

Optimizations and multi-threading for painting and display, themes rewritten, gradient tool improved, new on-canvas control for 3D rotation, translations, GEGL changes, and improvements in handling masks, channels, and selections. Latest preview version of a future release: 2.10.0 RC2 Old version, no longer supported: 2.10.0 RC1įull linear usage of GEGL, Dashboard dockable, Image recovery, some Bugfix to Do to stable Version, RC2 next Revamped User Interface and Usability Changes

GEGL Port extended and new or improved Tools Single-window mode, exporting, layer groups, tool improvements, and many more updates. Partial implementation of GEGL, and first iteration of UI re-design Improved interface for external device input.

Drag/drop and copy/paste from GIMP to other applications improved.Ĭolor management support, scalable brushes, new and rewritten selection tools and many user interface changes including a new icon theme. Plugin support, keyboard shortcut editor, previews for transform tools. Script-fu scripting support improved greatly. Many new tool options, GIMP now using GTK+ 2.x graphical toolkit. Improvements to the user interface, bug fixes. The name was changed to the GNU Image Manipulation Program in 1997, after Kimball and Mattis had graduated, when it became an official part of the GNU Project. Its creators, Spencer Kimball and Peter Mattis, began developing GIMP as a semester-long project at the University of California, Berkeley in 1995. GIMP originally stood for General Image Manipulation Program.
