I have been spending a lot of time to try to find a solution to the problem where GIMP 2.8 64-bit with Ghostscript cannot open EPS images.
After the “Import from PostScript” dialog you will get an error similar to: Could not interpret Postscript file ‘C:\logo.eps’ Opening ‘C:\logo.eps’ failed
The answer to this problem can be found in this bug report (thanks to Jako Grobler) but this is the short version.
Starting with GIMP 2.8.x you no longer need to install Ghostscript to be able to open EPS images, instead the dll is in included with the GIMP-installation. This means you can forget about the instructions about setting the GS_PROG environment variable, trying to switch between 32-bit and 64-bit versions etc.
However at least up until the latest version of GIMP (2.8.4) there is something wrong with the included dll.
Solution
So this is the solution:
- If you have not already, download and install Ghostscript 64-bit
- Copy gsdll64.dll from your Ghostscript bin folder (Eg: C:\Program Files\gs\gs9.07\bin\) to the GIMP bin folder (Eg: C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\bin\)
- In the GIMP bin folder first a) Rename the file libgs-8.dll to libgs-8.old, and then b) Rename gsdll64.dll to libgs-8.dll
- Restart GIMP and opening EPS images should now work
Tried on Windows 7 64-bit with GIMP 2.8.4 64-bit and Ghostscript 9.07 64-bit
Thanks, solution works for Gimp 2.8.4, Windows7 64 ultimate.
I can’t thank you enough. I’ve spent about an hour following other instructions and nothing worked.
You have seriously saved my sanity. I was getting very close to a hair-pulling-out foot-stomping meltdown!
Again thank you, bookmarked your site for future 🙂
Cheers, Bek
Thank you!
Sorry.
Didn’t work for windows 8. Love to get notification if you have a solution.
Thanks
HI, I just wanted to give a tip to all that are having troubles with eps files and GIMP. I tried everything and nothing worked! The only solution I came up with that is fail safe, is to convert your eps file into a jpeg (or any other type that GIMP can read.)
Hope I have helped!
Yes, thank you for this tutorial, it worked where no others worked.
it worked. thanks.
Andrea – I tried your solution and… Yeh…. it’s Jpeg, not a vector, so it kind of loosing it’s appeal…
But I guess that’s all we got left….
We’ll just have to wait until the GIMP guys figure out Win8.
It’s better than nothing, so Thanks….
32bit Gimp 2.8.6 (the latest at that moment) doesn’t work with EPS correctly for me… No GS_PROG required, libgs-8.dll included. But doesn’t work – couldn’t open the EPS file, after forced replacement by gs 9.0.7 library – the error “eps-load… haven’t return the value”…
My solution is to use GS directly to convert to PNG with transparency support:
1) Dowload and install GS (http://www.ghostscript.com/download/gsdnld.html)
2) Make a bat file with name eps2png.bat in gs bin folder (f.e. C:\Program Files\gs\gs9.07\bin)
3) Write to the bat file a line:
gswin32c -dSAFER -dBATCH -dEPSFitPage -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=pngalpha -dGraphicsAlphaBits=4 -r600 -sOutputFile=”%~d1%~p1%~n1.png” %1
4) Repalce “gswin32c” with “gswin64c” for 64bit systems
5) Replace “-r600” win “-rXXX” where XXX is DPI if need more or less
6) Make an shortcut (link) on that BAT file and put into SendTo folder (it’s hidden and is located in C:\Users\ in Win7)
Use it! Popup menu on EPS file, Send to, Your BAT. 🙂
Thank you so much.
Your method works like a charm. No other methods I’ve comed upon have worked for me until now.
I can’t thank you enough,
Thanks again.
Thank you!!! Works great — you saved me so much time and effort!
OMG finally an answer that worked! Thanks you so much!
DUUUUUUUUUDDDEE!!!!! What a pain in the ass. I wish I would have found this 12 hours ago. Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Simply download Gimp builds from my website and you done. Don’t need all this. 🙂
This bug is fixed in Gimp 2.8.6
Thank you very much.
