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diff --git a/desktop/org.gimp.GIMP.appdata.xml.in b/desktop/org.gimp.GIMP.appdata.xml.in new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5b56038 --- /dev/null +++ b/desktop/org.gimp.GIMP.appdata.xml.in @@ -0,0 +1,775 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!-- Copyright 1995-2017 Spencer Kimball, Peter Mattis, and others --> +<component type="desktop"> + <id>org.gimp.GIMP</id> + + <!-- + The tag 'metadata_license' means the licence of this file, not the whole + product; see https://people.freedesktop.org/~hughsient/appdata/ + as of 20.09.2013. The CC0 licence is GPL compatible, see + https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#GPLCompatibleLicenses + as of 20.09.2013 + --> + <metadata_license>CC0-1.0</metadata_license> + <project_license>GPL-3.0+ AND LGPL-3.0+</project_license> + <developer_name>The GIMP team</developer_name> + <_name>GNU Image Manipulation Program</_name> + <_summary>Create images and edit photographs</_summary> + <description> + <_p> + GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a + freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, + image composition and image authoring. + </_p> + <_p> + It has many capabilities. It can be used as a simple paint + program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online + batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an + image format converter, etc. + </_p> + <_p> + GIMP is expandable and extensible. It is designed to be + augmented with plug-ins and extensions to do just about + anything. The advanced scripting interface allows everything + from the simplest task to the most complex image manipulation + procedures to be easily scripted. GIMP is available for Linux, + Microsoft Windows and OS X. + </_p> + </description> + <url type="bugtracker">https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/issues/new</url> + <url type="donation">https://www.gimp.org/donating/</url> + <url type="help">https://www.gimp.org/docs/</url> + <url type="homepage">https://www.gimp.org/</url> + <screenshots> + <screenshot type="default"> + <image>https://www.gimp.org/screenshots/Screenshot-gimp-2.10-painting.jpg</image> + <_caption>Painting in GIMP</_caption> + </screenshot> + <screenshot type="default"> + <image>https://www.gimp.org/screenshots/Screenshot-gimp-2.10-photo-editing.jpg</image> + <_caption>Photo editing in GIMP</_caption> + </screenshot> + </screenshots> + <update_contact>gimp-developer-list_at_gnome.org</update_contact> + <keywords> + <keyword>GIMP</keyword> + <keyword>Photoshop</keyword> + </keywords> + <kudos> + <kudo>HiDpiIcon</kudo> + <kudo>HighContrast</kudo> + <kudo>ModernToolkit</kudo> + <kudo>UserDocs</kudo> + </kudos> + <project_group>GNOME</project_group> + <translation type="gettext">gimp20</translation> + + <launchable type="desktop-id">gimp.desktop</launchable> + <provides> + <binary>gimp-2.10</binary> + <!-- Fix the ID renaming, and things like past reviews made on the + older ID in software installers. --> + <id>gimp.desktop</id> + </provides> + + <releases> + <release version="2.10.36" date="2023-11-05"> + <description> + <_p> + This new version of GIMP comes with many fixes, including + vulnerability corrections. It is highly recommended to update. It + also provides a few interesting changes, such as: + </_p> + <ul> + <_li> + Adobe ACB and ASE palette support + </_li> + <_li> + New gradient: FG to Transparent (Hardedge) + </_li> + <_li> + Some text tool algorithm enhancement when replacing formatted text + </_li> + <_li> + Better theming of item locks (when hovering them or setting them active) + </_li> + <_li> + Improvements in handling a few specific metadata + </_li> + </ul> + </description> + </release> + <release version="2.10.34" date="2023-02-21"> + <description> + <_p> + A new stable releases with a lot of bug fixes and a few enhancements: + </_p> + <ul> + <_li> + New template selector in "Canvas Size" dialog + </_li> + <_li> + "Change Color" dialogs: color scale (0..255/0..100) and models (LCh/HSV) settings remembered across sessions + </_li> + <_li> + New header with "visible" and "link" icons in item dockables + </_li> + <_li> + Clipping layers better supported when importing PSD files + </_li> + <_li> + Paths are now exported to PSD + </_li> + <_li> + JPEG XL export added + </_li> + <_li> + Metadata in JPEG XL import + </_li> + <_li> + New option "Show reduced images" when loading TIFF images + </_li> + <_li> + 16-bit per channel export for raw image data + </_li> + <_li> + More plug-ins got bug-fixes: