GIMP is preparing to unleash a revolutionary new update—a high-performance, modern UI powerhouse designed to dismantle Adobe’s stranglehold on the industry.

To deliver the final blow to subscription-based creative tools, GIMP desperately needs testers right now.

Linux AppImages:

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/jobs/7011657/artifacts/browse/build/linux/appimage/_Output/

Windows installer:

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/jobs/7011659/artifacts/browse/build/windows/installer/_Output/

Linux Snap:

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/jobs/7011658/artifacts/browse/build/linux/snap/_Output/

macOS:

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/jobs/7011661/artifacts/browse/build/macos/dmg/_Output/

Windows MSIX:

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/jobs/7011660/artifacts/browse/build/windows/store/_Output/

Just open the software and do random stuff.

  • Open different files

  • Use the text tool

  • Put an image in black and white

  • Convert files from one format to the other

If you spot any bug, please report it here:

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16712

Stop funding the corporate machine. Take back your software, test the build, and help launch the new era of open-source creation

  • daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 months ago

    I’ve been daily driving gimp for over a decade now.

    But these “revolutionary update” headlines are tiring. I’ve been listening that since 2.0, each minor patch is a “revolutionary gimp update”. You go excited to see what they added and most of the time is nothing that important.

    Non destructive editing was probably the only “revolutionary” thing that was done in these last 10 years. And that’s ok, the development pace is what it is.

    • tetris11@feddit.ukEnglish
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      2 months ago

      “Brothers in arms, take up this rightful jihad against the Adobe scourge and throw every able man, woman, and child into this holy battle to make our voices heard. Lift up your hearts and let it be known that we the people shall no longer be oppressed by this hateful regime, and shall bring about the light of hope in a dying world by casting our lot into the boiling pot of battle-tested warriors, and right all the wrongs in the universe…”

    • CmykStudent@fosstodon.org
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      2 months ago

      @daniskarma @cm0002 Stable releases in general (like 3.2.x) are not intended to be “revolutionary” - I’ve learned that people don’t like it when you make too many changes. :)

      3.x releases are where the bigger changes happen.

    • moonshine69@lemmy.nz
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      2 months ago

      Me: spruke gimp to artist friends
      Them: gimp? Like a gimp suit?
      End of conversation

      Dunno why you’re getting downvotes

        • sem@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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          2 months ago

          I don’t know what you’ve heard about me
          But you can’t get a dollar outta me
          No caddilac, no perms you can’t see,
          That I’m a motherfucking Professional Image Manipulation Program

  • kepix@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    love how the post is trying to speak to me like some kind of ww2 propaganda poster, then tells me to test like i work for them. this tone is def gonna make me help out…or not.

    • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Hello, this is Tim Adobe. Don’t worry, we are working hard to make sure we remain the best. There’s currently a team trying to figure out wtf a “gnu” is while another team figures out the maximum price increase our customer base will accept to give us a good budget to work with (previous profits were used on boats for executive team and some pizzas from the cheapest place my executive assistant could find with free delivery). Is Mr GIMP interested in selling?

    • grue@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      GIMP is meant more for retouching photos, not drawing shapes. If you mostly want to draw shapes from scratch, you probably want something like Krita or Inkscape instead.

      But if you really must draw a circle in GIMP, you make a circular selection and then fill it in with the bucket fill tool.

      • arsCynic@piefed.socialEnglish
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        2 months ago

        GIMP is meant more for retouching photos, not drawing shapes.

        Then why is there a brush tool which has stars and sparkles? Even the screenshot software Spectacle and Flameshot can draw circles effortlessly. Something this trivial is downright silly not to have as a feature. Every year I have a moment where I decide “okay, I’m gonna do this in GIMP”, but then get so pissed off that something so trivial, isn’t, and I go back to Photopea.