This works great!
Hi
Sorry, I’m a little dummy with these things.
I don’t understand step 6, maybe because I have Win 8??
Can anyone help please? I have Win 8 64 bit.
Also, how do I know if I need to change DPI number?
Thanks….
You can get into the SendTo folder by using a special command:
1) Press Win + R on your keyboard and you will see a Run command window
2) use a command “shell:sendto” to get into the required folder
It works on WinXP, Win7, Win8
Hi,
Thank you for your response, I did what you offered and did found the SendTo folder, but still can’t make it work.
I think there’s something that I don’t understand in the instructions.
Thanks anyway,
Galia
It works. Thanks a lot!
Thank you so much. The solution worked on windows 7 64bit, GIMP 2 2.8.2
Thanks Dude!
It works in Windows 8(64bit).
GIMP 2.8.4+GS 9.10(64bit)
W8.1 x64
Gimp 2.8.2
Worked for me – much appreciated.
Thanks man!!!
It works fine in Windows 7 Home Premium x64
Gimp 2.8.10 + GS 9.10
Perfect! Thanks so much for the tip.
Thanks that works for me on Windows 8 64bit!
Ditto all the thanks above!!
Works great !! MANY Thanks !!
Many thanks. This finally solved my issue to open EPS files with GIMP. Worked flawlessly.
Thank you so much. Save me a lot of time.
Vista 64bit. Gimp 2.8.10 + GS9.10
how to Write to the bat file a line ?
didnt understand step 3
1) Open Notepad.exe
2) Write into editor:
gswin32c -dSAFER -dBATCH -dEPSFitPage -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=pngalpha -dGraphicsAlphaBits=4 -r600 -sOutputFile=”%~d1%~p1%~n1.png” %1
3) Save As the file with name eps2png.bat (using *.* mask option in dialog)
working with win7, Gimp 7.8.10, thanks!
Thank you man, you’re a live safer, I’ve been fighting this for more than an hour, when I finally stumbled across this! Thank you!! Now I just need to find a solution for linux ubuntu… lol also having some problems there :SS
Thanks running windows 8.1 – can now open EPS 🙂
THANK YOU TJITJING!!
This has been a frustrating problem for me for so long! This fix worked perfectly.
You are a truly talented individual who cares enough to share!
Thanks again.
YES! Works!! Thank you SO MUCH!.
Gimp 2.8.10 & Win 7 Pro x64
Thank you!
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice job! This bug has annoyed me for some time now. But no more!
It works super with this solution.
I did it with;
gs910w64 and gimp-2.8.10
Thanks
I just checked it on Windows 8.1 and it worked great!!!
Thanks
Thank you! Deserves a share and a mention on twitter!
Thank you so much for this! I have been trying various workarounds for hours, and no system variables settings, alternate downloads, or anything else was working for me. But your solution fixed everything. Great post!
Finally! Worked for me too! Win 8, 64bit. Thanks!
Thank you very very much! This worked on Windows 8.1 and 64bit.
Thanks that worked on Win 7 64 bit.
Thanks very much… now I can continue to work on my site.
Excellent solution! I was having exactly this problem. This worked with Windows 8.1 (64-bit) and GIMP 2.8.10 (64-bit), along with GhostScript 9.14 (64-bit). Thanks so much for providing this solution. I wonder why that DLL is not working properly in the original installation of GIMP? In any case it fixed the issue of not loading EPS files perfectly, and without much fuss.
works for me, gimp 2.8.10
Thank’s mate work great Windows 8.1
Gimp 2.8.10
Thank you. I was having exactly this problem and it is fixed now. This solution worked for Windows7 64 bit and Gimp 2.8.
THANK YOU! Been going mad since I moved over to Win7-64 Ultimate from 32-bit XP, now it’s all sorted and back to working – get yourself a beer on me 🙂
THANKS–worked great! Gimp 2.8.10 and Windows 7 Pro
Perfect, worked a treat.
