You could roughen the path with a path effect, or maybe the Tweak tool. And then you can use Object to Path, and have what you want. (If I understand correctly.) But not with a filter. I could not find the Roughen path effect. It is not listed when I go to Add Path Effect. Are you talking about thi...

Will an 'Object to path' after applying the filter not solve the problem? This didn't do anything for me. When I import into Gimp, the path is still the original, un-roughened path. I actually want the path to be a path in Gimp and not as a bitmap because I'll be using it for selection. I'm looking...

How do I apply a filter effect to a path so the changes are permanent? That is, the path is changed with added nodes so it matches visually whatever the effect had done. I'm trying to copy a path from Inkscape to Gimp. I have a path with a Roughen effect. I save the path out to an SVG file and then ...