GIMP receives a major update with improvements in design, color management and more

GIMP is one of the best free alternatives we have to be able to partially replace Adobe Photoshop. The thing is, you have to get used to its interface yourself, although there is also a Photoshop theme that allows us to have almost the same user experience if we install it.

It is now that GIMP has been updated to the latest development version, precisely 2.9.4, which introduces some quite interesting changes and improvements to several of the most important features of this photo retouching program. It must be said that the updated version is the one for developers where new features are usually added, and it is perfect to test them before they reach the final version.

GIMP 2.9.4 brings with it a modified user interface Completely, it adds usability improvements, introduces new drawing tools and incorporates some details in the form of minor improvements that many users will surely like.

Regarding the interface, it has been updated with new themes for the interface that allow us to access shades of gray and what would be new collections of icons. The preferences menu has been improved and the color management page has been completely revamped.

Among some of the details that we can comment on is that now you can modify the maximum number of steps to go back or that progress bar on the loading screen. A new drawing tool called MyPaint has been added and what is symmetric drawing that can be seen even in drawing apps for mobile devices. Also included are enhancements to selection tools, selection margin options, and the ability to add nearby pixels to a selection already made.

You have available the GIMP version 2.9.4 from your official website.