Thnx. It worked!!
THANK YOU!!!
It works now for Gimp 2.8.10 Windows 8.1 Pro x64
Just an FYI. This is now working for me on win 8. I’m using win 8 update 1 64 bit, Gimp 2.8.10, and GS 9.14.
You are da man! Like many others I scoured for hours trying to find a solution and your tip worked like a gem. Thanks so much.
Spent the whole morning debugging this… finally got it thanks to your help. Much appreciated!!!
Kudos!
Thanks a lot !
Thank you so much!
It worked!!!!! I spend a lot of time trying to solve this problem in my Win 8 computer.
The instructions worked perfectly for Gimp 2.8.10 running with Ghostscript 9.14 and Windows 7 64 bit.
Thanks a bunch, but is this the BEST way to fix this problem permanently?
Still works as of June 22nd, like mentioned by Cognizant Impiety !
worked.
64 bit
windows 8
gimp 2.8.4
tx!
Thanks a lot! Worked for me. (Win7 64bit)
Hi
Thank you – your fix for opening eps files in Gimp worked.
Thanks for the info – worked like a dream
Thank you so much! Awesome job and advice.
Thank you very much! I tried so many other online workarounds to the GIMP eps situation and this worked immediately. You officially rock.
Regards,
Redrosetta
Excellent job. Worked for me perfectly. Using Windows 8.1, Gimp 2.8.10 and GhostScript 9.14 (All 64 bits) Searched forever looking for an easy and elegant fix and found it here. Thank you very much.
I am also having trouble with Inkscape (0.48.4) opening EPS files. Is there a similar solution for that? Thanks in advance.
Very much appreciated. Solution worked great.
Windows 7 x64 / GIMP 2.8.4
Thank you soo much!
Worked great for me after 5 restarts and much frustration trying the GS_PRO method.
Windows 7 64-bit, GIMP 2.8.10
This fix worked great on a Windows 8.1 machine using GIMP 2.8.14 and Ghost Script 9.14. Quick and easy, thanks very much.
Love it! Thanks! So straightforward and best of all – it works!
(Windows 8.1 64-bit)
This works. Thanks
works perfect!
thanks so much
Thanks very much. Very easy-to-understand-instructions. Works perfect sept 2014.
Running GIMP 2.8 and GhostScript 9.15 on Windows 8.1 – struggled to find a working solution (everybody suggesting amending the ‘GS_PROG’ variable) until I found this. THANK YOU for being one of those heroes!
I am running 2.8.14 and I do not appear to have a gsdll64.dll file….any idea what I should do. Thanks in advance.
-Steve
It worked perfectly! Thank you 🙂
Works for me, thank you! Had the problem while using the newest gimp and the newest gs, both 64bit.. 🙂
Hi it worked for Gimp 2.8.10 in Windows Home premium 64 bit. Thanks.
Works like a charm. Thank you!!
Hi, worked brilliantly on my Windows 8.1 64bit.
Though the imported pic is not displayed as vectors, does anyone know if this is true for all eps imported in gimp.
I would have expected, that gimp could understand a vector graphic.
Many thanks, Daniel
Thanks, you quickly solved my problem.
Awesome. Saved my day!
Bumped into this problem. This still works for GIMP 2.8.14 on windows 8.1 and ghostscript 15. Actually I was amazed that bug still isn’t fixed.
Thank-you sir! After reading a bunch of the comments, I realize
how much work you saved me! Worked like a charm.
Worked perfectly for me, thanks. Win 8.1, Gimp 2.8.14, Ghostscript 9.15.
Did not work for me… Win 7 64-bit pro. GS 9.15 and tried GIMP 2.8.10, 2.8.14 and 2.8.4.
Thank you ! Work for Win 8. 🙂
Thanks, needed this. Works on GIMP 2.8.14 running on Win8 64-bit and using GS 9.15 library.
This Works! Thank you!
You don’t actually need to install GhostScript, just open the GS installer using 7-zip or similar and pull the dll out of the $_OUTDIR\bin\ directory within.
