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GIMP 2.8.4

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  • Latest Version

    GIMP 2.10.38

  • Operating System

    Windows XP / XP64 / Vista / Vista64 / Windows 7 / Windows 7 64

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  • Author / Product

    The GIMP Team / External Link

  • Filename

    gimp-2.8.4-setup.exe

  • MD5 Checksum

    c7a117e7370406448bd32fc99ba5c593

Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of GIMP 2.8.4.


For those interested in downloading the most recent release of GIMP or reading our review, simply click here.


All old versions distributed on our website are completely virus-free and available for download at no cost.


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What's new in this version:

Core:
- Move the OSX gimpdir to "~/Library/Application Support"

GUI:
- Better names for the default filters in save and export
- Make tool drawing (esp. the brush outline) much more responsive
- Remember the "maximized" state across sessions
- Simplify the splash image code a lot, makes it appear immediately again
- Allow the text tool to start on an image without layers
- Various fixes for text style attribute handling
- Set unconfigured input devices to eraser if GTK+ says they are erasers
- Make language selectable in Preferences on OSX

Libgimp:
- Make libgimp drawable combo boxes aware of layer groups
- Make sure plug-in windows appear on top on OSX
- Fix item width in GimpPageSelector (used e.g. in PDF import)

Plug-ins:
- Better default values in the Drop Shadow script
- Fix a whole bunch of bugs in the BMP plug-in
- On OSX, use the system's screenshot utility

Installer:
- Add Brazilian-Portuguese translation to the Windows installer

Source and build system:
- Many improvements to the OSX bundle build system
- Support automake 1.13

General:
- Lots of bug fixes
- Lots of translation updates