GIMP: Difference between revisions

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Revision as of 20:39, 30 November 2024 edit Voidxor (talk \| contribs) Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers 37,749 edits →Development: Well they missed their target date of May 2024, so this needs updating. ← Previous edit		Latest revision as of 05:36, 9 December 2024 edit undo WikiCleanerBot (talk \| contribs) Bots 923,415 edits m v2.05b - Bot T20 CW#61 - Fix errors for CW project (Reference before punctuation) Tag: WPCleaner
(5 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 1: {{Short description\|Open source raster graphics editor}} {{Other uses\|Gimp (disambiguation)}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=~~April~~November ~~2023~~2024}} {{Infobox software \| name = GNU Image Manipulation Program Line 42: === Mascot === [[File:Wilber (Gimp mascot) horizontal.png\|right\|300x300px]] GIMP's mascot is called Wilber and was created in GIMP by Tuomas Kuosmanen, known as ''tigert'', on 25 September 1997. Wilber received additional accessories from other GIMP developers, which can be found in the ''Wilber Construction Kit'', included in the GIMP [[source code]] as <code>/docs/Wilber_Construction_Kit.xcf.gz</code>.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.gimp.org/about/ancient_history.html \|title=A Brief (and Ancient) History of GIMP \|website=Gimp.org \|access-date=10 September 2022 \|archive-date=23 October 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023130629/https://www.gimp.org/about/ancient_history.html \|url-status=live }}</ref> == Development == GIMP is primarily developed by volunteers as a free and open source software project associated with both the GNU and GNOME projects. Development takes place in a public [[git]] [[source code]] repository,<ref name="gimp-git">{{cite web \|title=GIMP – GNU Image Manipulation Program \|url=https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp \|date=2020 \|website=Gimp.org \|publisher=GNOME \|access-date=31 August 2020 \|archive-date=24 May 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524063856/https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp \|url-status=live }}</ref> on public mailing lists and in public chat channels on the GIMPNET [[IRC]] network.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Get Involved \|url=http://www.gimp.org/develop/ \|date=2020 \|website=Gimp.org \|publisher=GNOME \|access-date=12 April 2023 \|archive-date=29 September 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929182144/http://www.gimp.org/develop/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> Line 58: Second public Development 2.9-Version was 2.9.4 with many deep improvements after initial Public Version 2.9.2.<ref>{{cite web \|title=GIMP 2.9.2 Released \|url=https://www.gimp.org/news/2015/11/27/gimp-2-9-2-released/ \|website=Gimp.org \|date=27 November 2015 \|access-date=4 January 2018 \|archive-date=1 December 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041938/https://www.gimp.org/news/2015/11/27/gimp-2-9-2-released/ \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=GIMP 2.9.4 Released \|url=https://www.gimp.org/news/2016/07/13/gimp-2-9-4-released/ \|website=Gimp.org \|date=13 July 2016 \|access-date=18 December 2016 \|archive-date=12 November 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112231331/https://www.gimp.org/news/2016/07/13/gimp-2-9-4-released/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> Third Public 2.9-Development version is Version 2.9.6.<ref>{{cite web \|title=GIMP 2.9.6 Released \|url=https://www.gimp.org/news/2017/08/24/gimp-2-9-6-released/ \|website=Gimp.org \|date=24 August 2017 \|access-date=9 September 2017 \|archive-date=24 August 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824210851/https://www.gimp.org/news/2017/08/24/gimp-2-9-6-released/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> One of the new features is removing the 4 GB size limit of XCF file.<ref>{{cite web \|title=GIMP 2.9.6 Readying New Clipboard, GUI Improvements – Phoronix \|url=http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=GIMP-2.9.6-Features \|website=Phoronix.com \|access-date=26 May 2017 \|archive-date=13 April 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413034202/http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=GIMP-2.9.6-Features \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=GIMP – GNU Image Manipulation Program \|url=https://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?id=226fb033859e64b2e6bea67df50ee76de53370a7 \|website=git.gnome.org\| date=30 May 2017 }}</ref> Increase of possible threads to 64 is also an important point for modern parallel execution in actual [[AMD]] [[Ryzen]] and [[Intel]] [[Xeon]] processors. Version 2.9.8 included many bug fixes and improvements in gradients and clips.