GIMP version 2.2.2 is a bug-fix release in the stable GIMP 2.2 series. The source code is available from ftp.gimp.org and its mirrors, binary packages for the various platforms should show over the next days.

Fresh from 21C3, GIMP version 2.2.1 has been released. This is a bug-fix release in the stable GIMP 2.2 series. It fixes a couple of problems that have been reported for GIMP 2.2.0; an update is strongly recommended. The sources for GIMP 2.2.1 can be downloaded from the usual places.

The GIMP developers are proud to announce the availability of version 2.2.0 of the GNU Image Manipulation Program. About nine months after version 2.0 hit the road, we have completed another development cycle and can bring a new stable GIMP to our users' desktops.

Please read the release notes for further information.

The GIMP help team is proud to announce the availability of a snapshot of the GIMP user manual for GIMP 2.2. You can download gimp-help-2-0.6 from ftp.gimp.org. We hope that distributions and packagers will include these help files when packaging GIMP 2.2 so that GIMP users have access to context-sensitive help from within GIMP 2.2 simply by pressing the F1 key or by hitting the Help buttons which have been added to most

The splash screen contest is over and we have a winner: "work in progress…" by Bill Luhtala has been chosen as the splash image for Gimp 2.2.

Please revisit the splash contest for more information.

Thanks to FlamingText.com and sourcewear.com, both of whom offered to provide a prize for the 2.2 splash contest. Since there can only be one winner, the prize will be a GIMP t-shirt or polo shirt from SourceWear and FlamingText will sponsor a future contest.

With the imminent release of the GIMP 2.2, the time has come to find the ideal splash screen to go with it. The contest will be open until next Sunday the 5th of December, at which point the winning entry will be chosen and committed to CVS.

Good luck, and get splashing!

Update: The contest is now closed. You can view the entries in the gallery.

A couple of GIMP users and developers will be at 21C3, the annual European Hacker Conference on technology, society and utopia. If you always wanted to meet with other GIMP addicts, consider to come to Berlin (Germany), December 27th to 29th.

The GIMP developers have prepared another pre-release for GIMP 2.2. Unless major problems show up, the GIMP 2.2.0 release is supposed to follow later this month. Screenshots of the development version are available from developer.gimp.org and the GIMP Wiki has a comprehensive list of new features.

Before installing this version, please read the release notes.

GIMP version 2.0.6 is is now available from the Downloads section. This is a bug-fix release in the stable 2.0 series. It fixes a couple of smaller problems and a crash that occurred with Pango-1.2 (but not with newer versions of Pango). This is the last release in the GIMP 2.0, tree which will be obsoleted by GIMP 2.2 very soon.