{"id":52294,"date":"2026-11-04T16:27:43","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T16:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=52294"},"modified":"2026-11-04T16:27:43","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T16:27:43","slug":"gimp-3-0-8-released-ppa-updated-with-ubuntu-26-10-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2026\/11\/gimp-3-0-8-released-ppa-updated-with-ubuntu-26-10-support\/","title":{"rendered":"GIMP 3.0.8 Released! PPA Updated with Ubuntu 26.10 Support"},"content":{"rendered":"

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GIMP, the popular GTK image editor, released new 3.0.8 version a few days ago.<\/p>\n

The new version is a maintenance release that includes various bug-fixes, improvements, as well as some minor new features.<\/p>\n

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First, GIMP 3.2.8 improves the Text Tool<\/strong> with better support of RTL text as well as of mix of LTR and RTL texts.<\/p>\n

The on-canvas dialog now includes two new icons, allowing to quickly switch between Right-To-Left and Left-To-Right text, though it automatically detects your base text direction.<\/p>\n

It also fixed editing text with negative kerning, and improved the text cursor movement when editing Right-to-Left languages.<\/p>\n

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The release improved the performance when drawing gradients larger than 6000 x 6000 pixels, and improved the appearance of channel entries in dark mode.<\/p>\n

The Preferences dialog now opens faster. Border filter now allows to create semi-transparent borders. And, it now supports loading larger HEIF images.<\/p>\n

For Linux, the AppImage<\/b> now supports installing Python Wheels via pip. However, the minimum Linux requirement is a distribution released after Debian 13 (Trixie).<\/p>\n

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On the Windows side, the Print Preview now works with the Windows 11 Unified Print Dialog, and, Page Setup now uses the correct printer, not just the default one.<\/p>\n

The Screenshot feature now works better on HDR displays. And, “Merged title bar” settings now work better with system features such as task bar minimizing.<\/p>\n

For macOS, GIMP now uses system native ScreenCaptureKit API for taking screenshots. And, the title bar background rendering issue has been fixed for macOS 27+.<\/p>\n

Other changes in GIMP 3.2.8 include:<\/p>\n