1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 2<!-- Copyright 1995-2017 Spencer Kimball, Peter Mattis, and others --> 3<component type="desktop"> 4 <id>org.gimp.GIMP</id> 5 6 <!-- 7 The tag 'metadata_license' means the licence of this file, not the whole 8 product; see https://people.freedesktop.org/~hughsient/appdata/ 9 as of 20.09.2013. The CC0 licence is GPL compatible, see 10 https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#GPLCompatibleLicenses 11 as of 20.09.2013 12 --> 13 <metadata_license>CC0-1.0</metadata_license> 14 <project_license>GPL-3.0+ AND LGPL-3.0+</project_license> 15 <developer_name>The GIMP team</developer_name> 16 <_name>GNU Image Manipulation Program</_name> 17 <_summary>Create images and edit photographs</_summary> 18 <description> 19 <_p> 20 GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a 21 freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, 22 image composition and image authoring. 23 </_p> 24 <_p> 25 It has many capabilities. It can be used as a simple paint 26 program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online 27 batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an 28 image format converter, etc. 29 </_p> 30 <_p> 31 GIMP is expandable and extensible. It is designed to be 32 augmented with plug-ins and extensions to do just about 33 anything. The advanced scripting interface allows everything 34 from the simplest task to the most complex image manipulation 35 procedures to be easily scripted. GIMP is available for Linux, 36 Microsoft Windows and OS X. 37 </_p> 38 </description> 39 <url type="bugtracker">https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/issues/new</url> 40 <url type="donation">https://www.gimp.org/donating/</url> 41 <url type="help">https://www.gimp.org/docs/</url> 42 <url type="homepage">https://www.gimp.org/</url> 43 <screenshots> 44 <screenshot type="default"> 45 <image>https://www.gimp.org/screenshots/Screenshot-gimp-2.10-painting.jpg</image> 46 <_caption>Painting in GIMP</_caption> 47 </screenshot> 48 <screenshot type="default"> 49 <image>https://www.gimp.org/screenshots/Screenshot-gimp-2.10-photo-editing.jpg</image> 50 <_caption>Photo editing in GIMP</_caption> 51 </screenshot> 52 </screenshots> 53 <update_contact>gimp-developer-list_at_gnome.org</update_contact> 54 <keywords> 55 <keyword>GIMP</keyword> 56 <keyword>Photoshop</keyword> 57 </keywords> 58 <kudos> 59 <kudo>HiDpiIcon</kudo> 60 <kudo>HighContrast</kudo> 61 <kudo>ModernToolkit</kudo> 62 <kudo>UserDocs</kudo> 63 </kudos> 64 <project_group>GNOME</project_group> 65 <translation type="gettext">gimp20</translation> 66 67 <launchable type="desktop-id">gimp.desktop</launchable> 68 <provides> 69 <binary>gimp-2.10</binary> 70 <!-- Fix the ID renaming, and things like past reviews made on the 71 older ID in software installers. --> 72 <id>gimp.desktop</id> 73 </provides> 74 75 <releases> 76 <release version="2.10.30" date="2021-12-19"> 77 <description> 78 <_p> 79 GIMP 2.10.30 fixes many bugs, updates backend implementations 80 to follow OS evolutions, improves metadata support as well as 81 support of several formats, such as PSD and AVIF. 82 </_p> 83 </description> 84 </release> 85 86 <release version="2.10.28" date="2021-09-14"> 87 <description> 88 <_p> 89 GIMP 2.10.28 fixes a build issue of GIMP 2.10.26, where some 90 theme data was not properly installed. 