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GIMP 3.2.8: UI Polish and a Pile of Security Fixes From AI-Found Bugs

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GIMP 3.2.8 is out with a bunch of refinements and a lot of security fixes.

What’s new

  • Color pickers show finer color changes
  • Bigger HEIF images now load
  • A new GUI test suite to catch regressions, faster shutdown when fonts are still loading, and better AppImage support
  • Security fixes from “a large quantity of security reports” thanks to better scanning tools

My take

GIMP says it’s less scary than it sounds. Most reports are old image plug-ins trusting the size info in a file too much, which can crash the plug-in, not GIMP. Still, if you open images from strangers, update.

Review before you install: read the release notes yourself, back up your config, and try new versions somewhere you can afford to break first.

God Bless, and Happy hacking!

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