<ref>{{cite web \|title=GIMP 2.9.8 Released \|url=https://www.gimp.org/news/2017/12/12/gimp-2-9-8-released/ \|website=Gimp.org \|date=12 December 2017 \|access-date=4 January 2018 \|archive-date=13 December 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213122622/https://www.gimp.org/news/2017/12/12/gimp-2-9-8-released/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> Improvements in performance and optimization beyond bug hunting were the development targets for 2.10.0.<ref>{{cite web \|title=GIMP 2.10.0 Release Candidate 2 Released \|url=https://www.gimp.org/news/2018/04/17/gimp-2-10-0-rc2-released/ \|website=Gimp.org \|date=17 April 2018 \|access-date=19 April 2018 \|archive-date=17 April 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417224553/https://www.gimp.org/news/2018/04/17/gimp-2-10-0-rc2-released/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> MacOS Beta is available with Version 2.10.4.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Prokoudine \|first=Alexandre \|date=4 July 2018 \|title=GIMP 2.10.4 Released \|url=https://www.gimp.org/news/2018/07/04/gimp-2-10-4-released/ \|website=Gimp.org \|access-date=15 April 2019 \|archive-date=29 April 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429205521/https://www.gimp.org/news/2018/07/04/gimp-2-10-4-released/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> The next stable version in the roadmap is 3.0 with a [[GTK3]] port.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Roadmaps \|url=https://developer.gimp.org/core/roadmap/ \|website=Developer.Gimp.org \|access-date=12 April 2023 \|archive-date=8 April 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408224908/https://developer.gimp.org/core/roadmap/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> 2.99-Series is the development Series to 3.0. The first [[release candidate]] for version 3.0, RC1, was released 6 November 2024.<ref>{{cite web \|author=GIMP Team \|title=GIMP 3.0 RC1 Released \|date=6 November 2024 \|url=https://www.gimp.org/news/2024/11/06/gimp-3-0-RC1-released/ \|website=Gimp.org \|access-date=30 November 2024 }}</ref> GIMP developers meet during the annual [[Libre Graphics Meeting]].<ref>{{cite book \|last=James \|first=Daniel \|title=Crafting Digital Media: Audacity, Blender, Drupal, GIMP, Scribus, and other Open Source Tools\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m8dZdPl3fT8C&pg=PA99 \|date=2011 \|publisher=Apress \|isbn=978-1-4302-1888-3 \|page=99 }}</ref> Interaction designers from OpenUsability have also contributed to GIMP.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Sanders \|first1=N. \|title=OpenUsability Funds Student Projects \|website=Linux.com \|date=25 August 2006 \|url=https://www.linux.com/news/openusability-funds-student-projects/ \|access-date=11 December 2020 \|archive-date=27 July 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727172409/https://www.linux.com/news/openusability-funds-student-projects/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> == Versions == {{~~section~~Section cleanup\|reason=[[WP:NOTCHANGELOG\|Overly detailed changelog]]\|date=October 2024}} ===GIMP 0.x=== Line 501: \| {{Version\|o\|2.99.2}} \| 2020-11-06 \| Complete port from unmaintained old GTK+ 2.x to maintained GTK+ 3.24,<ref>{{cite web \|title=build: bumping flatpak dependency to GNOME 3.24 runtime. (639e69c6) · Commits · GNOME / GIMP \|url=https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/commit/639e69c6278dcdd616cc8fedd385aff4044cb2bc \|website=GitLab \|date=June 2017 \|access-date=11 November 2019 \|archive-date=11 November 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111141041/https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/commit/639e69c6278dcdd616cc8fedd385aff4044cb2bc \|url-status=live }}</ref> better hiDPi and [[Wacom]] support, [[Wayland (protocol)\|Wayland]] support on Linux, multiple layer selection support, extensions in Python 3, JavaScript, Lua and Vala. \| ▼ \|- \| {{Version\|o\|2.99.4}} \| 2020-12-25 \| Second public prerelease,<ref>{{cite web \|date=25 December 2020 \|title=Development release GIMP 2.99.4 is out \|url=https://www.gimp.org/news/2020/12/25/gimp-2-99-4-released/ \|website=Gimp.org \|access-date=30 December 2020 \|archive-date=29 December 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229212422/https://www.gimp.org/news/2020/12/25/gimp-2-99-4-released/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> after 2.99.2.