It will have it according to roadmap.
When will this be ?
I do not know. If you need vector layer in a raster graphic app now. I can only direct you to Krita.
Release highlights:
Usability fixes across various parts of GIMP
New Paint Select tool in the playground
New generic dialog generation and metadata support API for export plug-ins
Multi-threaded JPEG2000 decoding
Initial documentation on porting plug-ins to 3.0
âWhen itâs readyâ is the best you can get. There isnât anybody working on this right now.
GIMP 2.99.10 is great. Only issue I have that interface isnât as responsive and fast.
2.99.12/13 is quite stable release.
Expected Milestone date for 2.99.14 is October 30th.
New expected Milestone date for 2.99.14 is November 13th.
Whatâs the expectation date of Gimp 3?
There is no such thing at this time. GIMP 3.0 will be ready when itâs ready. The developers might announce a release date later, when the software is nearing completion, but the havenât, and i donât expect them to do that soon.
Donât hold your breath, though. I donât expect to see 3.0 in 2023.
I hope that new API in GIMP 3 will allow easier and faster to adopt new features and improve existent.
when will GIMP have GTK4?
As soon someone does the work.
It doesnât look like anyone has planned this far yet.
When API moves to GTK3+ in GIMP 3, will it be easier and faster to switch to GTK4?
What can it be done to make GIMP 3+ development more accelerated for exmaple like Krita and Blender?
Yes.
I donât get the question.
I donât get the question.
Faster development, new features like vector layer and vector tools, improving the existing workflow, adapting new workflows, âŚ
At the moment there are ~2 really active developers and 5-10 contributors who send patches on a regular basis.
How to improve that? Oh, thatâs easy and hard at the same time. I see two solutions:
First solution:
- Create a foundation
- Collect money
- Hire developer
Alternative:
- Learn C
- Start programming
While you are doing it support Jehan the main developer here:
I just discovered that the gimp has 3760 issues open. Maybe bug triaging would be something where I can imagine that the devs could need some help. I.e., reproducing bugs, finding out the root causes, asking the reporters for missing information etc. Maybe a good way to familiarize with the code (while learning C).