DDS, WebP, Flame, Animation Playback, HEIF, Dicom and Help + </_li> + <_li> + Color picking on X11 will ignore the Wayland portal; new implementation for color picking on Windows + </_li> + <_li> + Check for updates fixed on macOS + </_li> + </ul> + </description> + </release> + <release version="2.10.32" date="2022-06-12"> + <description> + <_p> + GIMP continues strengthening its bases with this new version 2.10.32 fixing many bugs and improving format support. + Notable changes: + </_p> + <ul> + <_li> + 8 and 16-bit CMYK(A) TIFF files import is now supported + </_li> + <_li> + BIGTIFF import and export are now supported + </_li> + <_li> + JPEG XL files import is now supported + </_li> + <_li> + DDS export has new "Flip" (useful for some game engine) and "Visible layers" options + </_li> + <_li> + Other improved format supports: BMP, DICOM, EPS, RAW, TGA, WebP + </_li> + <_li> + The screenshot plug-in on Windows has now an option to capture the cursor + </_li> + <_li> + Several usability improvements in official themes and icons + </_li> + <_li> + New support for localized glyphs ('locl') in Text tool + depending on the value of the "Language" tool option + </_li> + <_li> + More robust XCF import + </_li> + <_li> + Several metadata handling improvements + </_li> + </ul> + </description> + </release> + + <release version="2.10.30" date="2021-12-19"> + <description> + <_p> + GIMP 2.10.30 fixes many bugs, updates backend implementations + to follow OS evolutions, improves metadata support as well as + support of several formats, such as PSD and AVIF. + </_p> + </description> + </release> + + <release version="2.10.28" date="2021-09-14"> + <description> + <_p> + GIMP 2.10.28 fixes a build issue of GIMP 2.10.26, where some + theme data was not properly installed. + </_p> + </description> + </release> + <release version="2.10.26" date="2021-09-05"> + <description> + <_p> + GIMP 2.10.26 is a bug fix release, containing dozens of + fixes, both in core, scripts and plug-in code. + </_p> + </description> + </release> + <release version="2.10.24" date="2021-03-28"> + <url type="details">https://www.gimp.org/news/2021/03/29/gimp-2-10-24-released/</url> + <description> + <_p> + GIMP 2.10.24 is again mostly a bug fix release. Notable changes: + </_p> + <ul> + <_li> + GeoTIFF metadata support added + </_li> + <_li> + PDF import now proposes an option to load layers in reverse + orders and allows fractional pixel density + </_li> + <_li> + Raw image import updated to handle API changes in darktable 3.6 and over + </_li> + <_li> + File format improved support: HEIF, PSP, TIFF, JPEG, PNG, PDF, DDS, BMP, PSD + </_li> + <_li> + Many fixes and improvements to the metadata viewer and editor + </_li> + <_li> + New Kabyle translation + </_li> + <_li> + Off-canvas point snapping (to grid, guides, paths) made possible + </_li> + </ul> + </description> + </release> + <release version="2.10.22" date="2020-10-04"> + <url type="details">https://www.gimp.org/news/2020/10/04/gimp-2-10-22-released/</url> + <description> + <_p> + GIMP 2.10.22 is mainly a bug fix release. Notable changes: + </_p> + <ul> + <_li> + HEIF support improvements: optional exporting with high bit depth, + AVIF importing and exporting + </_li> + <_li> + Multiple improvements in Corel PaintShop Pro support + </_li> + <_li> + "Sample merged" now available in GEGL operation tool options + </_li> + <_li> + "Sample merged" is now enabled by default for color picking + </_li> + <_li> + The option enabling OpenCL support has been moved to the + Playground tab in Preferences + </_li> + <_li> + Matting Levin is now the default engine of Foreground Select + tool as it performs a lot better + </_li> + <_li> + New progressive performance logs and dashboard updates + </_li> + <_li> + Verbose debug now shows Flatpak info when relevant + </_li> + <_li> + Various bug fixes + </_li> + </ul> + </description> + </release> + <release version="2.10.20" date="2020-06-07"> + <url type="details">https://www.gimp.org/news/2020/06/07/gimp-2-10-20-released/</url> + <description> + <_p> + GIMP 2.10.20 comes with new features as well as important bugfixes. + Notable changes: + </_p> + <ul> + <_li> + Tool groups now expand on hover rather than click by default + </_li> + <_li> + Non-destructive cropping now available by cropping the canvas rather + than actual pixels + </_li> + <_li> + Better PSD support: exporting of 16-bit files now available, + reading/writing channels in the right order + </_li> + <_li> + On-canvas controls for the Vignette filter + </_li> + <_li> + New filters: Bloom, Focus Blur, Lens Blur, Variable