Thanks for the solution!
Fantastic!!! Thank you!!!
**Doffs Cap**
Wow, thanks a lot. Great tut, your solution worked perfectly.
Did it with GS 9.15 on Windows 8.1, GIMP 2.8.14 and had perfect results first time round, thank you.
Thank you !! Works perfectly on Windows 8.1 – Gimp 2.8.14..
This should be on Gimp’s website ..
Thanks! You saved me a ton of aggravation! Got things up and running in 5 minutes. Really appreciate this easy-to-follow solution.
I’m using a Vista 32 bit system. Placing the short link to the .bat file directly in the C:\users folder does’nt work in my case. What would the correct folder be for Vista?
Thanks much in advance!
Windows 7
GIMP 2.8.14
GS 9.15
WORKED flawlessly for me too. Many thanks.
Man you are amazing – this worked.
Awesome it works! Thank you for sharing!!
Thanks,
I’ve spent hours on this; editing environment variables etc etc
It worked using the method above
Windows 8.1
Gimp 2.814
Ghostscript 9.15 for Windows (64 bit)
Thank you:-)!
It worked for me perfectly! Thank you so much!
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
GIMP 2.8.14
Ghostscript 9.15 for Windows (64 bit)
Used 7zip to extract the gs 9.15 dll from the installer on Win7 64, Gimp 2.8.14
Works like a charm mate, thanks !!
Oh my gosh! Thanx for the solution man! not only Saved my day, but also my work was shorter for like 2-3 hours 🙂 I am using Win 8.1 64bit with GIMP 2.8.14 and GhostScript 9.15 64bit and this solution works! again thanx man! Internet needs more heroes like you
Nice. Worked as described. Thank you
Many thanks – was driving me nuts trying to run GIMP on a particular PC.
GIMP 2.8.4
WIN 7 Pro
Thank you!!!!! It works for me too.
SO PLEASED that this works!!! I spent over an hour trying to find a fix to this, and I can’t believe it was this simple. I’m so mad that this took so long.
I tried other “how to’s” with no success and this one solved the problem with ease.
Thank you very much for sharing! Highly appreciated..
Thanks! Worked great!
Thank you so much. Why isn’t this on Gimps website?
Similar with above comments, I have spent ages to find the solutions, loaded many different things. This is a real straightforward solution.
Many thanks!!
Thanks,
it works with Gimp 2.8.14
GIMP 2.8.14 and GS 9.16 on Windows 8.1 64-bit. This solution worked like a charm. Thanks!
Thank you !
Thank you very much. It really worked :). God bless you!
Cheers
Worked like a charm#
Win7 64bit
thank you, (Win7 Pro 64 bit + Gimp 2.8.14 + gs9.16)
A+++ Thanks so much … worked perfectly for me.
Thank you very much, this solution worked! (and others don’t).
Thank you very much for your post.
Saved me a lot of time.
Regards,
Ashley
Thanks! win 7- 64 bit, worked.
Worked just like it was supposed to!
Win 7-64 bit,
GIMP 2.8.2
Thanks!!
Just noticed that I am using an old version of GIMP, so I updated to the latest
GIMP 2.8.14 and tried to open an eps file again. Same result as before. It did not work. So then I went through the dll replacement process listed above, and it now works perfectly.
Bottom line, the latest version of GIMP still needs this dll fix. But when you do it, it works perfectly.
Win 7-64 bit
GIMP 2.8.14
I upgraded to GIMP 2.8.14 and had to do the dll replacement.
This works fine if the dll comes from Ghostscript 9.14.
It does NOT work when the dll comes from Ghostscript 9.16.
Win 8.1-64 bit
GIMP 2.8.14
Ghostscript 9.14
Works like a charm! Thanks!
Works perfectly for me using the dll from Ghostscript 9.16. Was getting a little tetchy when I couldn’t get it to work previously so cheers.
Win 7-64 bit
GIMP 2.8.14
Ghostscript 9.16
Perfect solution! Thanks!
