GIMP

The second bugfix release of the GIMP 3.2 series brings it to quite a stable state again as bugs reports are slowing down.

• Bug fixed where GIMP would fail to open some XCF
• When moving a floating layer or selection with a selection tool, marching ants are now disabled
• Improved Text tool, especially regarding prioritizing global actions
• Better temporary folder handling
• Fill actions now behave accordingly to the target item type
• Various file formats support improved
• A new function and a deprecation in the libgimp API for plug-ins

Here we go! The first bugfix release for the GIMP 3.2 series is here.

• A bug when group layers became invisible in some conditions when children had effects got fixed
• More fixes, especially for the new vector and link layer types, as well as non-destructive effects
• Various file formats support improved
• Themes fixes and improvements
• Support for x86 (32-bit) architecture on Windows was dropped

GIMP 3.2.0 brings fancy new layer types, hence carrying on its non-destructive abilities, all the while strengthening the groundwork from the 3.0 series. Some of the highlights of this release:

New type of layers: vector layers.

New type of layers: link layers.

• Text, link or vector layer must now be explicitly rasterized for direct pixel edits

New paint mode "Overwrite"

The Flip tool can now be controlled with arrow keys

The Shear tool can now be adjusted with arrow keys

MyPaint brushes version 2 are now supported, with new "Gain" setting

The MyPaint Brushes tool now supports stylus barrel rotation on relevant brushes

Text tool: new "Outline Direction" option

New "Paste unformatted text" action in text tool

• Dragging a file to the image tab bar opens the file as a new image
• New "System" color scheme
• New "Edit mask immediately" checkbox in "Add Layer Mask" dialog

The Delete button in Layers dialog will delete the layer mask if selected

• The DDS plug-in now supports exporting in BC7 format
• PDF format export will export vector layer as paths
• The OpenEXR plug-in can now import Luminance/Chroma OpenEXR images
• TIFF support improved to handle various unofficial features set by third-party software
• PSD's legacy Drop Shadow, Inner Shadow and Outer Glow layer styles now imported
• Image format import newly supported: APNG, AVCI, JIF, PlayStation TIM, OTA bitmap, PAA textures, Seattle Filmworks photos and HRZ Slow Scan Television Images, hgt.zip
• Image format export newly supported: JPEG 2000, HEJ2, PlayStation TIM, PSB, SVG
• ART is now supported as a RAW loader

Photoshop's curves files (.acv) and levels files (.alv) can be loaded from the Curves and Levels tools respectively

• Photoshop's RGB and grayscale pattern files now supported
• Palettes can now be exported as Krita's palettes (.kpl)
• Palette swatches from the Procreate art program can now be imported
• Support for many more image file formats improved
• The Welcome dialog will now recognize your standard shortcuts to create or open files

New checkbox "Compute unique colors" on Histogram dockable

Total Ink Coverage now displayed in the CMYK color selector

• A new GEGL Filter Browser was added
• Many new API for text, vector and link layers for plug-in developers
• Various fixes and usability updates

Here is a third release candidate for upcoming GIMP 3.2. We are still hoping it may be the last as we approach reasonable stability. Improvements include:

• Font loading on start massively sped up
• XCF files won't start loading anymore before all fonts are loaded
• Dropping a color or pattern on a vector layer updates its fill property
• Curves and Levels now default to working in linear working space

The Flip tool can now be controlled with arrow keys

The Shear tool can now be adjusted with arrow keys

The Delete button in Layers dialog will delete the layer mask if selected

• The DDS plug-in now supports exporting in BC7 format
• The OpenEXR plug-in can now import Luminance/Chroma OpenEXR images
• Palette swatches from the Procreate art program can now be imported
• Swatchbooker palette support was improved with better color management
• Several libgimp functions deprecated in favor of using the filter API directly
• Various fixes and usability updates