This release brings the latest PhotoGIMP improvements since version 3.0.

Highlights

• Improved Photoshop-style keyboard shortcuts and tool organization.
• Added bracket-key shortcuts for changing brush size during editing.
• Added alpha channels automatically to imported images.
• Improved Flatpak launcher portability across distributions and architectures.
• Added improved macOS installation instructions, including an rsync alternative.
• Removed obsolete and redundant GIMP configuration files.
• Updated screenshots, icons and visual assets.
• Added or updated README translations in Spanish, Hebrew, Korean, Italian, Chinese, Russian, Polish and Portuguese.
• Expanded installation, troubleshooting and contribution documentation.

Compatibility

• Designed for GIMP 3.0 and newer.
• Supports native package and Flatpak installations through the documented configuration paths.
• Back up your current GIMP configuration before installing.

Full changelog

3.0...3.1

A patch for optimizing GIMP 3.0+ for Adobe Photoshop users, including features like:

• Tool organization to mimic the position of Adobe Photoshop;
• New Splash Screen
• New default settings to maximize space on the canvas;
• Shortcuts similar to the ones in Photoshop for Windows, following Adobe’s Documentation;
• New icon and Name from custom .desktop file.
• System Language is now used by default, you can still change in settings if you want.

What's Changed

• Create README_pt.md by @henriquesebastiao in #76
• Rename README-PL.md to README_pl.md by @emsspree in #79
• Added debugging steps to installation process for Flatpak by @BenDundon in #85
• (PL Version) Improved Grammar & Add Fork Commits by @Klubuntu in #90
• update readme install file and added osx screenshot by @MatthijsKamstra in #87
• Update gimp-scale-tool by @NguyeQuanHuy in #89
• Additional information for Windows by @ravenastar-js in #92
• add contributors in README.md in #94
• Add Image & Canvas size keyboard shortcuts by @getsnoopy in #109
• Remove obsolete GIMP configuration files and plugins by @gabrielalmir in #123

New Contributors

• @henriquesebastiao made their first contribution in #76
• @BenDundon made their first contribution in #85
• @MatthijsKamstra made their first contribution in #87
• @NguyeQuanHuy made their first contribution in #89
• @ravenastar-js made their first contribution in #92
• @getsnoopy made their first contribution in #109
• @gabrielalmir made their first contribution in #123

Full Changelog: 1.1...3.0

NOTE: PhotoGIMP will no longer ship with fonts installed as default.

What's Changed

• Added compatibility with icon themes by @yevklim in #6
• Correcting spelling of which in readme by @davidakerr in #13
• Add one-liner install for MacOS by @nikolaev-rd in #12
• Update README.md by @guerra08 in #19
• Patch with desktop launcher language settings by @lucassfank in #28
• Update basic PhotoGimp Settings in #36
• Update base color & first startup settings in #37
• Override Gimp Dark Theme in #38
• Update README.md by @danielstanojevic in #39
• sudo not needed by @emsspree in #43
• Create LICENSE by @266-750Balloons in #46
• Update Emojis in Fonts Available & How to Install in #48
• How to install by @emsspree in #45
• Update README.md by @emsspree in #53
• Correct typo in README by @brnnnfx in #54
• Delete How to Install.md by @emsspree in #59
• Delete .icons directory by @emsspree in #58
• Delete .var/app/org.gimp.GIMP/config/gtk-2.0 directory by @emsspree in #56
• img_src changed by @emsspree in #60
• Create Polish Readme Version by @Klubuntu in #62
• Patch for Polish Readme Version (04.03.2022) by @Klubuntu in #65

New Contributors

• @yevklim made their first contribution in #6
• @davidakerr made their first contribution in #13
• @nikolaev-rd made their first contribution in #12
• @guerra08 made their first contribution in #19
• @lucassfank made their first contribution in #28
• @danielstanojevic made their first contribution in #39
• @266-750Balloons made their first contribution in #46
• @brnnnfx made their first contribution in #54

Full Changelog: 1.0...1.1