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Version 2.3.10 is a development snapshot leading up to GIMP 2.4. The source code can be downloaded from ftp.gimp.org. Changes are listed at developer.gimp.org. If you want to try this unstable development snapshot, please read the release notes for the development releases.

Version 2.2.1 of gimp-gap, the GIMP animation package, is now available. This release features mainly bugfixes but also some new features:

  • additional functions to modify frames (set layer modes, and layer mask handling)
  • storyboard dialog supports drag&drop and editing of transition attributes
  • new plug-in to reverse frame sequence

Please note that gimp-gap 2.2.1 requires gimp 2.2 and glib 2.8 or higher. It is recommended to use gtk+ 2.8. The source code can be downloaded from ftp.gimp.org; binary packages should become available soon.

GIMP 2.3.9 is the latest and hopefully one of the last development snapshots on our way to version 2.4 of the GNU Image Manipulation Program. The source code can be downloaded from ftp.gimp.org. There are quite a number of changes, all listed at developer.gimp.org. If you want to try this unstable development snapshot, please read the release notes for the development releases

GIMP had eight projects accepted for this Summer of Code:

  • Vector Layers
  • Vanishing Point Cloning
  • Healing Brush Tool
  • GIMP Resource repository
  • New Brush System
  • JPEG 2000
  • Ruby Scripting
  • UI Improvements

Congratulations to all.

GIMP is participating in this year's Summerof Code, "a program that offers student developers stipends to create new open source programs or to help currently established projects." Our project ideas are published at the GIMP Wiki. Students can now apply at the Google web site. Yes, there are prizes: a t-shirt, and 4500 USD for successfully completed projects.

GIMP 2.3.8 is a snapshot of the development towards version 2.4 of the GNU Image Manipulation Program. The source code can be downloaded from ftp.gimp.org. A detailed list of changes is available at developer.gimp.org. If you want to try this unstable development snapshot, please read the release notes for the development releases.

Version 2.2.11 of the GNU Image Manipulation Program is now available. This is a bug-fix release in the stable 2.2 series. Please see the NEWS file for a detailed list of changes. The source code can be retrieved from ftp.gimp.org and its mirrors. Binary packages for the various supported platforms will become available soon.

After more than six months of work, we're proud to announce a new release of the user manual for GIMP 2.2. This release features a lot of improvements, in particular:

  • Spelling and grammar fixes for Czech, German, Dutch, Italian, English, Chinese and French
  • Restructuring of the manual into three parts: Introduction, Concepts and Tutorials, Reference
  • New language: Croatian
  • Technical fixes: Makefile updates, better images for the PDF version, CSS updates, new scripts for editing and validating the XML files
  • New GIMP Keys reference
  • New content in:
    • Filters, Menus for German
    • Tools, Dialogs for Italian
    • Filters for French, English
    • Concepts for Dutch
  • A lot of Bugfixes

You can download gimp-help-2-0.10 from ftp.gimp.org. Please keep in mind, that this release includes only the XML sources. We will provide prebuilt HTML tarballs as soon as possible.

The manual is written in DocBook/XML. Please help us to improve it and to fix grammar and spelling errors. Every contributor who wants to help us by providing DocBook/XML patches or just proof reads the manual is very welcome. Find more information about how you can help at our project page: http://docs.gimp.org.

GIMP 2.3.7 is a snapshot of the development towards version 2.4 of the GNU Image Manipulation Program. The source code can be downloaded from ftp.gimp.org. A detailed list of changes is available at developer.gimp.org. If you want to try this unstable development snapshot, please read the release notes for the development releases.

A new GIMP development snapshot has been released with greetings from the 22nd Chaos Communication Congress. A detailed list of changes is available from developer.gimp.org. If you want to try this unstable development snapshot, please read the release notes for the development releases.

Version 2.2.10 of the GNU Image Manipulation Program is now available. This is a bug-fix release in the stable 2.2 series. Please see the NEWS file for a detailed list of changes. The source code can be retrieved from ftp.gimp.org and its mirrors. Binary packages for the various supported platforms will become available soon.

Barely in time for GIMP's tenth birthday is the 10th Anniversary GIMP Splash Contest. This new contest requires a tutorial with the submissions, so get out your favorite text editor and show us all of the beautiful things you can make your GIMP do. Submit those entries to the contest area of this web site and wait to see if there is a gimp-2.2.10 with your entry as the very special release splash.



Happy Birthday GIMP! (If I remember correctly, 10 was a great age to be....)

A new GIMP development snapshot is now available. GIMP 2.3.5 brings us one step closer to version 2.4 of the GNU Image Manipulation Program. A detailed list of changes is available from developer.gimp.org. If you want to try this unstable development snapshot, please read the release notes for the development releases.

On 17th, 18th and 19th of March 2006, the Libre Graphics Meeting will be held in Lyon, France. The goal of this event is to extend the traditional Gimp Convention to bring together developers and users of the best of Free Software graphics applications - GIMP, Inkscape, Scribus, Blender and more.

Talks and meetings will be held. More information at the Libre Graphics Meeting web site.

Version 2.2.0 of GAP, the GIMP Animation Package is now available for download at ftp.gimp.org. GAP provides a number of plug-ins that extend GIMP with capabilities to edit and create animations.

Version 2.2.9 of the GNU Image Manipulation Program is now available. This is a bug-fix release in the stable 2.2 series and fixes a couple of problems. The source code can be retrieved from ftp.gimp.org and its mirrors. Binary packages for the various supported platforms should become available soon.