<ref>{{cite web \|date=6 November 2020 \|title=Development release GIMP 2.99.2 is out \|url=https://www.gimp.org/news/2020/11/06/gimp-2-99-2-released/ \|website=Gimp.org \|access-date=15 May 2021 \|archive-date=10 April 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410211809/https://www.gimp.org/news/2020/11/06/gimp-2-99-2-released/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> \| \|- \| {{Version\|o\|2.99.6}} \| 2021-05-08 \| <ref>{{cite web \|date=8 May 2021 \|title=Development version: GIMP 2.99.6 Released \|url=https://www.gimp.org/news/2021/05/08/gimp-2-99-6-released/ \|website=Gimp.org \|access-date=11 May 2021 \|archive-date=9 May 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509102507/https://www.gimp.org/news/2021/05/08/gimp-2-99-6-released/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> \| \|- \| {{Version\|o\|2.99.8}} \| 2021-10-20 \| <ref>{{cite web \|date=20 October 2021 \|title=Development version: GIMP 2.99.8 Released \|url=https://www.gimp.org/news/2021/10/20/gimp-2-99-8-released/ \|website=Gimp.org \|access-date=5 December 2021 \|archive-date=5 December 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205113543/https://www.gimp.org/news/2021/10/20/gimp-2-99-8-released// \|url-status=live }}</ref> \| \|- \| {{Version\|o\|2.99.10}} \| 2022-02-25 \| Many improvements in core.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.gimp.org/news/2022/02/25/gimp-2-99-10-released/ \|title=Development Version: GIMP 2.99.10 Released \|website=Gimp.org \|date=25 February 2022 \|access-date=12 April 2023 \|archive-date=15 March 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315045010/https://www.gimp.org/news/2022/02/25/gimp-2-99-10-released/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> \| \|- \| {{Version\|o\|2.99.12}} \| 2022-08-27 \| A huge milestone to 3.0 with many new features and new formats.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.gimp.org/news/2022/08/27/gimp-2-99-12-released/ \|title=Development version: GIMP 2.99.12 Released \|date=27 August 2022 \|access-date=30 October 2022 \|archive-date=30 October 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030213934/https://www.gimp.org/news/2022/08/27/gimp-2-99-12-released// \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.phoronix.com/news/GIMP-2.99.12-Released \|title=GIMP 2.99.12 Released – 'A Huge Milestone Towards GIMP 3.0' \|access-date=30 October 2022 \|archive-date=30 October 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030215055/https://www.phoronix.com/news/GIMP-2.99.12-Released \|url-status=live }}</ref> \| \|- \| {{Version\|o\|2.99.14}} \| 2022-11-18 \| XCF saving of native GIMP data is in 2.99.14 much improved with multithreading.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.gimp.org/news/2022/11/18/gimp-2-99-14-released/ \|title=Development Version: GIMP 2.99.14 Released \|date=18 November 2022 \|access-date=5 January 2023 \|archive-date=6 January 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106180836/https://www.gimp.org/news/2022/11/18/gimp-2-99-14-released/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> \| \|- \| {{Version\|o\|2.99.16}} \| 2023-07-09 \| Many improvements and bug fixing in 2.99.16 on road to 3.0.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.phoronix.com/news/GIMP-2.99.16-Released \| title=GIMP 2.99.16 Released as GIMP 3.0 RCS Near }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/milestones/22 \|title=2.99.16 · Milestones · GNOME / GIMP · GitLab \|website=GitLab \|access-date=4 March 2023 \|archive-date=4 March 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304185158/https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/milestones/22 \|url-status=live }}</ref> \| Some blocker bugs: 6 ({{As of\|2023\|11\|lc=y}}) on road to 3.0.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=3.0 · Milestones · GNOME / GIMP · GitLab \|url=https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/milestones/3 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121014125/https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/milestones/3 \|archive-date=21 November 2023 \|access-date=21 November 2023 \|website=GitLab}}</ref>▼ \|- \| {{Version\|o\|2.99.18}} \| 2024-02-21 \| 2.99.18 with 35 issues; last "development release" in this scope.