GIMP 3.2 Released

2026-03-14
by GIMP Team

We’re happy to present the first release of GIMP 3.2! This marks a year of design, development, and testing from volunteers and the community, as part of our plan to streamline releases after GIMP 3.0. We’re excited for you to see the new features that version 3.2 offers!

GIMP 3.2: splash screen by Sevenix
GIMP 3.2 splash screen, by Mark McCaughrean (CC by-sa 4.0)

Highlights

Here are some of the many highlights to look out for as you start using GIMP 3.2:

  • New non-destructive layers!

    • You can now use Link Layers to incorporate external image as part of your compositions, easily scaling, rotating, and transforming them without losing quality or sharpness. The link layer’s content is updated when the source file is modified
    • The Path tool can now create Vector Layers, which lets you draw shapes with adjustable fill and stroke settings.

  • The MyPaint Brush tool has been upgraded, adding 20 new brushes, and it now automatically adjusts to your canvas zoom and rotation for more dynamic painting.

  • A new Overwrite paint mode allows you to draw over existing colors without blending their transparency.

  • The on-canvas Text Editor has a number of workflow improvements. Among them, you can now move it as needed across the canvas and utilize many common shortcuts such as Ctrl + B for bold text and Shift + Ctrl + V for pasting unformatted text. The Text Outline feature also includes more options to control the direction of the outline.

  • New file format support and improvements to existing formats, such as DDS BC7 export and more layer styles imported for PSDs. Thanks to vector layers, we now also support SVG export and expanded vector options in PDF export.

  • A variety of UX and UI improvements, based on your feedback and our design team’s efforts. To list a few:

    • Options to make the brush thumbnails use theme colors for previews, for a nicer experience in dark themes
    • Ability to drag and drop images onto the image tab to open in GIMP
    • Keyboard shortcut support for the Shear and Flip tools
    • New System color scheme that automatically matches GIMP’s theme color scheme to the one you set for your OS

  • The CMYK color selector now shows the Total Ink Coverage for your color, helping you adjust during soft-proofing based on your printer’s ink coverage limit.

  • For script and plug-in developers, a new GEGL Filter browser has been added to make it easier to find non-destructive filters to use.

Learn More

We’ve prepared release notes to go over all the changes, improvements, new features, and more. And if you’d like even more details, you can peruse the NEWS changelog for all 3.1 and 3.2 development releases.

But to see it for yourself, you can get GIMP 3.2 directly from our Downloads page and try it out!

» READ COMPLETE RELEASE NOTES «

Other Related Releases

To accompany our release of GIMP 3.2, packagers should be aware that we also released:

We do not have a ready-to-release documentation for this version 3.2 yet. We recommend you to continue using the 3.0 online documentation for the time being.
Our contributors are working hard on enhancing the documentation. Any help is welcome on our gimp-help project to speed up the process!

Enjoy GIMP 3.2!

GIMP 3.2 builds on the foundation we created in GIMP 3.0, providing great new features and setting the stage for even more awesome things in future versions!

Download GIMP 3.2

Note: packages on stores may take a bit longer to reach you as they may be in review.

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