91 </_p> 92 </description> 93 </release> 94 <release version="2.10.26" date="2021-09-05"> 95 <description> 96 <_p> 97 GIMP 2.10.26 is a bug fix release, containing dozens of 98 fixes, both in core, scripts and plug-in code. 99 </_p> 100 </description> 101 </release> 102 <release version="2.10.24" date="2021-03-28"> 103 <url type="details">https://www.gimp.org/news/2021/03/29/gimp-2-10-24-released/</url> 104 <description> 105 <_p> 106 GIMP 2.10.24 is again mostly a bug fix release. Notable changes: 107 </_p> 108 <ul> 109 <_li> 110 GeoTIFF metadata support added 111 </_li> 112 <_li> 113 PDF import now proposes an option to load layers in reverse 114 orders and allows fractional pixel density 115 </_li> 116 <_li> 117 Raw image import updated to handle API changes in darktable 3.6 and over 118 </_li> 119 <_li> 120 File format improved support: HEIF, PSP, TIFF, JPEG, PNG, PDF, DDS, BMP, PSD 121 </_li> 122 <_li> 123 Many fixes and improvements to the metadata viewer and editor 124 </_li> 125 <_li> 126 New Kabyle translation 127 </_li> 128 <_li> 129 Off-canvas point snapping (to grid, guides, paths) made possible 130 </_li> 131 </ul> 132 </description> 133 </release> 134 <release version="2.10.22" date="2020-10-04"> 135 <url type="details">https://www.gimp.org/news/2020/10/04/gimp-2-10-22-released/</url> 136 <description> 137 <_p> 138 GIMP 2.10.22 is mainly a bug fix release. Notable changes: 139 </_p> 140 <ul> 141 <_li> 142 HEIF support improvements: optional exporting with high bit depth, 143 AVIF importing and exporting 144 </_li> 145 <_li> 146 Multiple improvements in Corel PaintShop Pro support 147 </_li> 148 <_li> 149 "Sample merged" now available in GEGL operation tool options 150 </_li> 151 <_li> 152 "Sample merged" is now enabled by default for color picking 153 </_li> 154 <_li> 155 The option enabling OpenCL support has been moved to the 156 Playground tab in Preferences 157 </_li> 158 <_li> 159 Matting Levin is now the default engine of Foreground Select 160 tool as it performs a lot better 161 </_li> 162 <_li> 163 New progressive performance logs and dashboard updates 164 </_li> 165 <_li> 166 Verbose debug now shows Flatpak info when relevant 167 </_li> 168 <_li> 169 Various bug fixes 170 </_li> 171 </ul> 172 </description> 173 </release> 174 <release version="2.10.20" date="2020-06-07"> 175 <url type="details">https://www.gimp.org/news/2020/06/07/gimp-2-10-20-released/</url> 176 <description> 177 <_p> 178 GIMP 2.10.20 comes with new features as well as important bugfixes. 179 Notable changes: 180 </_p> 181 <ul> 182 <_li> 183 Tool groups now expand on hover rather than click by default 184 </_li> 185 <_li> 186 Non-destructive cropping now available by cropping the canvas rather 187 than actual pixels 188 </_li> 189 <_li> 190 Better PSD support: exporting of 16-bit files now available, 191 reading/writing channels in the right order 192 </_li> 193 <_li> 194 On-canvas controls for the Vignette filter 195 </_li> 196 <_li> 197 New filters: Bloom, Focus Blur, Lens Blur, Variable Blur 198 </_li> 199 <_li> 200 Over 30 bugfixes 201 </_li> 202 </ul> 203 </description> 204 </release> 205 <release version="2.10.18" date="2020-02-23"> 206 <url type="details">https://www.gimp.org/news/2020/02/24/gimp-2-10-18-released/</url> 207 <description> 208 <_p> 209 GIMP 2.10.18 fixes some critical bugs, introduces naive support for CMYK PSD files, 210 and adds a higher-contrast variation of the symbolic icon theme. 