GIMP 3.0 Released (9to5linux.com)
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- News link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/03/17/1948219/gimp-30-released
- Source link: https://9to5linux.com/gimp-3-0-image-editor-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new
> GIMP 3.0 also brings improvements to non-destructive editing by introducing an optional "Merge Filters" checkbox at the bottom of NDE filters that merges down the filter immediately after it's committed, along with non-destructive filters on layer groups and the implementation of storing version of filters in GIMP's XCF project files. Among other noteworthy changes, the GEGL and babl components have been updated with new features and many improvements, such as Inner Glow, Bevel, and GEGL Styles filters, some plugins saw small enhancements, and it's now possible to export images with different settings while leaving the original image unchanged.
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> There's also a new PDB call that allows Script-Fu writers to use labels to specify filter properties, a brand new named-argument syntax, support for loading 16-bits-per-channel LAB PSD files, support for loading DDS images with BC7 support, early-binding CMYK support, and support for PSB and JPEG-XL image formats. On top of that, GIMP 3.0 introduces new auto-expanding layer boundary and snapping options, an updated search pop-up to show the menu path for all entries while making individual filters searchable, a revamped alignment tool, and support for "layer sets," replacing the older concept of linked layers.
You can download GIMP 3.0 from the [3]official website .
[1] https://www.gimp.org/news/2025/02/10/gimp-3-0-RC3-released/
[2] https://9to5linux.com/gimp-3-0-image-editor-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new
[3] https://download.gimp.org/gimp/v3.0/linux/
glacial development times (Score:1)
That's what happens when your team is just a few dudes. That's how open source used to be when it was all hobbyist efforts. The corporate-driven projects like Linux and Firefox and whatever Redhat has seized control of have spoiled people into thinking what is normal.
Great job! (Score:5, Informative)
This is a huge improvement over the old interface, it reminds me a lot of photoshop back from back before they charged a subscription. I can see how much work went into making that UI work smoothly. I've only been messing with it a little while, but for a .0.0 release, it's pretty nice.
Excellent work, GIMP team!
Re: (Score:2)
This makes me interested in checking it out. My biggest gripe about GIMP has been the UI. Making it like the older version of Photoshop that a lot of people know before Adobe became rent-seeking assholes will get a lot more people to try it out.
I'll give it a whirl (Score:2)
I don't need anything as powerful as Photoshop so GIMP may be a nice alternative. The last time I tried GIMP (maybe 5 or 6 years ago) I found it to be very unintuitive and really hard to use. I've been trudging along with PhotoImpact X3 on a Windows 7 partition for way too long now. I'm hoping GIMP can help with this.
Alternative article (Score:3)
[1]https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/20... [omgubuntu.co.uk]
[1] https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/gimp-3-0
It beat Half Life 3!!! (Score:2)
I cannot believe that Gimp 3.0 was released before Half Life 3!!!
I honestly never thought this day would come.
Is there still hope for Valve??
refined GTK3 interface? (Score:3, Insightful)
If there is one area GIMP needs improving it is the interface. It is not an intuitive program to use and even understood tasks can be a struggle to accomplish. I'm hoping for improvement since the software is impressive.
Re: (Score:2)
There was PhotoGIMP, a set of patches that I think helped the user experience quite a bit. But getting someone to maintain an overhaul that is somewhat controversial is nigh impossible.
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Having used Photoshop and many other creative and “DCC” applications such as Illustrator, InDesign, Nuke, Houdini, etc the user interface of GIMP was atrocious. Terrible to look at and terrible to use. Neither form nor function — the ultimate expression of programmer art and developer-centric mindset. It reeked of “Oh, I don’t use it or any of the competitors, just write the code for free. Icons and menus don’t really matter I use the terminal mostly.”
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