Blur + </_li> + <_li> + Over 30 bugfixes + </_li> + </ul> + </description> + </release> + <release version="2.10.18" date="2020-02-23"> + <url type="details">https://www.gimp.org/news/2020/02/24/gimp-2-10-18-released/</url> + <description> + <_p> + GIMP 2.10.18 fixes some critical bugs, introduces naive support for CMYK PSD files, + and adds a higher-contrast variation of the symbolic icon theme. + </_p> + </description> + </release> + <release version="2.10.16" date="2020-02-19"> + <url type="details">https://www.gimp.org/news/2020/02/24/gimp-2-10-18-released/</url> + <description> + <_p> + GIMP 2.10.16 delivers several major usability improvements, a new tool + for transformations in 3D space, new release checker, and the usual amount + of bug fixes. Notable improvements: + </_p> + <ul> + <_li> + Tools are now grouped in the toolbox by default + </_li> + <_li> + Sliders now use a compact style with improved user interaction + </_li> + <_li> + Vastly improved user experience for the transformation preview + </_li> + <_li> + Dockable areas now highlighted when a dockable dialog is being dragged + </_li> + <_li> + New 3D Transform tool to rotate and pan items + </_li> + <_li> + Much smoother brush outline motion on the canvas + </_li> + <_li> + Consolidated user interface for merging down and anchoring layers + </_li> + <_li> + Update check to notify users that a new release/installer is available + </_li> + </ul> + </description> + </release> + <release version="2.10.14" date="2019-10-27"> + <url type="details">https://www.gimp.org/news/2019/10/27/gimp-2-10-14-released/</url> + <description> + <_p> + GIMP 2.10.14 is again mostly a bug fix release, making GIMP rock-solid. + Furthermore many old filters got finally ported to GEGL. + + Of course it also has a few noteworthy improvements: + </_p> + <ul> + <_li> + View menu: new "Show All" option to reveal pixels outside the canvas boundary + </_li> + <_li> + Filters: new "Clipping" option to allow layer resize when relevant + </_li> + <_li> + Foreground Select tool: new "Grayscale" Preview Mode + </_li> + <_li> + Foreground Select tool: color/opacity selector for "Color" preview + </_li> + <_li> + Free Select tool: improved copy-paste interaction + </_li> + <_li> + Transform tools: new Image transform type to transform the whole image + </_li> + <_li> + Preferences: new "Allow editing on non-visible layers" setting + </_li> + <_li> + HEIF import/export: color profile support + </_li> + <_li> + PDF export: text layers in layer groups now exported as texts + </_li> + <_li> + TIFF import: now asks how to process unspecified TIFF channels + </_li> + </ul> + </description> + </release> + <release version="2.10.12" date="2019-06-12"> + <url type="details">https://www.gimp.org/news/2019/06/12/gimp-2-10-12-released/</url> + <description> + <_p> + GIMP 2.10.12 is a significant bug fix release, which is to be expected + after a 2.10.10 with so many changes! + Still, very cool improvements are also available, in particular for + curves editing: + </_p> + <ul> + <_li> + Improved curves interaction overall + </_li> + <_li> + A few enhancements specific to the Curves tool + </_li> + <_li> + Layer support in TIFF + </_li> + <_li> + Discovery of user-installed fonts in Windows + </_li> + <_li> + Incremental mode in the Dodge/Burn tool + </_li> + <_li> + Free Select tool creates preliminary selection + </_li> + </ul> + </description> + </release> + <release version="2.10.10" date="2019-04-07"> + <url type="details">https://www.gimp.org/news/2019/04/07/gimp-2-10-10-released/</url> + <description> + <_p> + GIMP 2.10.10 is quite a big update with many new features and + bug fixes. Notable improvements include: + </_p> + <ul> + <_li> + Bucket Fill tool: new "Fill by line art detection" for not + perfectly closed line art zones + </_li> + <_li> + Bucket Fill tool can now quickly color-pick with Ctrl+click + </_li> + <_li> + Bucket Fill tool allows holding the mouse when filling + "similar colors" and "by line art detection" + </_li> + <_li> + Scale tool scales around center even when using numeric input + </_li> + <_li> + Unified Transform tool now defaults to preserving aspect ratio + when scaling up or down + </_li> + <_li> + Add "Constrain handles" and "Around center" options to the + perspective-transform tool's GUI + </_li> + <_li> + New generic canvas modifier 'Alt + middle click' to pick + layers + </_li> + <_li> + Parametric brushes now 32-bit float to avoid posterization + </_li> + <_li> + Clipboard brushes and pattern can now be duplicated + </_li> + <_li> + Failure to edit locked