GIMP, the GNU Image Manipulation Program first released Gimp v2 back in 2004. Now, 20 years later GIMP 3 is almost here with the official release candidate of GIMP 3 going live last week. GIMP is a free and open-source raster graphics application similar to Photoshop, released under the GPL v3 license. So what are the highlight new features in GIMP 3?
- Port to GTK3
- Port away from intltool
- Port to meson build
- Redesign API for scripts/plug-ins (API Frozen Now)
- Wayland support [In Progress]
- Space invasion non-sRGB Colors [In Progress]
- Multi-layer selection
- Less “floating selection”
- Automatic layer boundary management
- Support SwatchBooker file format for palettes and gradients
- Layer effects (Non-destructive)
- Layer effects on layer groups
- UI improvements
Key Links
You can learn more about the GIMP 3 release candidate and see it in action in the video below.