GIMP - GIMP 3.0.8 Released
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Release news for version GIMP 3.0.8

This might be the final release in the GIMP 3.0 series

Gimp 3.2 will include new link and vector layers, new brushes, and significant user interface improvements. Gimp 3.2 is designed to punch Adobe in the face

  • MetaStatistical@lemmy.zipEnglish
    14·
    2 days ago

    Absolutely. Been using GIMP for years, and I have zero need to switch to bloated, Windows-only, monthly-subscription garbage.

    DaVinci Resolve, too. The improvements on Resolve 20 are amazing.

    • chunes@lemmy.world
      3·
      2 days ago

      I don’t disagree that adobe software is bloated, but GIMP takes 20-30s to load on every system I’ve ever owned.

      • thingsiplay@lemmy.ml
        2·
        2 days ago

        I never had this issue since I use GIMP decades ago. But I know in older GIMP versions (and I mean up to relatively recent versions) loading can take very long if you have ton of fonts. I don’t know how long it has been since you tried it out. There was attempts to asynchronously load fonts and other optimizations to make it start up fast. At least for me GIMP starts… let me test it again… in less than a second. Having a fast drive plays definitely a role here too.

        And it depends what method you used to install. If it was Snap on Ubuntu in example, well that is on Snap most probably.

        • EonNShadow@pawb.social
          7·
          2 days ago

          As a Linux user and sysadmin: I fully agree. Death to Adobe.

          As someone who lives in our current corporate hellscape: unfortunately Adobe software is one of if not the biggest software hurdle preventing Linux adoption for a lot of people. Getting their suite working, even if it’s only older versions, would be a huge boon for us.