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Lightweight Paint Software mtPaint 3.50 Dev Available In PPA For Ubuntu or Linux Mint

| Date: March 07, 2017 | View Comments | Tags: image editor, linux, mtpaint, ubuntu, windows

mtPaint is a lightweight open source paint application for Linux and Windows. It is is aimed at creating indexed palette images and pixel art, and is designed to be simple and easy to use.

mtPaint 3.50

While the last stable mtPaint version was released back in 2011, there have been quite a few development releases since then, with the last one dating to June, 2016. I couldn't find a PPA with the latest mtPaint 3.50 development releases, so I created one to make it easy to install in Ubuntu and Linux Mint.

Install GIMP 2.8.20 In Ubuntu Or Linux Mint Via PPA

| Date: February 08, 2017 | View Comments | Tags: gimp, image editor, linux, ubuntu

GIMP 2.8.20 (stable) image editor was released recently, bringing various bug and small enhancements, and today it was uploaded to a PPA for Ubuntu.

GIMP 2.8.20 Ubuntu GNOME

Install GIMP 2.8.16 In Ubuntu Or Linux Mint Via PPA

| Date: November 24, 2015 | View Comments | Tags: gimp, image editor, linux, ubuntu


On GIMP's 20th birthday (Nov 22), a new version of the free and open source image editor was released: 2.8.16. This is a bugfix release from the 2.8 stable series and it includes the following changes:

Pinta Image Editor Sees New Stable Release

| Date: March 02, 2015 | View Comments | Tags: image editor, linux, macosx, pinta, ubuntu, windows

Pinta, a free, open source drawing / image editing program, was updated to version 1.6 today, bringing redesigned new image dialog and shape tools, a new community add-in repository, along with over 50 bug fixes and other changes.

Pinta image editor

Install GIMP 2.8.14 In Ubuntu Or Linux Mint Via PPA

| Date: August 26, 2014 | View Comments | Tags: gimp, image editor, linux, macosx, ubuntu, windows

GIMP 2.8.14 was released yesterday, bringing various bug fixes and small enhancements. This is the stable GIMP branch and no new features are added in the 2.8.x releases, just bug fixes.

GIMP 2.8.12 Ubuntu
Update: the Ubuntu / Linux Mint PPA now has GIMP 2.8.14: "Yesterday's 2.8.12 release had broken library versioning, so we had to roll out GIMP 2.8.14 today. The only change is the fixed libtool versioning".

G`MIC (GREYC`s Magic For Image Computing) Sees New Stable Release

| Date: August 21, 2014 | View Comments | Tags: design, gimp, gmic, image editor, linux, ubuntu

G'MIC (GREYC's Magic for Image Computing) is a framework for image processing that comes with a large number of pre-defined image filters and effects (almost 400, with an extra 300 testing filters). There are several interfaces for G'MIC: a command line tool, a web service, a Qt based interface for real-time webcam manipulation, a library and a GIMP plugin.

Below you can see a screenshot with the G'MIC GIMP plugin in action:

GIMP GMIC

Pinta Image Editor 1.5 Released With New Features And More Than 90 Bug Fixes [PPA]

| Date: May 26, 2014 | View Comments | Tags: image editor, linux, pinta, ubuntu

After more than a year and a half, a new Pinta version was released yesterday, getting add-in support along with other new features and a huge list of bug fixes.

Pinta 1.5 image editor

Pinta is a drawing / image editor which was initially based on Paint.NET, available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X, designed to serve as an alternative to more advanced applications like GIMP, for casual users. The application features drawing tools, unlimited layers and undo history, includes over 35 image effects and adjustments and can be configured to use a docked interface or multiple windows.

GIMP 2.9 (2.10 Development Builds) Available In New Ubuntu PPA

| Date: October 24, 2013 | View Comments | Tags: design, gimp, image editor, linux, ubuntu

Thorsten Stettin has created a new PPA for Ubuntu / Linux Mint users who want to use the latest GIMP 2.9 development builds.

There won't be a GIMP 2.9 stable release - 2.9 is used for development and will result in the next stable GIMP version, 2.10.

The major new feature in GIMP 2.10 will be a complete port to GEGL / high bit depths and the latest GIMP from GIT already allows working in 16bit and 32bit per color channel mode, both integer and float:

Install GIMP 2.8.6 In Ubuntu [PPA]

| Date: June 27, 2013 | View Comments | Tags: gimp, image editor, linux, ubuntu

GIMP 2.8.6 has been released recently, bringing many bug fixes and small enhancements. In this release, the single-window mode has received special attention and some annoyances, like the close button not quitting GIMP or the right docks not keeping their size, have been fixed.

GIMP 2.8.6

XnRetro: Add Instagram-Like Effects To Your Images With This Desktop App

| Date: April 22, 2013 | View Comments | Tags: image editor, linux, photos, ubuntu, windows, xnretro

XnRetro is a free to use (but not open source) tool available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X (as well as iOS and Android) that allows you to easily apply various vintage effects, borders and more to your images.

