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Download GIMP 2.8.6

GIMP 2.8.6

  -  85.96 MB  -  Open Source
  • Latest Version

    GIMP 2.10.36

  • Operating System

    Windows XP / XP64 / Vista / Vista64 / Windows 7 / Windows 7 64 / Windows 8 / Windows 8 64

  • User Rating

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  • Author / Product

    The GIMP Team / External Link

  • Filename

    gimp-2.8.6-setup.exe

  • MD5 Checksum

    c0e253c5c4124c8b881ca44828839f5e

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 2.8.6.


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


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What's new in this version:

Core:
- Fix saving to URIs, it was broken to only allow exporting, and fix save/export of compressed files
- Fix brush spacing for drawing in any direction
- Increase the maximum size of clipboard brushes and patterns to 1024x1024
- Make sure data objects are saved when only their name was changed

GUI:
- Don't allow single-window docks to shrink smaller than their requisition
- Make sure a single-window's right docks keep their size across sessions
- Allow to change the spacing of non-generated brushes again
- In single-window mode, make Escape move the focus to the canvas, and beep if the focus is already there
- Be smarter about unavailable fonts, and don't crash
- Make clicking the single-window's close button quit GIMP
- Make view-close (Ctrl+W) only close image windows and tabs, not docks

Libgimp:
- Add SIGNED_ROUND() which also rounds negative values correctly

Plug-ins:
- Make GIMP_PLUGIN_DEBUG work again after GLib changed logging
- Fix zealous crop for transparent borders

Installer:
- Add Hungarian translation

Data:
- Add a default "Color from Gradient" dynamics and tool preset

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

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