09-13-2017, 07:30 AM
You could be waiting a comparatively long time for Gimp 2.10
I find the (now) development version 2.9.7 stable for most use. There are functions that are still work-in-progress.
For a Window user, the milestone development Gimp 2.9.6 will co-exist with Gimp 2.8.x This is for 64 bit Windows installations only Possibly in the future a 32 bit version but the trend is away from maintaining two versions.
Simple precautions needed when installing,
Temporary rename your gimp 2.8 profile to prevent copying all that obsolete junk to Gimp 2.9
The Gimp 2.9 profile is now in User\Appdata\Roaming. Once you start accumulating resources, brushes, fonts ... create some easily found folders and add them to the appropriate folders path in Gimp 2.9 Edit -> Preferences -> Folders.
Where to get an installer.
The official one https://download.gimp.org/mirror/pub/gim...-setup.exe
and
Partha has just released his Gimp 2.9.6 http://www.partha.com
I find the (now) development version 2.9.7 stable for most use. There are functions that are still work-in-progress.
For a Window user, the milestone development Gimp 2.9.6 will co-exist with Gimp 2.8.x This is for 64 bit Windows installations only Possibly in the future a 32 bit version but the trend is away from maintaining two versions.
Simple precautions needed when installing,
Temporary rename your gimp 2.8 profile to prevent copying all that obsolete junk to Gimp 2.9
The Gimp 2.9 profile is now in User\Appdata\Roaming. Once you start accumulating resources, brushes, fonts ... create some easily found folders and add them to the appropriate folders path in Gimp 2.9 Edit -> Preferences -> Folders.
Where to get an installer.
The official one https://download.gimp.org/mirror/pub/gim...-setup.exe
and
Partha has just released his Gimp 2.9.6 http://www.partha.com