211 </_p> 212 </description> 213 </release> 214 <release version="2.10.16" date="2020-02-19"> 215 <url type="details">https://www.gimp.org/news/2020/02/24/gimp-2-10-18-released/</url> 216 <description> 217 <_p> 218 GIMP 2.10.16 delivers several major usability improvements, a new tool 219 for transformations in 3D space, new release checker, and the usual amount 220 of bug fixes. Notable improvements: 221 </_p> 222 <ul> 223 <_li> 224 Tools are now grouped in the toolbox by default 225 </_li> 226 <_li> 227 Sliders now use a compact style with improved user interaction 228 </_li> 229 <_li> 230 Vastly improved user experience for the transformation preview 231 </_li> 232 <_li> 233 Dockable areas now highlighted when a dockable dialog is being dragged 234 </_li> 235 <_li> 236 New 3D Transform tool to rotate and pan items 237 </_li> 238 <_li> 239 Much smoother brush outline motion on the canvas 240 </_li> 241 <_li> 242 Consolidated user interface for merging down and anchoring layers 243 </_li> 244 <_li> 245 Update check to notify users that a new release/installer is available 246 </_li> 247 </ul> 248 </description> 249 </release> 250 <release version="2.10.14" date="2019-10-27"> 251 <url type="details">https://www.gimp.org/news/2019/10/27/gimp-2-10-14-released/</url> 252 <description> 253 <_p> 254 GIMP 2.10.14 is again mostly a bug fix release, making GIMP rock-solid. 255 Furthermore many old filters got finally ported to GEGL. 256 257 Of course it also has a few noteworthy improvements: 258 </_p> 259 <ul> 260 <_li> 261 View menu: new "Show All" option to reveal pixels outside the canvas boundary 262 </_li> 263 <_li> 264 Filters: new "Clipping" option to allow layer resize when relevant 265 </_li> 266 <_li> 267 Foreground Select tool: new "Grayscale" Preview Mode 268 </_li> 269 <_li> 270 Foreground Select tool: color/opacity selector for "Color" preview 271 </_li> 272 <_li> 273 Free Select tool: improved copy-paste interaction 274 </_li> 275 <_li> 276 Transform tools: new Image transform type to transform the whole image 277 </_li> 278 <_li> 279 Preferences: new "Allow editing on non-visible layers" setting 280 </_li> 281 <_li> 282 HEIF import/export: color profile support 283 </_li> 284 <_li> 285 PDF export: text layers in layer groups now exported as texts 286 </_li> 287 <_li> 288 TIFF import: now asks how to process unspecified TIFF channels 289 </_li> 290 </ul> 291 </description> 292 </release> 293 <release version="2.10.12" date="2019-06-12"> 294 <url type="details">https://www.gimp.org/news/2019/06/12/gimp-2-10-12-released/</url> 295 <description> 296 <_p> 297 GIMP 2.10.12 is a significant bug fix release, which is to be expected 298 after a 2.10.10 with so many changes! 299 Still, very cool improvements are also available, in particular for 300 curves editing: 301 </_p> 302 <ul> 303 <_li> 304 Improved curves interaction overall 305 </_li> 306 <_li> 307 A few enhancements specific to the Curves tool 308 </_li> 309 <_li> 310 Layer support in TIFF 311 </_li> 312 <_li> 313 Discovery of user-installed fonts in Windows 314 </_li> 315 <_li> 316 Incremental mode in the Dodge/Burn tool 317 </_li> 318 <_li> 319 Free Select tool creates preliminary selection 320 </_li> 321 </ul> 322 </description> 323 </release> 324 <release version="2.10.10" date="2019-04-07"> 325 <url type="details">https://www.gimp.org/news/2019/04/07/gimp-2-10-10-released/</url> 326 <description> 327 <_p> 328 GIMP 2.10.10 is quite a big update with many new features and 329 bug fixes. Notable improvements include: 330 </_p> 331 <ul> 332 <_li> 333 Bucket Fill tool: new "Fill by line art detection" for not 334 perfectly closed line art zones 335 </_li> 336 <_li> 337 Bucket Fill tool can now quickly color-pick with Ctrl+click 338 </_li> 339 <_li> 340 Bucket Fill tool allows holding the mouse when filling 341 "similar colors" and "by line art