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
Who in the comments is an Adobe employee?
how recently can i have installed it? like, yesterday? HOW DO I DRAW A CIRCLE
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.
Change the name. 😄 Edit: Imp is right there. If you miss 3 syllables of GNU Imp, try Photobash. Make it obvious.
App is great, name is terrible but the devs like it and don’t want to entertain the idea of renaming.
Where is this quoting from?
BRING OUT THE GIMP
You called, we came.
You came, i came, it was a real mess.
Such pain, Such pleasure.
I’ve been using GIMP for years and have become use to it. However, the interface still needs to be redesigned.
@Ertain @cm0002 We have a UX repo for people to post design issues & discuss improvements. Anyone is welcome to contribute feedback, which we try to implement as we can: https://gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/GIMP/Design/gimp-ux/-/work/_items :)
https://gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/GIMP/Design/gimp-ux/-/work_items
Why the urgency? You’re linking to a normal, patch release. Did GIMP devs say something? Are you a GIMP dev?
If they could make it as dummy proof as Macromedia Fireworks from the 2000s, they would make transitioning creative work in Linux a bit easier. And this is coming from a Linux user since 2008.
You mean Inkscape? I think that’s more Inkscape’s wheelhouse.
I regularly use both. Inkscape and Gimp could benefit from ux improvements that ease newbies in, with intuitiveness being front and center.
@pnwpixel @psycotica0 We welcome feedback! We even have a dedicated UX design now to collect and discuss it: https://gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/GIMP/Design/gimp-ux/-/work/_items
https://gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/GIMP/Design/gimp-ux/-/work_items
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?
You want MS Paint.
Sit anybody in front of Photoshop for the first time and it will be the same.
It’ll take them as long just to boot the program, and every time they change tools they’ll have to wait for it to catch up
The UI of modern Photoshop is now insanely bloated.
New Ui announced, testers needed. What do you do? Complain about the old UI. Smart.
I dont care about it to test it. I just use Krita.
You just wanted to shit on something.
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.
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😮💨
I am a graphic designer. Used to build ads for Autotrader magazines. Its a very difficult program.