        • Archer@lemmy.world
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          2 months ago

          This was consistently my experience as well, basic functionality in any other app is a hacky workaround and/or a tutorial

        • straussbelial@lemmy.world
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          2 months ago

          GIMP and Adobe Photoshop are image editing programs. If you want to create your own vector images from scratch you use Inkscape or Adobe Illustrator

          • arsCynic@piefed.socialEnglish
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            2 months ago

            Circles ≠ Vectors. Sometimes I want to edit images by drawing circles around things. I’m actually serious, e.g., indicating locations where there is a leak and such. Freehand circles look ridiculous and unprofessional without a drawing tablet.

      • nasi_goreng@lemmy.zip
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        2 months ago

        Friend, even GIMP dev themselves is currently adding shape tool.

        GIMP official site listed ‘Graphic Design Elements’ as supported workflow, means shape tools is absolutely necessary.

      • jasory@programming.dev
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        2 months ago

        I have used it to digitize and color drawings (i.e just take a picture of a pencil sketch and edit it).

        If you zoom in, you can get pretty good detail, drawing just with a mouse.

    • revelrous@sopuli.xyz
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      2 months ago

      Use the ellipse selection tool, hold shift as you make your section to keep it 1:1, selection to path, fill/stroke as needed?

    • yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de
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      2 months ago

      Use ellipse select tool with a fixed aspect ratio of 1:1. Then Select -> Border and choose a width. Then fill it with a color.

      Like yeah, it is 3 steps instead of having a dedicated “Shapes” tool with a bunch of options that would do the same. But GIMP is kind of built around selections, you do need to learn to use them if you ever want to use GIMP effectively. It’s about as important as understanding layers.

      • CmykStudent@fosstodon.org
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        2 months ago

        @spacegoat @borosilicate Are you familiar with the action search feature? If you type ‘/’, it pulls up a search box to find and use features. It also shows the menu path & associated keyboard shortcut.

        Not an excuse to stop improving the UI, but I’ve found it to be really helpful myself.

      • Dearth@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        That is my annoyance as well, especially since I took photoshop classes for a couple years in school. But i figure, every time I use GIMP i remember where stuff is a bit better and I get faster at using it.

    • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      2 months ago

      I used to use Photoshop and indesign prolifically to shitpost to do great art work in the 2000s. I took a good decade and a half off and decided to go Gimp instead of a new version of Photoshop this year. I’m at about 80% of what I could smoothly do with Photoshop, and honestly I love it.

      I don’t think I could have made the switch if I didn’t take a super mega long break, though.

      • borosilicate@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        2 months ago

        I boycotted Adobe and stopped using any programs for photo editing when they switched to a subscription model. I was REALLY good at it and just abandoned my skills right then and there. I’ve since started using GIMP but… Off the top of my head, adjustment layers were added LAST YEAR. So, that should give you an idea of how far behind Adobe they are. Maybe Adobe not innovating for 20 years will allow them to catch up.

      • saltesc@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        It’s opening up PS and ID after the break and realising the application you once knew inside-out have changed so much, may as well learn a new one instead.

    • lavember@programming.dev
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      2 months ago

      i am in favour of them just doing this. the experience is a mess. affinity via wine worked much better for me.

      (ps: maybe a rust rewrite? just kidding… unless… )

      • Hemingways_Shotgun@lemmy.caEnglish
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        2 months ago

        I think they are quoting themselves

        Linux releases are done via Flatpak, both mainline and development. I don’t think Gimp itself would be linking to a snap package.

      • Digit@lemmy.todayEnglish
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        2 months ago

        I have tried various versions in the 3 series. Several times. Across several distros. And several arrangements of useflags in gentoo. The new new point version? probably not yet. Have they changed the toolkit or done some magic to change it to be as responsive as the 2 series? If not, seems a safe bet it’ll still be noticeably laggy like all prior versions in the 3 series.

  • pnwpixel@programming.devEnglish
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    2 months ago

    If they could make it as dummy proof as Macromedia Fireworks from the 2000s, they would make transitioning creative work in Linux a bit easier. And this is coming from a Linux user since 2008.