GEGL Glass Shapes

contrast_ · **Joined:** Oct 31, 2020 **Posts:** 2010

(plugin made by Grok and me together) Works on both 2.10 and 3.

I took Grok's shapes plugin and made it where it applies over content as if it were a glass object blurring what is behind it.

Just apply it on the image and click to move the shape.

Download here

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Location to put binaries

Windows

C:\Users\(USERNAME)\AppData\Local\gegl-0.4\plug-ins

Linux

~/.local/share/gegl-0.4/plug-ins

Linux (Flatpak includes Chromebook)

~/.var/app/org.gimp.GIMP/data/gegl-0.4/plug-ins

To find it in GIMP 3 look in Filters>AI GEGL>Glass Shapes

The shapes were made by Grok and it ships with its sister plugin "shape maker" obviously
http://gimpchat.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t ... 19#p296519

But I added many more GEGL nodes to call the original layer, alpha lock then blur it to create this effect. Unlike default shape maker Make sure to apply it on the layer directly, not on a layer above. :pengy

gimplyworxs · **Joined:** Jul 13, 2025 **Posts:** 4

Hi contrast_,

This plug-in doesn't seem to work on GIMP 2.10.38 /Windows 11.
It just freezes the GIMP.
I don't know what the problem is or where to find error logs in Win.
I'm normally a linux-user but want to help out a win user from a German GIMP Forum.

Can you help?

contrast_ · **Joined:** Oct 31, 2020 **Posts:** 2010

gimplyworxs wrote:

Hi contrast_,

This plug-in doesn't seem to work on GIMP 2.10.38 /Windows 11.
It just freezes the GIMP.
I don't know what the problem is or where to find error logs in Win.
I'm normally a linux-user but want to help out a win user from a German GIMP Forum.

Can you help?

I figured out why this happens and a fix is coming very soon for glass_shapes.c

contrast_ · **Joined:** Oct 31, 2020 **Posts:** 2010

Fix here

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gimplyworxs · **Joined:** Jul 13, 2025 **Posts:** 4

Thank you, contrast_.
It's working now.

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Sun Mar 22, 2026 11:12 pm **(#6)**

Glass Shapes doesn't appear in the GEGL Operation menu in GIMP 3.2.0 on Windows 10. What I see is: Glass Object, Glass Text, Glass Tiled Window, & Glass, Metallic, Marble.

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16010

Works for me in Gimp-2.10.38, and windows 11 pro. 64 bit.

In Gimp-3.2.

I did download the latest LinuxBeaver dll releases for the fix though. Maybe that is the problem you are having?

contrast_ · **Joined:** Oct 31, 2020 **Posts:** 2010

The binaries for Windows are so large I can't host them on GimpChat even when zipped so here they are

https://mega.nz/file/8DNljLZA#1vuQjcFkn ... WGH-bzlfTo

Source code is above in this thread

contrast_ · **Joined:** Oct 31, 2020 **Posts:** 2010

You can download it here as part of a collection of all AI plugins
https://github.com/LinuxBeaver/LinuxBea ... indows.zip

and if you want the code its here too

https://github.com/LinuxBeaver/LinuxBeaver/releases/

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16010

Thanks for posting the link here contrast_.

I did of course test it in a new download of Gimp-3.2 without moving the dll files at all. Just so you know. I am no longer testing new releases of their dev. versions. Strictly Gimp.org releases for now on. I have had too many problems with the newest dev. installs not starting.

contrast_ · **Joined:** Oct 31, 2020 **Posts:** 2010

Rod wrote:

Thanks for posting the link here contrast_.

I did of course test it in a new download of Gimp-3.2 without moving the dll files at all. Just so you know. I am no longer testing new releases of their dev. versions. Strictly Gimp.org releases for now on. I have had too many problems with the newest dev. installs not starting.

I hope it doesn't have anything to do with my plugins, probably not if its the install.

If you want my experience use 3.0.4 and gegl 0.4.62

well actually I use source compiled 3.0.5 from May 28 2025