libtiff3.dll is missing - how to solve this

As with all files ending in .dll, the libtiff3.dll file is also an executable file that is mainly used by image editing programs such as GIMP. If you receive the message "libtiff3.dll is missing" when starting a program, it was probably deleted from the program folder.

This is why the message "libtiff3.dll is missing" occurs

The name of libtiff3.dll stands for Tiff: library and tools for TIFF images and it is a file required by image editing programs like GIMP. If you receive the message "libtiff3.dll missing" or "libtiff3.dll not found" when starting GIMP, the file has either been accidentally deleted or moved, or is damaged. The problem can be caused by a virus, but also by another program.

libtiff3.dll is missing: How to fix the error message

In order to start GIMP on your Windows PC again without the appearance of an error message, the libtiff3.dll file must be located in the program folder of GIMP. To check this, open Windows Explorer and click on your system hard disk under "This PC" > "Devices and drives".

1. Open the "Programs" folder there and look in the GIMP folder for the "bin" subfolder where the libtiff3.dll file is normally stored.
2. If you do not find the file there, download the libtiff3.dll file in the appropriate version from the Internet and paste it into the "bin" folder.
3. Make sure that it is saved under the name "libtiff3.dll" and then try to start GIMP again.