GIMP is preparing to unleash a revolutionary new update—a high-performance, modern UI powerhouse designed to dismantle Adobe’s stranglehold on the industry.

To deliver the final blow to subscription-based creative tools, GIMP desperately needs testers right now.

Linux AppImages:

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/jobs/7011657/artifacts/browse/build/linux/appimage/_Output/

Windows installer:

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/jobs/7011659/artifacts/browse/build/windows/installer/_Output/

Linux Snap:

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/jobs/7011658/artifacts/browse/build/linux/snap/_Output/

macOS:

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/jobs/7011661/artifacts/browse/build/macos/dmg/_Output/

Windows MSIX:

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/jobs/7011660/artifacts/browse/build/windows/store/_Output/

Just open the software and do random stuff.

  • Open different files

  • Use the text tool

  • Put an image in black and white

  • Convert files from one format to the other

If you spot any bug, please report it here:

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16712

Stop funding the corporate machine. Take back your software, test the build, and help launch the new era of open-source creation

  • skisnow@lemmy.caEnglish
    75·
    2 days ago

    Usually they do it without being either a bunch of children or prissy pearlclutchers about it.

    • wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz
      41·
      2 days ago

      It’s not about being childish, prissy, or clutching pearls. It’s about how in a professional setting, image and reputation matters. And if the name of the software you use might damage either of those in the eyes of others, it can be risky to say you use it.

      I’ve heard stories from people who say they’ve been to conferences or networking events where someone seemed interested in their work, and asked what they used. When they tell them Gimp, the person walks away and never contacts them.

      If you’re a freelancer especially, losing potential clients and contracts over the name of your software is a serious issue that many people can’t afford to ignore.

      • sem@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        2·
        17 hours ago

        Maybe it is because GIMP has a reputation of being lesser than the professional software, or they think the artist is being cheap for not using commercial options.

        One weird thing about the name for me is that the lanyard or boondoggle string that kids do at camp is named gimp in some places and no one around here knows that it is a slur in other places.

        • wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz
          1·
          16 hours ago

          If someone presents work that a person is impressed with, it shouldn’t matter to that person if the software they used is perceived as inferior.

          Also, I think it’s more likely that a person simply hasn’t heard of GIMP, rather than having heard that it has a reputation for anything.

          that the lanyard or boondoggle string is named gimp in some places

          I had no clue, I’ve never heard of that. What region is this in?

          and no one around here knows that it is a slur in other places.

          It’s not just a slur though. That’s what I understood it as for a long time, but then I found out that it’s also a thing in the kink/bondage community. Apparently it’s what they call a dude wearing leather straps on his torso and a leather face mask that covers his eyes and sometimes mouth. I think it’s a submissive role? I don’t know much about it though.

          But yeah so I can see how saying that in a professional setting could be off-putting to some colleagues…