detection" 342 </_li> 343 <_li> 344 Scale tool scales around center even when using numeric input 345 </_li> 346 <_li> 347 Unified Transform tool now defaults to preserving aspect ratio 348 when scaling up or down 349 </_li> 350 <_li> 351 Add "Constrain handles" and "Around center" options to the 352 perspective-transform tool's GUI 353 </_li> 354 <_li> 355 New generic canvas modifier 'Alt + middle click' to pick 356 layers 357 </_li> 358 <_li> 359 Parametric brushes now 32-bit float to avoid posterization 360 </_li> 361 <_li> 362 Clipboard brushes and pattern can now be duplicated 363 </_li> 364 <_li> 365 Failure to edit locked layers will blink to shift attention to 366 the cause of the error 367 </_li> 368 <_li> 369 New on-canvas GUI (simple lines) for circular, linear, and 370 zoom motion blur 371 </_li> 372 <_li> 373 Several optimizations including faster layer group rendering 374 </_li> 375 <_li> 376 Swap and cache files are not saved in the configuration 377 directory anymore 378 </_li> 379 <_li> 380 Various file saving/exporting made more robust to error by not 381 saving partial files 382 </_li> 383 <_li> 384 HiDPI support improvements 385 </_li> 386 <_li> 387 New preference to choose the default export file type 388 </_li> 389 <_li> 390 New option to export PNG, JPEG and TIFF with a color profile; 391 always export PSD with a color profile 392 </_li> 393 <_li> 394 New DDS format loading/exporting plug-in 395 </_li> 396 <_li> 397 Full rewrite of the Spyrogimp plug-in with more options and 398 better interaction 399 </_li> 400 </ul> 401 </description> 402 </release> 403 <release version="2.10.8" date="2018-11-07"> 404 <url type="details">https://www.gimp.org/news/2018/11/08/gimp-2-10-8-released/</url> 405 <description> 406 <_p> 407 GIMP 2.10.8 is mostly a bug fix and optimization release. In 408 particular, it includes: 409 </_p> 410 <ul> 411 <_li> 412 Adaptative chunk size when rendering projections, improving 413 responsiveness dynamically 414 </_li> 415 <_li> 416 Detection of RawTherapee (version 5.5 and above) improved on 417 Windows 418 </_li> 419 <_li> 420 XCF compatibility information in the Save dialog more 421 understandable and discoverable 422 </_li> 423 <_li> 424 Various performance log tools added and log recording made 425 available in the Dashboard dock 426 </_li> 427 </ul> 428 </description> 429 </release> 430 <release version="2.10.6" date="2018-08-19"> 431 <url type="details">https://www.gimp.org/news/2018/08/19/gimp-2-10-6-released/</url> 432 <description> 433 <_p> 434 GIMP 2.10.6 comes with a lot of bug fixes, optimizations and 435 features. Most notable changes are: 436 </_p> 437 <ul> 438 <_li> 439 Text layers can now represent vertical texts (with various 440 character orientations and line directions) 441 </_li> 442 <_li> 443 New "Little Planet" (gegl:stereographic-projection) filter 444 </_li> 445 <_li> 446 New "Long Shadow" filter 447 </_li> 448 <_li> 449 The "Straighten" option of the Measure Tool now allows 450 vertical straightening 451 </_li> 452 <_li> 453 Drawable previews are now rendered asynchronously and layer 454 group previews can be disabled in Preferences 455 </_li> 456 <_li> 457 New "async" field in the Dashboard "misc" group, showing the 458 number of async operations currently running 459 </_li> 460 <_li> 461 File format filtering in Open/Save/Export dialogs made less 462 confusing 463 </_li> 464 <_li> 465 New language (having GIMP translated in 81 languages now): 466 Marathi 467 </_li> 468 </ul> 469 </description> 470 </release> 471 <release version="2.10.4" date="2018-07-04"> 