CURRENT GIMP VERSION
GIMP 2.8.16
If you've only switched over to Gimp recently you should know that Gimp 2.8 is a big jump over 2.6 (2.7 was like the testing phase of 2.8). One major change is that Gimp has a single window mode that's similar to pretty much all of the graphics programs around. Other things included enhanced sliders, more brushes, layer grouping, cage transforming, a text box offering more text options, save image split into 2 options: save (gimp format) / export (jpg, png, bmp, tif, tga...) and more. One major change when using the X button to close Gimp basically closes everything at once and exits Gimp. Before, the X button was used to close the current image only.
For an offical log, follow this link to the Gimp site:
http://www.gimp.org/release-notes/gimp-2.8.html
2.8.16 replaces version 2.8.14. That's a 0.02 change! So as you can imagine it's not a major update over the previous version, but a welcomed one nonetheless.
In this release there are bug fixes and you can catch the list of updates here: https://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/plain/NEWS?h=gimp-2-8
http://www.gimp.org/release-notes/gimp-2.8.html
2.8.16 replaces version 2.8.14. That's a 0.02 change! So as you can imagine it's not a major update over the previous version, but a welcomed one nonetheless.
In this release there are bug fixes and you can catch the list of updates here: https://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/plain/NEWS?h=gimp-2-8
Gimp 2.9 is currently in the works. It's labelled as very unstable but if your curiousity overcomes you then go ahead and try it out
http://nightly.darkrefraction.com/gimp/
Of course they warn you not to use it for production/serious work, so think of it as if you are visiting a construction site and you're just there to look around.
http://nightly.darkrefraction.com/gimp/
Of course they warn you not to use it for production/serious work, so think of it as if you are visiting a construction site and you're just there to look around.
Release date: 21 November 2015
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