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

    • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      49·
      13 days 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.

    • spacegoat@lemmy.world
      12·
      12 days ago

      My main issue with Gimp is that it does work well, but it takes me forever to find where the features are

      • CmykStudent@fosstodon.org
        16·
        12 days 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
        2·
        11 days 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.

    • lavember@programming.dev
      2·
      11 days 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… )

    • grue@lemmy.world
      50·
      13 days 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.

      • jasory@programming.dev
        1·
        3 days 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.

        • grue@lemmy.world
          1·
          3 days ago

          That’s a way different (and more well-suited) use-case because the edges are already there and you’re just doing region selections and flood fills and whatnot. It’s drawing the edges in the first place – especially if they’re geometric – that GIMP isn’t particularly good at.

      • arsCynic@piefed.socialEnglish
        15·
        12 days 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 because something that should take less than five seconds takes ten minutes and tutorial, whereafter I go back to Photopea.

        Edit: I just discovered Pixelitor which now obviates my need for Photopea/GIMP. My review on AlternativeTo:

        “Impressive. Basically has every basic functionality what I looked for in GIMP, straightforward to boot, but which isn’t in GIMP or too inconveniently so. Installing Pixelitor on every machine from now on.”

        • straussbelial@lemmy.world
          8·
          12 days 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
            13·
            12 days 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.

        • Archer@lemmy.world
          3·
          11 days ago

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

      • nasi_goreng@lemmy.zip
        8·
        12 days 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.

    • yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de
      18·
      13 days 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.

    • revelrous@sopuli.xyz
      3·
      12 days 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?

  • Wilco@lemmy.zip
    25·
    13 days ago

    I am going to get slammed here … but GIMP is just way too complex to use. Maybe the new UI will be better, but the old UI is not just clunky or slightly bad … it is UNUSABLE by normal people.

    Draw a circle in GIMP. Draw a square. Yea … how long did that take to figure out?

    • katze@lemmy.4d2.org
      10·
      12 days ago

      it is UNUSABLE by normal people.

      I guess I am not a normal person then. I have been using GIMP happily for more than 20 years now. FWIW, I rarely need to draw circles.

      • whatstatersprecious@lemmy.world
        4·
        12 days ago

        I’ve used GIMP in the past. I don’t understand it, but it’s free and can do stuff so I’m not going to complain.

        But I’d also say that using/being good at GIMP is solidly not “normal” lol. And being on Lemmy is even less normal, so here we are.

    • searabbit@piefed.socialEnglish
      6·
      12 days ago

      Yeah it’s literally not for you. Its like opening up cad (engineering tool) and complaining that there’s a learning curve. My good friend is a graphic designer. I tried to get them to use gimp when they couldn’t pay for photoshop anymore but it sounded like they just wanted to rip their hair out because of how behind photoshop it is. Gimp needs the basic features that are expected from photoshop for people to be willing to transition. You would be better off trying a graphic design bootcamp.

      I will try to convince them to test it out but they just got access to photoshop again so it’s unlikely they’ll want to touch gimp anytime soon😮‍💨

      • Wilco@lemmy.zip
        2·
        12 days ago

        I am a graphic designer. Used to build ads for Autotrader magazines. Its a very difficult program.

    • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
      9·
      12 days 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?

  • treadful@lemmy.zipEnglish
    23·
    12 days ago

    Is there an OG post to reference here?

    EDIT: Nice, big improvement on UI responsiveness with large font libraries. Still some room for improvement, but it was almost unusable before.

      • Hemingways_Shotgun@lemmy.caEnglish
        6·
        12 days 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.

  • daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    13·
    11 days 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.

    • CmykStudent@fosstodon.org
      2·
      11 days 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.

    • tetris11@feddit.ukEnglish
      1·
      11 days 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…”

        • sem@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          1·
          11 days 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

    • moonshine69@lemmy.nz
      7·
      12 days ago

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

      Dunno why you’re getting downvotes

  • Ertain@feddit.onlineEnglish
    7·
    13 days ago

    I’ve been using GIMP for years and have become use to it. However, the interface still needs to be redesigned.