Win 8.1 64bit
GIMP 2.8.14
Ghostscript 9.16
You are the freaking man! Thanks!
I am getting so frustrated. I have followed these instructions on two different computers and I’m getting nowhere. I’ve created the bat file and wrote the code to it and I still cannot open my EPS file in GIMP. The initial solution of copying the dll files over to gimp from gs etc allows me to open the file in GIMP, but it’s not transparent. Obviously with so many happy campers here… I must be doing something wrong.
Works with Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit, Gimp 2.8.14 64bit / GS 9.16 64bit. GS_PROG solution didn’t work, but this did! Thank you!
Thank you very much for the ultimate and quick solution !! one of the easiest solution I have ever found.
U da man! Didn’t work at first till I realised I’d renamed the DLL wrongly. Thanks for solution.
Hey Guys, thanks for that fix! It doesnt happen very often that you get a fix out of the internet that you really need!
This is magic, thanks dude.
Tried this solution on Win-7 Pro 64 GIMP 2.8.14 & GS 9.16, it works!
Thanks a lot for this tip!
Worked for me too. Using Gimp 2.8.14 and Ghostscript 9.16.
Thank you!
Thank you so much, you saved me!
Thank you! Saved me a huge amount of frustration with a client
Worked fine in Windows 7 and works find in Windows 8. If Adobe didn’t charge astronomical prices for Photoshop we should have to download Gimp and go throug this. Thanks for the solution.
Miss typed. Works fine in Windows 10
Awesome. Thanks!
worked great, thank you!
Thanks so much – problem sorted!
Thanks! That fixed it for me.
Thanks! Worked for me on Windows 10 (64 bit) with Gimp 2.8.14 and Ghostscript 9.16
This really works!
That Worked for Me too on Windows7 64! Thank you so much!
Thanks so much for this!
Worked for me! Thank you for your effort!
Just tried on a Windows 10 64, worked beautifully! Thanks so much, I really appreciate it! 🙂
THANK YOU! Have been struggling to work with some eps files and Gimp. You saved my day!
This worked for me using GIMP 2.8.14 and downloading this file:
http://downloads.ghostscript.com/public/gs918w64.exe
Hi
I tried it but still having the same issue. Plugin crashes prntscr.com/915lj7
I am using
Gimp 2.8.14
Ghostscript 9.18
Windows 7 32 bit
Any possible solution for me?
Thanks a million. Worked wonders on Windows 8 and Windows 10.
Thank you! This worked for EPS files generated from Illustrator, and Gimp 2.8.14. I never would have figured this out for myself.
This worked great, thanks for the hack!
Worked great for me with gimp 2.8.16 and windows 10 x64!
Thanks!! It worked like a treat! Awesome!
The solution as documented at the top of the page worked for me. Configuration: Windows 10 64-bit, Dell E6440 laptop, GIMP 2.8.14, Ghostscript 9.18.
Thank you for this guide, I can’t believe that after so many releases GIMP 2.8.16 still ships with wrong libraries.
Thanks a lot!!!
This solution works perfectly with GIMP 2.8.16 x64 on Win 7 x64 using a dll file from GhostShript 9.18.
Great job!
Thanks for this tip! It works when using Gimp 2.8.14 64-bit on Windows 10 using the dll file from Ghostscript 9.18 64 bit (2015-10-05)
Great, worked for GIMP 2 2.8.16 on Windows 7.
Followed the instructions in the Original Post, and I can confirm this still works with Gimp 2.8.14, and GhostScript 9.18 (x64 version) on a Windows 7 x64 build.
Hi
Thanks! It works perfect!
Roger…
This works! Thanks!
Thank you! it works
This worked for me on Win 10 with GIMP 2.8.16 and Ghostscript 9.18. Thanks!
Worked for Windows 10, 64 bit with Gimp 2.8.16
You are genius! I am so glad you posted this fix. I hope GIMP folks are aware of this issue.
The correct:
My noble, it is their savior.
