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

  • kepix@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    21 minutes ago

    love how the post is trying to speak to me like some kind of ww2 propaganda poster, then tells me to test like i work for them. this tone is def gonna make me help out…or not.

  • treadful@lemmy.zipEnglish
    14·
    5 hours ago

    Is there an OG post to reference here?

    EDIT: Nice, big improvement on UI responsiveness with large font libraries. Still some room for improvement, but it was almost unusable before.

  • Wilco@lemmy.zip
    195·
    10 hours ago

    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?

    • katze@lemmy.4d2.org
      2·
      27 minutes ago

      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.

    • searabbit@piefed.socialEnglish
      2·
      1 hour ago

      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😮‍💨

    • statelesz@slrpnk.netEnglish
      354·
      9 hours ago

      Sit anybody in front of Photoshop for the first time and it will be the same.

    • grue@lemmy.world
      34·
      11 hours ago

      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.

    • yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de
      12·
      10 hours ago

      Use ellipse select tool with a fixed aspect ratio of 1:1. Then Select -> Border and choose a width. Then fill it with a color.

      Like yeah, it is 3 steps instead of having a dedicated “Shapes” tool with a bunch of options that would do the same. But GIMP is kind of built around selections, you do need to learn to use them if you ever want to use GIMP effectively. It’s about as important as understanding layers.

    • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      28·
      11 hours ago

      I used to use Photoshop and indesign prolifically to shitpost to do great art work in the 2000s. I took a good decade and a half off and decided to go Gimp instead of a new version of Photoshop this year. I’m at about 80% of what I could smoothly do with Photoshop, and honestly I love it.

      I don’t think I could have made the switch if I didn’t take a super mega long break, though.

      • saltesc@lemmy.world
        8·
        9 hours ago

        It’s opening up PS and ID after the break and realising the application you once knew inside-out have changed so much, may as well learn a new one instead.

      • borosilicate@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        17·
        11 hours ago

        I boycotted Adobe and stopped using any programs for photo editing when they switched to a subscription model. I was REALLY good at it and just abandoned my skills right then and there. I’ve since started using GIMP but… Off the top of my head, adjustment layers were added LAST YEAR. So, that should give you an idea of how far behind Adobe they are. Maybe Adobe not innovating for 20 years will allow them to catch up.

  • mattwebb.dev@programming.devEnglish
    4·
    8 hours ago

    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.

  • MrWrinkles@leminal.space
    1913·
    12 hours ago

    Change the name. 😄 Edit: Imp is right there. If you miss 3 syllables of GNU Imp, try Photobash. Make it obvious.

    • the_weez@midwest.social
      72·
      11 hours ago

      App is great, name is terrible but the devs like it and don’t want to entertain the idea of renaming.