layers will blink to shift attention to + the cause of the error + </_li> + <_li> + New on-canvas GUI (simple lines) for circular, linear, and + zoom motion blur + </_li> + <_li> + Several optimizations including faster layer group rendering + </_li> + <_li> + Swap and cache files are not saved in the configuration + directory anymore + </_li> + <_li> + Various file saving/exporting made more robust to error by not + saving partial files + </_li> + <_li> + HiDPI support improvements + </_li> + <_li> + New preference to choose the default export file type + </_li> + <_li> + New option to export PNG, JPEG and TIFF with a color profile; + always export PSD with a color profile + </_li> + <_li> + New DDS format loading/exporting plug-in + </_li> + <_li> + Full rewrite of the Spyrogimp plug-in with more options and + better interaction + </_li> + </ul> + </description> + </release> + <release version="2.10.8" date="2018-11-07"> + <url type="details">https://www.gimp.org/news/2018/11/08/gimp-2-10-8-released/</url> + <description> + <_p> + GIMP 2.10.8 is mostly a bug fix and optimization release. In + particular, it includes: + </_p> + <ul> + <_li> + Adaptative chunk size when rendering projections, improving + responsiveness dynamically + </_li> + <_li> + Detection of RawTherapee (version 5.5 and above) improved on + Windows + </_li> + <_li> + XCF compatibility information in the Save dialog more + understandable and discoverable + </_li> + <_li> + Various performance log tools added and log recording made + available in the Dashboard dock + </_li> + </ul> + </description> + </release> + <release version="2.10.6" date="2018-08-19"> + <url type="details">https://www.gimp.org/news/2018/08/19/gimp-2-10-6-released/</url> + <description> + <_p> + GIMP 2.10.6 comes with a lot of bug fixes, optimizations and + features. Most notable changes are: + </_p> + <ul> + <_li> + Text layers can now represent vertical texts (with various + character orientations and line directions) + </_li> + <_li> + New "Little Planet" (gegl:stereographic-projection) filter + </_li> + <_li> + New "Long Shadow" filter + </_li> + <_li> + The "Straighten" option of the Measure Tool now allows + vertical straightening + </_li> + <_li> + Drawable previews are now rendered asynchronously and layer + group previews can be disabled in Preferences + </_li> + <_li> + New "async" field in the Dashboard "misc" group, showing the + number of async operations currently running + </_li> + <_li> + File format filtering in Open/Save/Export dialogs made less + confusing + </_li> + <_li> + New language (having GIMP translated in 81 languages now): + Marathi + </_li> + </ul> + </description> + </release> + <release version="2.10.4" date="2018-07-04"> + <url type="details">https://www.gimp.org/news/2018/07/04/gimp-2-10-4-released/</url> + <description> + <_p> + GIMP 2.10.4 includes a lot of bug fixes as well as various + optimizations. Most notable changes are: + </_p> + <ul> + <_li> + Straightening in Measurement tool: layers can be rotated using + the measurement line as horizon + </_li> + <_li> + Fast startup: fonts loading is not blocking startup anymore + </_li> + <_li> + Fonts Tagging with the same user interface as for brushes, + patterns, and gradients + </_li> + <_li> + PSD support: a pre-composited version of a PSD image can be + imported + </_li> + <_li> + Dashboard update: new "Memory" group and improved "Swap" + group showing various metrics + </_li> + </ul> + </description> + </release> + <release version="2.10.2" date="2018-05-20"> + <url type="details">https://www.gimp.org/news/2018/05/20/gimp-2-10-2-released/</url> + <description> + <_p> + This second release in the GIMP 2.10 series, so soon after + 2.10.0, is mostly the usual bug-fixing version after a major + release, with a few dozen bugs fixed. + </_p> + <_p> + It also features a new plug-in for the support of the HEIF + format, both for importing and exporting, as well as 2 new + filters: "Spherize" and "Recursive Transform". These are + nice examples of our relaxed feature policy in stable micro + releases. + </_p> + </description> + </release> + + <release version="2.10.0" date="2018-04-27"> + <url type="details">https://www.gimp.org/news/2018/04/27/gimp-2-10-0-released/</url> + <description> + <_p> + First release of the 2.10 series which prominently features + the port to a new image processing engine, GEGL. + The most outstanding changes are: + </_p> + <ul> + <_li> + High bit depth color processing (16/32-bit per color channel) + </_li> + <_li> + Color management is a core feature now, most widgets + and