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GIMP is gearing up for a massive upgrade
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this post was submitted on 16 Aug 2026
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I've recently tried using GIMP again and, as a past detractor, I've gotta say it's improved significantly.
Honestly so much better when they moved away from the "everything is a floating window" interface. I can find stuff now.
I really liked the floating window approach. I don't mind the new way, but I enjoyed the floaties when they were the default.
There's a toggle to go back
Funnily enough, back when it was floating by default, I always looked for the toggle to make it one window. But when they made it a single window by default, I found myself toggling it back to floating.
I kinda like having both options. Floating could still make some sense, and it can do cool things that a single window can't.
Not to down on them too much but this comment is kind of funny in the context of a 30 year old program.
To be fair, Photoshop peaked about 10 years ago and has been steadily getting worse. It's only a matter of time before they're neck and neck.
It was in the ballpark of 2014-15ish IIRC, so a little over ten years