{"id":174317,"date":"2025-06-23T14:37:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T14:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/?p=174317"},"modified":"2025-06-23T15:24:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T15:24:54","slug":"early-peek-at-gimp-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/early-peek-at-gimp-3-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Peek at GIMP 3.2: Here&#8217;s What to Expect"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The GIMP development team has rolled out GIMP 3.1.2, the first development snapshot leading to the highly anticipated GIMP 3.2 release. While this early build isn&#8217;t stable enough for production work, it offers a compelling preview of features that will be refined and finalized in the upcoming 3.2 version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Glimpse of What\u2019s Coming in GIMP 3.2<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the more noticeable tweaks in this release is the ability to render brush and font previews using the current theme\u2019s colors instead of the default black-on-white scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, GIMP now automatically detects and applies your system\u2019s preferred theme (dark or light) on Windows and Linux\u2014assuming your OS supports the feature. Users who prefer manual control can still override this in the &#8220;<em>Preferences<\/em>&#8221; or &#8220;<em>Welcome<\/em>&#8221; dialog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A new &#8220;<em>Overwrite<\/em>&#8221; blending mode allows artists to replace pixels directly without blending transparency, ideal for pixel art and precise editing. Currently optimized for the Pencil tool, the team is fine-tuning its behavior for other tools based on user feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Text editing also gets an upgrade with a new outline direction option, letting users choose whether outlines grow inward, outward, or in both directions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gimp32-what-to-expect-app.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gimp32-what-to-expect-app-1024x665.jpg\" alt=\"GIMP 3.1.2\" class=\"wp-image-174338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gimp32-what-to-expect-app-1024x665.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gimp32-what-to-expect-app-380x247.jpg 380w, https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gimp32-what-to-expect-app-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gimp32-what-to-expect-app-1536x997.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gimp32-what-to-expect-app.jpg 1798w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GIMP 3.1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>GIMP\u2019s non-destructive editing capabilities have been expanded to channels, allowing filters to be applied, rearranged, and modified without permanently altering the original data. Meanwhile, CMYK support now includes Total Ink Coverage calculations, a boon for print workflows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the file format front, GIMP 3.1.2 introduces:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Photoshop pattern (.pat) import<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Photoshop Curves\/Levels preset compatibility (.acv and .alv files)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>APNG animation support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multi-layer OpenEXR loading (useful for Blender exports)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JPEG 2000 export (previously import-only)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Playstation TIM texture support (for retro game modders)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>OpenRaster extensions (layer selection\/locking metadata)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus, for those working with niche formats, GIMP now handles Jeff\u2019s Image Format (.jif), Nokia\u2019s Over-the-Air Bitmap, and AVCI\/HEJ2 still images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly, several quality-of-life improvements have landed, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reduced lag in Foreground Selection when switching tools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Smoother palette swatch deletion (auto-selects next swatch)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fixed theme conflicts that previously caused visual glitches<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Lock pixels&#8221; now records undo steps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A standout fix reintroduces the unique color count feature\u2014previously lost in <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/gimp-3-0-image-editor-released\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"161618\">GIMP 3.0<\/a>\u2014now accessible via the Histogram dockable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep in mind, as a development release, GIMP 3.1.2 isn\u2019t recommended for production work. However, adventurous users and testers are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gimp.org\/downloads\/devel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">encouraged to download it<\/a>, experiment with the new features, and report any issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the full details, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gimp.org\/news\/2025\/06\/23\/gimp-3-1-2-released\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official release notes<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GIMP 3.1.2 gives a first look at what\u2019s coming in GIMP 3.2, including non-destructive editing, new file format support, and system theme integration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":174320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,5],"tags":[58,3577],"class_list":["post-174317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-software","category-news","tag-gimp","tag-image-editor"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174317"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174317\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}