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GIMP, the popular free open-source image editor, release new major 3.2 version after a year of development!<\/p>\n
The new version of this GTK3 software added many exciting new feature, new file formats support, and UI\/UX improments.<\/p>\n
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First, GIMP 3.2 introduced a new link layer<\/b> feature. When you have an image opened as link layer ( The new version as well added the long-awaited vector layers<\/b>. After drawing a path via Paths tool, you can now click the new “Create New Vector Layer” button to generate a vector layer associated with that path, then set the fill, stroke colors, width, and other properties.<\/p>\n Both link layer<\/b> and vector layer<\/b> are non-destructive layers. And, they can be easily convert to regular raster layers (allow destructive edits) and revert back via context menu options.<\/p>\n MyPaint Brushes has been updated to version 2<\/b>, with 20 new brushes from the The Text tool<\/b> has been updated with new Outline Direction<\/b> option, allowing to grow text outline inward, outward, or in both directions. The on-canvas editor is now movable<\/b> by dragging on the four-direction arrow icon.<\/p>\n There are as well a new paint mode: Overwrite<\/b>, allowing to directly replace the pixels over the area you paint, without blending the transparency values of the brush and the existing pixels in that area.<\/p>\n GIMP 3.2 also added new image and palette formats support. <\/p>\n It can now export to JPEG 2000, SVG, BC7 (.dds), HEJ2, Krita .kpl palette, and Photoshop PSB (large document) files<\/b>, and import AVCI, Photoshop RGB and grayscale patterns (.pat), APNG animations, multi-layer OpenEXR images, Over-the-Air Bitmap format, Jeff’s Image Format (.jif).<\/b><\/p>\n For Linux, the Flatpak package finally supports automatically switching between light and dark mode by using the “System” theme. And a new official Snap<\/b> package is added making easy to install the image editor for Ubuntu on both GIMP official snap package<\/p><\/div>\n Other changes include:<\/p>\n There are as well lots of other changes and improvements in GIMP 3.2. See the official release note<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n GIMP provides official installers for Linux, Windows, and macOS which are available to download via the link below:<\/p>\n For Linux, they include the non-install AppImage package<\/b>. Just download it, add executable permission, and run to launch the image editor.<\/p>\n For Ubuntu, simply launch App Center (or Ubuntu Software) then search and install GIMP as the new official Snap package<\/b>.<\/p>\n And, most Linux can also install the flatpak package<\/a><\/b>, which is available in Linux Mint Software Manager or Fedora (with 3rd party repository enabled) GNOME Software.<\/p>\nFile -> Open as Link Layer...<\/code> or Ctrl+Alt+Shift+O<\/code>), you can edit that image via other apps (e.g., Krita, Inkscape) at the same time, and see it instantly updated inside GIMP!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gimp-linklayerksnip.webp\")
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nDieterle<\/code> set, including the long requested arrow brush<\/i> and Posterizer<\/i> brush. And, it now supports barrel rotation<\/strong> for user with a stylus pen when relevant to the specific brush selected<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\namd64<\/code> and arm64<\/code> platforms.<\/p>\n\n
Get GIMP 3.2<\/h3>\n
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