Download GIMP 2.8.10

An update to version 2.8 of the open source photo editing program GIMP has been released. The name GIMP is an abbreviation for ‘GNU Image Manipulation Program’. The software is available for various operating systems, including Windows, FreeBSD, Linux, OS X and Solaris. The source code is already available for download, binaries for the different operating systems will follow soon. Version 2.8 includes improvements to the user interface, layers can now be grouped, the text tool has been greatly improved and gl is almost completely integrated. In version 2.8.10, the following changes and improvements have also been made:

core:

• Set manifest as Windows 8 compatible

GUI:

• Indicate if a file was exported in the Quit dialog
• Add shortcuts and hint labels to the close and quit dialogs that make closing and quitting easier and more consistent
• Rename the File->Export menu labels to match Save/Save as
• Fix keyboard shortcuts on OSX Mavericks
• Don’t open lots of progress popups when opening many files
• Correctly restore the hidden state of docks in single window mode

Libgimp:

• Fix exporting an image consisting of a single layer group
• Don’t attempt to pick transparent colors

Plugins:

• Fix crash in LCMS plugin if RGB profile was missing

General:

• Fix compile on NetBSD (missing -lexecinfo)
• Bug fixes
• Translation updates