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/milestones \| title=Milestones · GNOME / GIMP · GitLab }}</ref> \| \|- \| {{Version\|cp\|3.0.0-RC1}} Line 541 ⟶ 542: \| {{Version\|p\|3.0}} \| {{TBA}} ▲ \| \| Complete port from unmaintained old GTK+ 2.x to maintained GTK+ 3.24<ref>{{cite web \|title=build: bumping flatpak dependency to GNOME 3.24 runtime. (639e69c6) · Commits · GNOME / GIMP \|url=https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/commit/639e69c6278dcdd616cc8fedd385aff4044cb2bc \|website=GitLab \|date=June 2017 \|access-date=11 November 2019 \|archive-date=11 November 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111141041/https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/commit/639e69c6278dcdd616cc8fedd385aff4044cb2bc \|url-status=live }}</ref> or GTK 4.0, better hiDPi and [[Wacom]] support, [[Wayland (protocol)\|Wayland]] support on Linux, multiple layer selection support, extensions in Python 3, JavaScript, Lua and Vala. 2.99.8 is available as the 4th public prerelease.<ref>{{cite web \|date=20 October 2021 \|title=Development version: GIMP 2.99.8 Released \|url=https://www.gimp.org/news/2021/10/20/gimp-2-99-8-released/ \|website=Gimp.org \|access-date=5 December 2021 \|archive-date=5 December 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205113543/https://www.gimp.org/news/2021/10/20/gimp-2-99-8-released// \|url-status=live }}</ref> (after 2.99.2,<ref>{{cite web \|date=6 November 2020 \|title=Development release GIMP 2.99.2 is out \|url=https://www.gimp.org/news/2020/11/06/gimp-2-99-2-released/ \|website=Gimp.org \|access-date=15 May 2021 \|archive-date=10 April 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410211809/https://www.gimp.org/news/2020/11/06/gimp-2-99-2-released/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> 2.99.4,<ref>{{cite web \|date=25 December 2020 \|title=Development release GIMP 2.99.4 is out \|url=https://www.gimp.org/news/2020/12/25/gimp-2-99-4-released/ \|website=Gimp.org \|access-date=30 December 2020 \|archive-date=29 December 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229212422/https://www.gimp.org/news/2020/12/25/gimp-2-99-4-released/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> and 2.99.6<ref>{{cite web \|date=8 May 2021 \|title=Development version: GIMP 2.99.6 Released \|url=https://www.gimp.org/news/2021/05/08/gimp-2-99-6-released/ \|website=Gimp.org \|access-date=11 May 2021 \|archive-date=9 May 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509102507/https://www.gimp.org/news/2021/05/08/gimp-2-99-6-released/ \|url-status=live }}</ref>) 2.99.10 is fifth prerelease with many improvements in core.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.gimp.org/news/2022/02/25/gimp-2-99-10-released/ \|title=Development Version: GIMP 2.99.10 Released \|website=Gimp.org \|date=25 February 2022 \|access-date=12 April 2023 \|archive-date=15 March 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315045010/https://www.gimp.org/news/2022/02/25/gimp-2-99-10-released/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> 2.99.12 is 6th release and a huge milestone to 3.0 with many new features and new formats.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.gimp.org/news/2022/08/27/gimp-2-99-12-released/ \|title=Development version: GIMP 2.99.12 Released \|date=27 August 2022 \|access-date=30 October 2022 \|archive-date=30 October 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030213934/https://www.gimp.org/news/2022/08/27/gimp-2-99-12-released// \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.phoronix.com/news/GIMP-2.99.12-Released \|title=GIMP 2.99.12 Released – 'A Huge Milestone Towards GIMP 3.0' \|access-date=30 October 2022 \|archive-date=30 October 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030215055/https://www.phoronix.com/news/GIMP-2.99.12-Released \|url-status=live }}</ref> XCF saving of native GIMP data is in 2.99.14 much improved with multi threading.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.gimp.org/news/2022/11/18/gimp-2-99-14-released/ \|title=Development Version: GIMP 2.99.14 Released \|date=18 November 2022 \|access-date=5 January 2023 \|archive-date=6 January 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106180836/https://www.gimp.org/news/2022/11/18/gimp-2-99-14-released/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> many improvements and bug fixing in 2.99.16 on road to 3.0<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.phoronix.com/news/GIMP-2.99.16-Released \| title=GIMP 2.99.16 Released as GIMP 3.0 RCS Near }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/milestones/22 \|title=2.99.16 · Milestones · GNOME / GIMP · GitLab \|website=GitLab \|access-date=4 March 2023 \|archive-date=4 March 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304185158/https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/milestones/22 \|url-status=live }}</ref> 2.99.18 with 35 issues possibly last preview to 3.0 <ref>{{cite web \| url=https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/milestones \| title=Milestones · GNOME / GIMP · GitLab }}</ref> ▲Some blocker bugs: 6 ({{As of\|2023\|11\|lc=y}}) on road to 3.0.