GIMP 2.99.12 is out as a weekend shock as the most recent improvement launch in the direction of the GIMP 3.0 picture manipulation program’s launch.

GIMP 2.99.12 was launched at present and is self-described as “an enormous milestone in the direction of GIMP 3.0. Lots of the lacking items are getting collectively, regardless that it’s nonetheless a piece in progress.”

GIMP 2.99.12 brings on-canvas brush sizing, customizable on-canvas modifiers, improved instrument pointers, preliminary CMYK help and a ton of labor touchdown there, improved themes help, numerous enhancements to the Adobe Photoshop PSD file format dealing with, dealing with enhancements for uncooked information, help for loading WBMP picture recordsdata, and enhancements in working towards Wayland help.

Downloads and far more info on GIMP 2.99.12 is accessible from GIMP.org.

A few years within the making, it is nice to see GIMP 3.0 transferring nearer to the end line whereas persevering with to pile on new performance for this open-supply, cross-platform different to the likes of Adobe Photoshop.