GNU Image Manipulation Program

This new bugfix release of GIMP 3.2 brings a whole new level of stability:

• New input axis "Rotation" (a.k.a. "barrel rotation") supported in dynamics
• Bug fixes and usability improvements to recently added features and non-destructive workflows
• A lot of maintenance love happened for the macOS version
• gimptool utility can now compile GEGL operations (filters) and work better on macOS, Windows and AppImage
• Many file formats support improved
• Various vulnerabilities fixed

The second bugfix release of the GIMP 3.2 series brings it to quite a stable state again as bugs reports are slowing down.

• Bug fixed where GIMP would fail to open some XCF
• When moving a floating layer or selection with a selection tool, marching ants are now disabled
• Improved Text tool, especially regarding prioritizing global actions
• Better temporary folder handling
• Fill actions now behave accordingly to the target item type
• Various file formats support improved
• A new function and a deprecation in the libgimp API for plug-ins

Here we go! The first bugfix release for the GIMP 3.2 series is here.

• A bug when group layers became invisible in some conditions when children had effects got fixed
• More fixes, especially for the new vector and link layer types, as well as non-destructive effects
• Various file formats support improved
• Themes fixes and improvements
• Support for x86 (32-bit) architecture on Windows was dropped

GIMP 3.2.0 brings fancy new layer types, hence carrying on its non-destructive abilities, all the while strengthening the groundwork from the 3.0 series. Some of the highlights of this release:

• New type of layers: vector layers.
• New type of layers: link layers.
• Text, link or vector layer must now be explicitly rasterized for direct pixel edits
• New paint mode "Overwrite"
• The Flip tool can now be controlled with arrow keys
• The Shear tool can now be adjusted with arrow keys
• MyPaint brushes version 2 are now supported, with new "Gain" setting
• The MyPaint Brushes tool now supports stylus barrel rotation on relevant brushes
• Text tool: new "Outline Direction" option
• New "Paste unformatted text" action in text tool
• Dragging a file to the image tab bar opens the file as a new image
• New "System" color scheme
• New "Edit mask immediately" checkbox in "Add Layer Mask" dialog
• The Delete button in Layers dialog will delete the layer mask if selected
• The DDS plug-in now supports exporting in BC7 format
• PDF format export will export vector layer as paths
• The OpenEXR plug-in can now import Luminance/Chroma OpenEXR images
• TIFF support improved to handle various unofficial features set by third-party software
• PSD's legacy Drop Shadow, Inner Shadow and Outer Glow layer styles now imported
• Image format import newly supported: APNG, AVCI, JIF, PlayStation TIM, OTA bitmap, PAA textures, Seattle Filmworks photos and HRZ Slow Scan Television Images, hgt.zip
• Image format export newly supported: JPEG 2000, HEJ2, PlayStation TIM, PSB, SVG
• ART is now supported as a RAW loader
• Photoshop's curves files (.acv) and levels files (.alv) can be loaded from the Curves and Levels tools respectively
• Photoshop's RGB and grayscale pattern files now supported
• Palettes can now be exported as Krita's palettes (.kpl)
• Palette swatches from the Procreate art program can now be imported
• Support for many more image file formats improved
• The Welcome dialog will now recognize your standard shortcuts to create or open files
• New checkbox "Compute unique colors" on Histogram dockable
• Total Ink Coverage now displayed in the CMYK color selector
• A new GEGL Filter Browser was added
• Many new API for text, vector and link layers for plug-in developers
• Various fixes and usability updates