Your solution works perfectly in Windows 10, 9:19 ghostscript, gimp 2.8.16 x64.
Thank you so much.
Works in Windows 7 x64 with GIMP 2.8.14; thanks!
Windows 8 64bit Gimp 2.8.16 with GS 9.18 Worked a charm where other methods did not.
Thankyou Max,
After my .eps files (created on my OpenSuse machine) wouldn’t open on our MD’s Windows laptop; thankfully your short post of wisdom came to my rescue. Success
Win 7 64bit, Gimp 2.8.16, ghostscript 9:19.
Thanks
you are my hero. Thanks! works on win8.1 x64 and gimp 2.8.16
Brilliant, just went through this short and easy procedure and the result is perfect. Thanks for sharing it with us!
Amazing. It works! Thanks 🙂
Thanks! Your solution worked great!
yep that worked! Used GIMP gimp-2.8.16 and Ghostscript gs918w64 on Windows 10 PC. Thanks
Thank you!!!
Thanks, solution works for Gimp 2.8.14, Windows8.1 x64.
Great! It works in Windows 10 – 64bit. GIMP 2.8.14 – Many thanks. 🙂
Great! even on Windows 10, 64Bit it works. Thanks mate!
I am forever in you debt!
Thak you very much!
Sara
Great! Worked with Gimp 2.8.16 and Windows 10 x64
Thanks for taking the time to post this!
Can confirm it worked on Windows 10 x64
thank you, this works well!
Thank you thank you! works on my win10
Perfect – Thanks for that.
Thank you so much! It worked.
Windows 10 Home x64
Gimp 2.8.14 x64
GS 9.19 x64
Worked like a charm. Many thanks.
Thanks for the solution, it worked 😀 (windows 7, GIMP v. 2.8.16)
Thanks! Works perfect
Thank you so much it worked with my Windows 8.1
Cheers
Thank you!!!!
Works with GIMP 2.8.16 on Windows 10, thanks!!
Working great with GIMP 2.8 on Windows 7 64bit.
Worked like a charm! Gimp 2.8.16 x64, Windows 10 x64.
This worked for Windows 8, GIMP 2.8.16, and gs919w64.exe. BIG thanks, I’d been trying to resolve the issue for over an hour. 🙂
Thank you very much, works for me !
Does not work for me.
GiMP 2.8.16, GS 9.19, Windows 7 64-Bit.
I get error messages when I try to open EPS and when I save them as well.
Thank you soooo much!!!!
Great!
It works fine!
GiMP 2.8.16, GS 9.19, Windows 10 64-Bit
Many thanks!
Luca
Great. Works a treat.
Great. worked a treat on Windows 10. Gimp 2.8.18 and Ghostscript 9.19.
Thank You! Just did this today on Win7 64bit. Work perfectly!
Thank you so much!! This worked!
I have Windows 7 Professional and Gimp 2.8
Its works! thank you
Muchas gracias!!! Funciono a la perfección en Windows 10 de 64bit…
Awesome, thanks mate!!
Hi there, I just wanted to say thank you for walking me through how to fix this.
Worked perfectly on Windows 10, I am now able to open EPS images with GIMP!
Appreciate the help.
thank you very much :***
I go to my gimp folder and there is no libgs-8.dll file. I’m running Windows 10 and the latest version of gimp as of 8/23/16. I downloaded ghostscript. But I don’t know which dll to replace in the Gimp bin folder. Can someone help?
FINALLY SOMETHING THAT WORKED! Using Gimp 2.8.18 and Ghostscript 9.19 on Windows 10, 64 bit.
+1 for this article. Using Windows 7 Pro and Gimp 2.8.16. Worked like a charm. Thank you for providing this.
Can’t thank you enough for the great solution. Even for a non-technical type, it was easy to follow and, most importantly, it worked! 🙂
Hi!
Thank you so much for this post! This solutions works for my Windows 8.1 and Gimp 2.8.14.
THANK YOU!!!
Greetings from Lithuania!
