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Auto save plug-in for GIMP [2.8, 2.10]
#!/usr/bin/env python
# Original (by yahvuu): https://www.gimpusers.com/forums/gimp-developer/11718-autosave-plugin
import tempfile
import os
from time import *
from gimpfu import *
def autosave(image, layer):
# Backup interval in seconds (600 = 10 minutes)
backup_interval = 10 * 60
print('Autosave activated')
backup_files = {}
while 1:
sleep(backup_interval)
print(ctime(time()))
cur_images = {}
for k in gimp.image_list():
cur_images[k.ID] = k
cur_ids = cur_images.keys()
old_ids = backup_files.keys()
new_ids = [x for x in cur_ids if x not in old_ids]
del_ids = [x for x in old_ids if x not in cur_ids]
# create (empty) backup files for new images
for id in new_ids:
prefix = 'gimpbackup-ID' + str(id) + '-'
fn = tempfile.mkstemp(prefix=prefix, suffix='.xcf')
os.close(fn[0])
backup_files[id] = fn[1]
# remove closed images' backups
for id in del_ids:
filename = backup_files[id]
del(backup_files[id])
try:
os.remove(filename)
except:
gimp.message('ERROR: ' + sys.exc_info()[0])
# backup images
for id, filename in backup_files.iteritems():
img = cur_images[id]
try:
print('Saving ' + img.name + '-' + str(id) + ' to ' + filename)
pdb.gimp_xcf_save(1, img, img.active_drawable, filename, filename)
except:
gimp.message('ERROR: ' + sys.exc_info()[0])
register(
"autosave",
"Autosave dirty hack",
"Periodically saves all opened images to a temp directory (/tmp, %temp%, etc.)",
"public domain",
"public domain",
"2016",
"<Image>/File/Activate Autosave",
"*",
[],
[],
autosave)
main()
@s0urc3ray
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Thanks! Lost my work twice in the past few days, power cut and then a crash today :(
I find it absurd that GIMP does not have this built in yet, the bug report requesting auto-save is still open with comments from 15 years ago!

@TCWVyt
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TCWVyt commented Dec 8, 2019

Does this script crash for anyone else? When I use it says it may have messed up the internal state of Gimp because the script has crashed

@crogonint
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So.. this plug-in DOES go in the /home/username/.gimp-2.8/plug-ins/ folder

You do not have to jump through hoops downloading obscure packages to figure out how to register it in Gimp.
You do not have to do a bunch of top secret command crap in terminal.
You do not have to hack it in to the system directory or install a system Python version.
Once you have it in the proper folder, go to the file properties for the script and make it executable.
That is all.
God alone knows why.

If you still don't see it on the FIle menu the next time you open Gimp, close Gimp, go to the /home/username/.gimp-2.8/ folder and delete the pluginrc file. open Gimp again, and it will rediscover all of the add-ons.

Ta-Da!

@kinoegit
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Extracted your plugin into /home/username/.gimp-2.10/plug-ins/ folder. Made it executable. Opened Gimp but the entry did not show up under File. So I deleted /home/username/.gimp-2.10/pluginrc. Restarted Gimp but it still didn't show up! I wonder if you could help me.
Gimp v 2.10
Operating System: Arch Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.0
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.3.0
Qt Version: 6.7.1
Kernel Version: 6.9.5-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 12 × Intel® Core™ i5-10600 CPU @ 3.30GHz
Memory: 15.3 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: Mesa Intel® UHD Graphics 630

@Iunius118
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Iunius118 commented Jul 5, 2024

Plug-ins written in Python are no longer supported in the Linux version of GIMP, since Python 2 is no longer supported.

Update:
The flatpak build still seems to retain the ability to run Python plug-ins.

@rairay91
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rairay91 commented Sep 4, 2024

Plug-ins written in Python are no longer supported in the Linux version of GIMP, since Python 2 is no longer supported.

Update: The flatpak build still seems to retain the ability to run Python plug-ins.

Then how to rewrite these plugins, so gimp can use them?
Also gimp now require to put plugins in subdirectory, which means you first need to create a subdirectory in plugins directory then copy plugins in that directory, for example ~/../gimp-autosave/gimp-autosave.py
Also as much as i know python plugins still works in windows, i last tested this plugin with gimp-devel-2.8 or maybe it was 2.9, and this plugin was working fine on windows.

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