XnRetro Linux

GIMP 2.8.4 Released, Install It In Ubuntu

| Date: February 06, 2013 | View Comments | Tags: gimp, image editor, linux, macosx, ubuntu, windows

gimp 2.8.4

GIMP 2.8.4 has been released yesterday, bringing some important bug fixes. This is the stable GIMP branch and no new features will be added in the 2.8.x releases, only bug fixes.

Here are the most important changes in GIMP 2.8.4:

MyPaint 1.1.0 Released With New Color Dialog And Geometry Tools, More

| Date: January 03, 2013 | View Comments | Tags: image editor, linux, macosx, mypaint, ubuntu, windows

MyPaint 1.1.0

MyPaint, an open source application for digital painters, has reached version 1.1.0, the new version bringing new blending models, new geometry tools like sequence of lines, curved lines and ellipses, a new color dialog and other interesting changes.

MyPaint is especially designed to create images from scratch and it's not intended to be an image manipulation application (like GIMP), although you can still do many such operations using it. The application features a simple interface, unlimited canvas, extensive brush creation, basic layer support and more and is available for Linux, Windows and Mac OSX.

gThumb Gets WebP Support In The Latest 3.1.1 Release

| Date: September 25, 2012 | View Comments | Tags: gthumb, image editor, image viewer, linux, photo manager, ubuntu

gThumb, an image viewer and organizer, has reached version 3.1.1, adding support for WebP, the image format that employs lossy and lossless compression, developed by Google as a WebM sister project.

Install GIMP 2.8.2 In Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin

| Date: August 28, 2012 | View Comments | Tags: gimp, image editor, linux, ubuntu

gimp 2.8.2

GIMP 2.8.2 has been released a few days ago with lots of bug fixes, but without any new features.

gThumb 3.0.2 Available For Ubuntu 12.04 And 11.10 (PPA)

| Date: August 21, 2012 | View Comments | Tags: gthumb, image editor, linux, photo manager, ubuntu

gthumb 3.0.2

gThumb is an image organizer/viewer that can export images to PicasaWeb, Facebook, Flickr or Photobucket, comes with some basic image editing features such as cropping, resizing, rotation, image enhancing, has video support, can import images from digital camera and many other cool features.

New GIMP Plugin Registry Version Brings 8 Updated Plugins [PPA]

| Date: June 21, 2012 | View Comments | Tags: gimp, gimp plugin registry, image editor, linux, ubuntu

gimp plugin registry

GIMP Plugin Registry is a collection of GIMP plugins which includes GIMP FX Foundry and many other useful plugins.

Download GIMP 2.8 Script-FUs Pack (More Than 100 Effects And Filters)

| Date: May 18, 2012 | View Comments | Tags: gimp, image editor, linux, plugins, ubuntu, windows

gimp 2.8 script fu

GIMP 2.8 Script-FUs is a collection of more than 100 scripts, initially created for GIMP 2.4, that have been fixed/updated recently to work with the latest GIMP 2.8. Besides filters and effects, there are also some scripts that allow you to easily create a calendar, create a CD label, add watermark and more.

Install GIMP Plugin Registry For GIMP 2.8 In Ubuntu [PPA]

| Date: May 08, 2012 | View Comments | Tags: gimp, image editor, linux, plugins, ubuntu

gimp plugin registry

A quick update for those of you who are using GIMP 2.8 under Ubuntu 12.04 or 11.10: Otto's PPA which you've probably used to install GIMP 2.8 has been updated recently and it now includes GIMP Plugin Registry, recompiled to work with GIMP 2.8 (see how to install GIMP 2.8 in Ubuntu, HERE).

GIMP 2.8 (Stable) Finally Available For Download

| Date: May 03, 2012 | View Comments | Tags: gimp, image editor, linux, macosx, ubuntu, windows

gimp 2.8 single window screenshot

After more than three years of development, GIMP 2.8 stable is finally available for download. The new version brings the long-awaited single-window mode (optional; you can still use multiple windows) as well as some other cool new features like on-canvas text editing, multi-column dock windows, a new set of brushes and many other features and improvements.

There's no official announcement for the latest GIMP 2.8 yet, but you can download the source from its FTP servers. Update: GIMP 2.8 has been officially released.

Pinta 1.2 Released [Image Editor]

| Date: April 17, 2012 | View Comments | Tags: image editor, linux, macosx, pinta, ubuntu, windows


Pinta is a cross-platform, simplified image editor based on Paint.NET, designed to serve as an alternative to more advanced applications like GIMP, for casual users. The application features drawing tools, unlimited layers, includes over 35 image effects and adjustments and can be configured to use a docked interface or multiple windows.

Pinta 1.2 has been released recently and comes with some new features as well as lots of bug fixes. Changes in Pinta 1.2:
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