Nearly five months after releasing 3.0.4, while work continues toward the upcoming v3.2, GIMP has introduced its third micro-update, GIMP 3.0.6, which addresses a range of bugs and regressions to improve stability.
Among the most visible improvements are better slider usability, fixes for crashes related to text outlines, improved transparency handling, and new theme color support for brush, font, and palette dockables.
The update also brings smoother performance for non-destructive filters, improved palette import functionality, and fixes to long-standing printing issues in Flatpak builds.
Windows users benefit from a workaround for crashes triggered by specific system languages, an issue traced to problems in the underlying libraries. On macOS, several stability issues were addressed, including color-dragging crashes and window flickering in multi-window mode.
Flatpak users will regain access to image settings in sandboxed environments, enhancing the overall printing workflow. On macOS, several stability issues were addressed, including color-dragging crashes and window flickering in multi-window mode.
Lastly, the underlying GEGL and babl libraries also received updates. GEGL 0.4.64 introduces broader GPU acceleration support and fixes for multiple image-processing issues, while babl 0.1.116 brings updates to the build process and improved version management.
For more information, see the announcement.
To download GIMP 3.0.6, visit the official GIMP website. Packages are available for Linux (AppImages and Flatpaks), Windows (including Microsoft Store versions), and macOS for both Intel and Apple Silicon hardware.
