GIMP 3.0 Image Editor Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New
Highlights of GIMP 3.0 include a much-refined interface written in GTK3 that allows the use of the mouse scroll wheel to flip through different dockable dialogue tabs, along with a new slash screen and logo, as well as improvements to the legacy icon theme to look great on HiDPI screens.
GIMP 3.0 also brings massive improvements to color management, a stable public API to allow porting of plug-ins and scripts from the GIMP 2.10 series, support for loading layers from TIFF files saved in the Autodesk Sketchbook format, and support for 64 bits per pixel images for the BMP format.
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Freeware image editor GIMP 3.0 arrives after seven years of incubation | Tom's Hardware [iophk: "The editorial team there is very well aware of the difference between freeware and free software and even open source software."]
A major update to GNU's image manipulation program has arrived today, as GIMP 3.0 relieves version 2.10 from its duty as the premier free and open-source image editing software across multiple platforms.
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GIMP 3.0 is Out! How to Install it in Ubuntu 24.04 | 22.04 | 20.04 | UbuntuHandbook
GIMP 3.0 comes with numerous exciting new features. Here are an overview of them from the development (2.99.x) and RC releases.
GIMP 3.0 Released: A Major Overhaul After Seven Years in Development
After an impressive seven years of development, GIMP, a highly popular cross-platform image editor, has officially released version 3.0—an update many users have been eagerly anticipating.
The main highlight – GIMP 3.0 is built upon GTK3 as the devs touch nearly every aspect of its code to align it with GTK3 conventions. As a result, you get...
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GIMP 3.0 is here -- the best free Photoshop alternative just got a huge upgrade [Ed: And not slop for this author, for a change]
When I suggest to someone that they switch to Linux, they often ask me the same question -- will I be able to run Adobe Photoshop? The answer, of course, is no (for the most part). However, I always follow up by suggesting the totally free (and open source) GIMP. For some people, GIMP isn’t just comparable to Photoshop -- it is superior.
And now, following an agonizing seven years of development, GIMP 3.0 has finally arrived for Windows, macOS, and Linux. This open-source program has been completely overhauled with a modernized interface, non-destructive editing, expanded file format support, and major performance improvements.
One of the biggest changes in GIMP 3.0 is the move to GTK3, which improves everything from high-resolution display scaling to tablet input support. The interface is cleaner, more customizable, and now uses CSS-based themes, making it easier for users to tweak the look and feel to their liking. GIMP also runs natively on Wayland while still supporting X11, ensuring it plays nice with modern Linux desktop environments.
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Download of the day: GIMP 3.0 is FINALLY Here! - nixCraft
Wow! After years of hard work and countless commits, we have finally reached a huge milestone: GIMP 3.0 is officially released! I am excited as I write this and can’t wait to share some incredible new features and improvements in this release. GIMP 2.10 was released in 2018, and the first development version of GIMP 3.0 came out in 2020. GIMP 3.0 released on 16/March/2025. Let us explore how to download and install GIMP 3.0, as well as the new features in this version.
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After a Decade of Waiting, GIMP 3.0.0 is Finally Here!
We have many open source image editors on Linux, but the GNU Image Manipulation Program, or GIMP for short, stands out the most due to its feature set and thriving community of developers.
Completely maintained by a team of volunteers, GIMP has been the de facto standard of image editing on Linux for a long time now. Its Windows and macOS versions are no less, providing decent competition to the proprietary likes of Adobe Photoshop and Pixelmator Pro.
However, over the years, its user interface and experience had started to feel dated, and there were calls for new features to be added to it. Back in 2015, the developers announced the GIMP 3.0 release, which would tackle these issues.
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GIMP 3.0 Finally Released with a HUGE Set of Changes
GIMP 3.0 has finally arrived after 7 years of development. Discover the best new features including non-destructive editing, a GTK 3 UI, and more.
LWN:
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GIMP 3.0 released
The long-awaited GIMP 3.0 release is now available. Major changes in 3.0 include non‑destructive editing for most commonly‑used filters, improved text creation, better color space management, and an update to GTK 3.
This is the end result of seven years of hard work by volunteer developers, designers, artists, and community members (for reference, GIMP 2.10 was first published in 2018 and the initial development version of GIMP 3.0 was released in 2020).See the release notes and NEWS file for more details about this release. LWN covered a near-final release of GIMP 3.0 in November last year.
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GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) version 3.0 is finally out now
Not gaming news but big news in the open source world - the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) version 3.0 is finally out now.
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PhotoGIMP Updated to Help Switching from PhotoShtop to GIMP 3.0 | UbuntuHandbook
To help users switching from Adobe PhotoShop, PhotoGIMP project updated today with support for the new GIMP 3.0 image editor.
PhotoGIMP is a free open-source project that optimizes GIMP for AdobeShop users. By changing the local app data, it organised the tools and their options to be PhotoShop style, assigned keyboard shortcuts to similar to the ones in Photoshop for Windows, following Adobe’s Documentation, and added new default settings to maximize space on the canvas.
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GIMP 3.0 Image Editor Released For Linux, macOS, Unix, and Windows
At long last, the first release of GIMP 3.0 is here! This is the end result of seven years of rigorous development by volunteer developers, designers, artists, and community members (for reference, GIMP 2.10 was first published in 2018). With GIMP 3.0, you can do more than ever before, more easily, more quickly!
The GNU Image Manipulation Program has officially released this major update, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of this popular open-source image editor.
While we can’t cover every single change in GIMP from 2.10, we want to highlight some of the biggest ones as you start exploring this new release.
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GIMP wakes up from seven-year coma with version 3.0
It's the first new release for the FOSS Photoshop alternative since GIMP 2.10 back in 2018, and it's five years since the first development release.
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GIMP 3.0 is the Biggest Update EVER – Is it the Photoshop KILLER?!
GIMP 3.0 is finally here! After seven years of development, this massive update changes everything. But is it good enough to replace Photoshop? In this video, we break down the biggest changes, new features, and what this means for the future of GIMP. Whether you’re a casual user or a pro, you’ll want to see […]