{"id":50699,"date":"2026-03-03T13:21:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=50699"},"modified":"2026-03-03T13:21:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:21:32","slug":"gimp-3-2-rc3-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/gimp-3-2-rc3-released\/","title":{"rendered":"GIMP Released The Last 3.2 RC3 Before The Final Due Next Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

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GIMP image editor announced the third RC release for the next 3.2 major version last night!<\/p>\n

This is probably the last development release before the final GIMP 3.2, which is due next week (Mar 14, 2026<\/b>) according to the issue<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This RC improved user experience by changing the way that Welcome Dialog appears<\/b>. It will no longer show the Welcome Dialog when you launch GIMP with an image either from ‘open with’ context menu or command line.<\/p>\n

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Welcome Dialog no longer appear when launch GIMP along with image opened<\/p><\/div>\n

For keyboard user, the Flip tool has been updated with support for using Left<\/code> and Right<\/code> arrows to flip image horizontally, and Up<\/code> and Down<\/code> arrows to flip it vertically.<\/p>\n

Similarly, the Shear tool now supports using Left<\/code> and Right<\/code> arrows to shear image horizontally, and the Up<\/code> and Down<\/code> arrows to do the same vertically, as well, you can hold Shift<\/code> key to shear with a larger value.<\/p>\n

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Flip and Shear tools now support allow keys<\/p><\/div>\n

There are also some other UI\/UX improvements. The Crop Tool now automatically adds transparency to a layer if you set it to fill with transparency. And, the Delete button in layer dockable now deletes the layer mask if selected instead of deleting the layer.<\/p>\n

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Besides the UI\/UX changes, the new version also improved file formats support. It now supports BC7 (.dds)<\/b> format export, as import added since 3.0. The lossless WebP export and JPEG 2000 export issues caused by quality settings were fixed. <\/p>\n

As well, it now supports importing palette swatches from the Procreate art program, and, OpenEXR import supports YR and YB color channels.<\/p>\n

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GIMP 3.2 RC3 also improved its installers. The macOS (.dmg) and Windows installers now have custom icon and scripts to generate custom background matching the splash screen.<\/p>\n

The Linux AppImage has been updated with fixes for AArch64 (ARM64) and third-party plugins support. And, Flatpak package now has initial Global Menu<\/b> support by specifying GIMP_GTK_MENUBAR = 1 environment variable.<\/p>\n

Other changes in this RC include:<\/p>\n