{"id":51147,"date":"2026-05-07T14:31:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=51147"},"modified":"2026-05-07T14:31:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:31:20","slug":"photoflare-released-1-7-0-with-qt6-port-gmic-integration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/photoflare-released-1-7-0-with-qt6-port-gmic-integration\/","title":{"rendered":"Photoflare Released 1.7.0 with Qt6 Port & GMIC Integration"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Photoflare, the free open-source Qt-based image editor, released new major 1.7.0 version few days ago.<\/p>\n

This is a much bigger release since the last 1.6.0 version that was released more than 6 years ago. New features include Qt6 port, GMIC integration dark mode improvements, and more.<\/p>\n

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The new version finally ported its UI from Qt5 to Qt6 for modern platforms support, better performance, and some out of the box HiDPI scaling<\/b> to make the app window sharper on high-resolution displays.<\/p>\n

It completely rewritten the canvas rendering pipeline<\/b>, which significantly improved the painting and filter performance and reduced memory usage when editing large images with 1080p, 4K, or higher resolutions.<\/p>\n

This version as well added full integration of G\u2019MIC<\/b> (GREYC\u2019s Magic for Image Computing). Simply download & install G’MIC<\/a> (for all interface) from its website, Photoflare will automatically find the executable file and allow to use these hundreds of advanced filters and effects via the “Filter” menu.<\/p>\n

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The app now displays horizontal and vertical rulers on the canvas, though user can disable it in Views menu. The selection tool has been updated with ellipse<\/b> and lasso<\/b> support. And, it now displays coordinates and selection size on status bar, and, rotates the selection area when rotating canvas.<\/p>\n

It as well added 4 new filters. They are Pixelate<\/b> filter to blur image, new Vignette<\/b> filter to fade the edges or corners of an image, Pixel Scatter<\/b> to apply pixel explosion effect, and Sketch<\/b> filter to turn image into black-and-white pencil drawings style.<\/p>\n

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Photoflare 1.7.0 added an initial plugin system<\/b>, allowing third-party developers to extend the application with new image filters and file format exporters. See this page<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n

Other changes include:<\/p>\n