{"id":2380,"date":"2025-03-25T00:00:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T00:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/gimp-3-0-2-released-enhancements-to-flatpak-bundle-and-bug-fixes-unveiled\/"},"modified":"2025-03-25T00:00:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T00:00:50","slug":"gimp-3-0-2-released-enhancements-to-flatpak-bundle-and-bug-fixes-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/gimp-3-0-2-released-enhancements-to-flatpak-bundle-and-bug-fixes-unveiled\/","title":{"rendered":"GIMP 3.0.2 Released: Enhancements to Flatpak Bundle and Bug Fixes Unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The GIMP project has announced the release of GIMP 3.0.2, which serves as the first maintenance update for the popular open-source image editor. This update focuses on enhancing the Flatpak bundle, addressing several user-reported issues, including UI glitches, crashes when selecting a brush in Icon Grid view, and packaging problems for macOS and Windows.<\/p>\n<p>Specific improvements include resolving macOS-related problems with flyout menus in tool groups and enhancing the Windows installer to create a restore point during system-wide installations. Additionally, a patch aimed at improving tablet support was reverted due to issues with pressure sensitivity on some devices. This version also updates GEGL (Generic Graphical Library) to 0.4.58, correcting a bug related to Dither being applied to negative pixel coordinates and adding new translation updates.<\/p>\n<p>Developers have stated their continued commitment to fixing reported bugs and ensuring a smoother user experience with GIMP 3.0. The major release of GIMP 3.0 was made available on March 16, 2025, with significant updates such as a refined GTK3 interface, enhanced color management, non-destructive editing improvements, auto-expanding layer boundaries, and a new logo.<\/p>\n<p>Users can download GIMP 3.0.2 from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gimp.org\/downloads\/\">official website<\/a>, where it is available as a universal AppImage bundle that can run on most GNU\/Linux distributions without installation, as well as a Flatpak app from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/flathub.org\/apps\/org.gimp.GIMP\">Flathub<\/a> or a source tarball for those interested in compiling it themselves.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, you can check out the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gimp.org\/news\/2025\/03\/23\/gimp-3-0-2-released\/#gegl\">release announcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The GIMP project has announced the release of GIMP 3.0.2, which serves as the first maintenance update for the popular open-source image editor. 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