 04, 2011 **Posts:** 2610

Go into your Gimp 2.10 user profile. Find the filters folder.

Do the same for the Gimp 3.0

Copy the appropriate curve and levels .settings files from 2.10 to 3.0

In linux looks like this. Similar in Windows

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