472 <url type="details">https://www.gimp.org/news/2018/07/04/gimp-2-10-4-released/</url> 473 <description> 474 <_p> 475 GIMP 2.10.4 includes a lot of bug fixes as well as various 476 optimizations. Most notable changes are: 477 </_p> 478 <ul> 479 <_li> 480 Straightening in Measurement tool: layers can be rotated using 481 the measurement line as horizon 482 </_li> 483 <_li> 484 Fast startup: fonts loading is not blocking startup anymore 485 </_li> 486 <_li> 487 Fonts Tagging with the same user interface as for brushes, 488 patterns, and gradients 489 </_li> 490 <_li> 491 PSD support: a pre-composited version of a PSD image can be 492 imported 493 </_li> 494 <_li> 495 Dashboard update: new "Memory" group and improved "Swap" 496 group showing various metrics 497 </_li> 498 </ul> 499 </description> 500 </release> 501 <release version="2.10.2" date="2018-05-20"> 502 <url type="details">https://www.gimp.org/news/2018/05/20/gimp-2-10-2-released/</url> 503 <description> 504 <_p> 505 This second release in the GIMP 2.10 series, so soon after 506 2.10.0, is mostly the usual bug-fixing version after a major 507 release, with a few dozen bugs fixed. 508 </_p> 509 <_p> 510 It also features a new plug-in for the support of the HEIF 511 format, both for importing and exporting, as well as 2 new 512 filters: "Spherize" and "Recursive Transform". These are 513 nice examples of our relaxed feature policy in stable micro 514 releases. 515 </_p> 516 </description> 517 </release> 518 519 <release version="2.10.0" date="2018-04-27"> 520 <url type="details">https://www.gimp.org/news/2018/04/27/gimp-2-10-0-released/</url> 521 <description> 522 <_p> 523 First release of the 2.10 series which prominently features 524 the port to a new image processing engine, GEGL. 525 The most outstanding changes are: 526 </_p> 527 <ul> 528 <_li> 529 High bit depth color processing (16/32-bit per color channel) 530 </_li> 531 <_li> 532 Color management is a core feature now, most widgets 533 and preview areas are color-managed 534 </_li> 535 <_li> 536 On-canvas effect preview, with split view for before/after 537 processing pixels 538 </_li> 539 <_li> 540 Multi-threaded and hardware-accelerated rendering, 541 processing and painting 542 </_li> 543 <_li> 544 Most tools improved, several new transformation tools 545 </_li> 546 <_li> 547 Improved support for many image formats, in particular better 548 PSD importing 549 </_li> 550 <_li> 551 Newly supported image formats: OpenEXR, RGBE, WebP, HGT… 552 </_li> 553 <_li> 554 Improved digital painting: canvas rotation and 555 flipping, symmetry painting, MyPaint brushes… 556 </_li> 557 <_li> 558 Metadata viewing and editing for Exif, XMP, IPTC, and DICOM 559 </_li> 560 <_li> 561 Basic HiDPI support: automatically or user-selected icon size 562 </_li> 563 <_li> 564 New themes for GIMP: Light, Gray, Dark, and System 565 </_li> 566 <_li> 567 And much, much more… 568 </_li> 569 </ul> 570 </description> 571 </release> 572 573 <release version="2.10.0~rc2" date="2018-04-17" type="development"> 574 <url type="details">https://www.gimp.org/news/2018/04/17/gimp-2-10-0-rc2-released/</url> 575 <description> 576 <_p> 577 In this second release candidate before GIMP 2.10.0, while 578 debugging is still a prime target, a new focus has been put on 579 speed and optimization in order to provide a smoother painting 580 experience. Bigger changes are: 581 </_p> 582 <ul> 583 <_li>Major core optimizations for painting and display, 584 including parallelized painting code</_li> 585 <_li>Symmetries are now preserved in XCF files (saved as image 586 parasites)</_li> 587 <_li>"Light" and "Dark" themes rewritten from scratch to get 588 rid of various usability issues. "Lighter" and "Darker" themes 589 removed.