Esta solución continua trabajando en W10 64bits
I could not open eps with gimp 2. This is a great solution for fixing gimp 2.8.18 issue, problem with eps.
works with W10 64bits
Amazing help!! Thank you soooooo much!!
Awesome! Working in W10 64bits
Many thanks!! Perfect job. Greetings from The Netherlands
Great fix ! Thx thx thx !!!
(Gimp 2.8.18 + gs 9.20 + W10 x64)
Thank you very very very very…much for posting this solution. Greetings from Spain.
thanks! Working in W10 64bits / Gimp 2.8 / Ghostscript 9.20 for Windows (64 bit)
Thank you very much, perfect solution, worked on Windows 10 laptop with Gimp 2.8.18
worked for me too on windows 7 ultimate 64 gimp 2.8.18 used ghoscript 9.20
THANK YOU!!
AMAZING! thank you so much
Barb
I was starting to lose hope with my very limited computer skills. This fixed it. Many thanks!
Worked for me. Gimp 2.8.4 64-bit and latest GS download via their site, Win10 64-bit
This worked well with GIMP 2.8.18 and Ghostscript 9.20 64 bit on windows 10 pro
wow, I’ve been messing around with this for quite some time now…thx for posting this on the web, it solved the problem for me 🙂
I can’t thank enough! It worked for me: Win 10 – Gimp 2.8.16
Thank you! It worked. Windows 10, 64 bit Windows.
Thank’s a lot – worked fine!!!
Finally! Thank you!
Thanks, I get it. Windows 8, gimp 2.8.18.
Hi – Many thanks. This worked to fix the issue in Windows 10 – 64bit too.
Hi !
Thanks a lot !
Worked with Gimp 2.8.20 and GS 9.20 for Windows 64bits.
Windows 10 64bit
GIMP Version 2.8.20
Ghostscript 9.20
Thank you! I’ve been reading solution for nearly an hour. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!!!
Thank you so much for this! If only all problems were this easy to solve. 🙂
Great! It works also with Windows 10 / gs9.21 / GIMP 2.8.
Works perfectly with windows 8.1. Thanks a ton
Thanks, It worked perfected for me. I’ve been seaching for 1 hour, and I’m happy you’ve shown the soluce!
greethings.
Excellent! Many thanks. Surfing for a while trying to figure out what’s wrong, given that ghostscript working well with inkscape but not with Gimp. Curious not being yet solved at the last version of Gimp 2 since you (and Jako Grobler) reported this. Now working well in Windows 8.1, Gimp 2.8.20 and Ghostscript 9.21 (64 bit).
Thank you very much! I solved my problem by following the instructions. I have windows 10 home edition, GIMP 2.8.20 and GostScript 9.21 64 bits
Thank you. You are a life saver!
Works well with Win7/gs9.21/GIMP2.8
Perfect!!!
Tried this with GIMP 2.8.20 running on Windows 10 and I’m glad to report it worked.
Many thanks.
Super 🙂 Thanks!!!
Works on Win7 64bit, gs9.21, GIMP 2.8.18
Is there a solution for Mac Users? I am not able to open EPS files with my Macbook Pro (Gimp 2.8.22 and GS 9.21) ?
Reporting it works! september 2017
Wasted so much tiome trying other options. This worked in 2 minutes!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!
Tks!
Copy and paste “Windows 10 64 bit solution” from above comments. Thank you! This worked for me:
1.If you have not already, download and install Ghostscript 64-bit
2.Copy gsdll64.dll from your Ghostscript bin folder (Eg: C:Program Filesgsgs9.07bin) to the GIMP bin folder (Eg: C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\bin)
3.In the GIMP bin folder first a) Rename the file libgs-8.dll to libgs-8.old, and then b) Rename gsdll64.dll to libgs-8.dll
4.Restart GIMP and opening EPS images should now work.
Thank you very much! It works for me 🙂
Doesn’t work on Windows 7 Enterprise & Gimp 2.10.12 :(.