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=3.0 · Milestones · GNOME / GIMP · GitLab \|url=https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/milestones/3 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121014125/https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/milestones/3 \|archive-date=21 November 2023 \|access-date=21 November 2023 \|website=GitLab}}</ref> \|- \| {{Version\|p\|3.0.2}} Line 561: GIMP began to host its own downloads after discontinuing use of [[SourceForge]] in 2013.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Sharwood \|first=Simon \|date=8 November 2013 \|title=GIMP Flees SourceForge over Dodgy Ads and Installer \|website=The Register \|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/08/gimp_dumps_sourceforge_over_dodgy_ads_and_installer/ \|access-date=21 November 2013 \|archive-date=11 November 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111152550/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/08/gimp_dumps_sourceforge_over_dodgy_ads_and_installer/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> The website later repossessed GIMP's dormant account and hosted advertising-laden versions of GIMP for Windows.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Gallagher \|first=Sean \|date=27 May 2015 \|title=SourceForge Grabs GIMP for Windows' Account, Wraps Installer in Bundle-Pushing Adware [Updated] \|url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/05/sourceforge-grabs-gimp-for-windows-account-wraps-installer-in-bundle-pushing-adware/ \|website=[[Ars Technica]] \|access-date=12 April 2023 \|archive-date=5 May 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505131345/http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/05/sourceforge-grabs-gimp-for-windows-account-wraps-installer-in-bundle-pushing-adware/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> In 2022, GIMP was published on the [[Microsoft Store]] for Windows.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Wilber \|date=18 June 2022~~-06-18~~ \|title=~~GIMP -~~ GIMP 2.10.32 is on the Microsoft Store! \|url=https://www.gimp.org/news/2022/06/18/gimp-2-10-32-on-microsoft-store/ \|website=Gimp.org \|access-date=~~2024-04-~~28 ~~\|website=www.gimp.org~~April 2024 ~~\|language=en~~}}</ref> == Professional reviews == [[Lifewire]] reviewed GIMP favorably in March 2019, writing that "[f]or those who have never experienced Photoshop, GIMP is simply a very powerful image manipulation program," and "[i]f you're willing to invest some time learning it, it can be a very good graphics tool."<ref>{{cite web \|last=Chastain \|first=Sue \|url=https://www.lifewire.com/the-gimp-review-1701606 \|title=GIMP Free, Open-Source, Multi-Platform Image Editor Review \|date=2 December 2019 \|website=LifeWire.com \|access-date=15 April 2019 \|archive-date=15 April 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415074821/https://www.lifewire.com/the-gimp-review-1701606 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Line 631 ⟶ 632: \|- ! Import and export \| GIMP has import and export support for image formats such as [[BMP file format\|BMP]], [[JPEG]], [[PNG]], [[GIF]], [[TIFF]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=GIMP - Feature Overview \|url=https://www.gimp.org/features/ \|website=Gimp.org \|access-date=~~2024-04-~~25 ~~\|website=www.gimp.org~~April 2024 ~~\|language=en~~}}</ref> and [[High Efficiency Image File Format\|HEIF]],<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Wilber \|date=7 October 2020~~-10-07~~ \|title=GIMP - GIMP 2.10.22 Released \|url=https://www.gimp.org/news/2020/10/07/gimp-2-10-22-released/ \|website=Gimp.org \|access-date=~~2024-04-~~25 ~~\|website=www.gimp.org~~April 2024 ~~\|language=en~~}}</ref> along with the file formats of several other applications such as [[Autodesk]] flic animations, Corel [[PaintShop Pro]] images, and Adobe Photoshop documents. Other formats with read/write support include [[PostScript]] documents, [[X Window System\|X]] bitmap image, [[xwd]], and Zsoft [[PCX]]. GIMP can also read and write path information from [[SVG]] files and read/write [[ICO (file format)\|ICO]] Windows icon files. \|- ! Import only Line 718 ⟶ 719: [[Category:Macintosh graphics software]] [[Category:MacOS graphics software]] [[Category:Naming controversies]]▼ [[Category:Portable software]] [[Category:Raster graphics editors for Linux]] Line 723 ⟶ 725: [[Category:Technical communication tools]] [[Category:Windows graphics-related software]] ▲[[Category:Naming controversies]]