</_li> 590 <_li> New GimpToolGyroscope on-canvas control, currently used 591 for the Panorama Projection filter. The widget provides 592 on-canvas interaction for 3D rotation (yaw, pitch, roll).</_li> 593 <_li>Plug-in debugging improved to output stack traces from 594 plug-ins with --stack-trace-mode command line option not only 595 on receiving signals but also on warnings and critical errors 596 when "fatal-warnings" debug key is set</_li> 597 </ul> 598 </description> 599 </release> 600 <release version="2.10.0~rc1" date="2018-03-26" type="development"> 601 <url type="details">https://www.gimp.org/news/2018/03/26/gimp-2-10-0-rc1-released/</url> 602 <description> 603 <_p> 604 GIMP 2.10.0-RC1 is the first release candidate before GIMP 605 2.10.0 stable release, with a focus on debugging and stability. 606 Other than the many bug fixes, most notable improvements are: 607 </_p> 608 <ul> 609 <_li>New dashboard dockable to monitor GIMP resource usage</_li> 610 <_li>New debug dialog to produce back traces and other debug 611 data, encouraging to report bugs</_li> 612 <_li>Unsaved images can now be recovered after a crash</_li> 613 <_li>Layer masks on layer groups</_li> 614 <_li>JPEG 2000 support improved for high bit depth and various 615 color spaces</_li> 616 <_li>Screenshot and color picking improved on various platforms</_li> 617 <_li>Metadata defaults preferences now available</_li> 618 <_li>Various GUI polishing</_li> 619 </ul> 620 </description> 621 </release> 622 623 <release version="2.9.8" date="2017-12-12" type="development"> 624 <url type="details">https://www.gimp.org/news/2017/12/12/gimp-2-9-8-released/</url> 625 <description> 626 <_p>GIMP 2.9.8 introduces on-canvas gradient 627 editing and various enhancements while focusing on bugfixing 628 and stability.</_p> 629 <ul> 630 <_li>On-canvas gradient editing</_li> 631 <_li>Notification when an image is over/underexposed</_li> 632 <_li>Better and faster color management</_li> 633 <_li>Support for color picker and screenshots in Wayland on KDE Plasma</_li> 634 <_li>Paste in place feature</_li> 635 <_li>Many usability improvements</_li> 636 <_li>Manual can be displayed in the user's preferred language</_li> 637 <_li>Improvements for the Wavelet Decompose filter</_li> 638 <_li>Improved compatibility with Photoshop .psd files</_li> 639 <_li>New support for password-protected PDF</_li> 640 <_li>New support for HGT format (Digital Elevation Model data)</_li> 641 </ul> 642 </description> 643 </release> 644 <release version="2.9.6" date="2017-08-24" type="development" /> 645 <release version="2.9.4" date="2016-07-13" type="development" /> 646 <release version="2.9.2" date="2015-11-27" type="development" /> 647 648 <release version="2.8.22" date="2017-05-11"/> 649 <release version="2.8.20" date="2017-02-01"/> 650 <release version="2.8.18" date="2016-07-14"/> 651 <release version="2.8.16" date="2015-11-22"/> 652 <release version="2.8.14" date="2014-08-26"/> 653 <release version="2.8.12" date="2014-08-25"/> 654 <release version="2.8.10" date="2013-11-28"/> 655 <release version="2.8.8" date="2013-11-03" /> 656 <release version="2.8.6" date="2013-06-21"/> 657 <release version="2.8.4" date="2013-02-05"/> 658 <release version="2.8.2" date="2012-08-24"/> 659 <release version="2.8.0" date="2012-05-03"/> 660 </releases> 661 <content_rating type="oars-1.1" /> 662</component> 663