preview areas are color-managed + </_li> + <_li> + On-canvas effect preview, with split view for before/after + processing pixels + </_li> + <_li> + Multi-threaded and hardware-accelerated rendering, + processing and painting + </_li> + <_li> + Most tools improved, several new transformation tools + </_li> + <_li> + Improved support for many image formats, in particular better + PSD importing + </_li> + <_li> + Newly supported image formats: OpenEXR, RGBE, WebP, HGT… + </_li> + <_li> + Improved digital painting: canvas rotation and + flipping, symmetry painting, MyPaint brushes… + </_li> + <_li> + Metadata viewing and editing for Exif, XMP, IPTC, and DICOM + </_li> + <_li> + Basic HiDPI support: automatically or user-selected icon size + </_li> + <_li> + New themes for GIMP: Light, Gray, Dark, and System + </_li> + <_li> + And much, much more… + </_li> + </ul> + </description> + </release> + + <release version="2.10.0~rc2" date="2018-04-17" type="development"> + <url type="details">https://www.gimp.org/news/2018/04/17/gimp-2-10-0-rc2-released/</url> + <description> + <_p> + In this second release candidate before GIMP 2.10.0, while + debugging is still a prime target, a new focus has been put on + speed and optimization in order to provide a smoother painting + experience. Bigger changes are: + </_p> + <ul> + <_li>Major core optimizations for painting and display, + including parallelized painting code</_li> + <_li>Symmetries are now preserved in XCF files (saved as image + parasites)</_li> + <_li>"Light" and "Dark" themes rewritten from scratch to get + rid of various usability issues. "Lighter" and "Darker" themes + removed.</_li> + <_li> New GimpToolGyroscope on-canvas control, currently used + for the Panorama Projection filter. The widget provides + on-canvas interaction for 3D rotation (yaw, pitch, roll).</_li> + <_li>Plug-in debugging improved to output stack traces from + plug-ins with --stack-trace-mode command line option not only + on receiving signals but also on warnings and critical errors + when "fatal-warnings" debug key is set</_li> + </ul> + </description> + </release> + <release version="2.10.0~rc1" date="2018-03-26" type="development"> + <url type="details">https://www.gimp.org/news/2018/03/26/gimp-2-10-0-rc1-released/</url> + <description> + <_p> + GIMP 2.10.0-RC1 is the first release candidate before GIMP + 2.10.0 stable release, with a focus on debugging and stability. + Other than the many bug fixes, most notable improvements are: + </_p> + <ul> + <_li>New dashboard dockable to monitor GIMP resource usage</_li> + <_li>New debug dialog to produce back traces and other debug + data, encouraging to report bugs</_li> + <_li>Unsaved images can now be recovered after a crash</_li> + <_li>Layer masks on layer groups</_li> + <_li>JPEG 2000 support improved for high bit depth and various + color spaces</_li> + <_li>Screenshot and color picking improved on various platforms</_li> + <_li>Metadata defaults preferences now available</_li> + <_li>Various GUI polishing</_li> + </ul> + </description> + </release> + + <release version="2.9.8" date="2017-12-12" type="development"> + <url type="details">https://www.gimp.org/news/2017/12/12/gimp-2-9-8-released/</url> + <description> + <_p>GIMP 2.9.8 introduces on-canvas gradient + editing and various enhancements while focusing on bugfixing + and stability.</_p> + <ul> + <_li>On-canvas gradient editing</_li> + <_li>Notification when an image is over/underexposed</_li> + <_li>Better and faster color management</_li> + <_li>Support for color picker and screenshots in Wayland on KDE Plasma</_li> + <_li>Paste in place feature</_li> + <_li>Many usability improvements</_li> + <_li>Manual can be displayed in the user's preferred language</_li> + <_li>Improvements for the Wavelet Decompose filter</_li> + <_li>Improved compatibility with Photoshop .psd files</_li> + <_li>New support for password-protected PDF</_li> + <_li>New support for HGT format (Digital Elevation Model data)</_li> + </ul> + </description> + </release> + <release version="2.9.6" date="2017-08-24" type="development" /> + <release version="2.9.4" date="2016-07-13" type="development" /> + <release version="2.9.2" date="2015-11-27" type="development" /> + + <release version="2.8.22" date="2017-05-11"/> + <release version="2.8.20" date="2017-02-01"/> + <release version="2.8.18" date="2016-07-14"/> + <release version="2.8.16" date="2015-11-22"/> + <release version="2.8.14" date="2014-08-26"/> + <release version="2.8.12" date="2014-08-25"/> + <release version="2.8.10" date="2013-11-28"/> + <release version="2.8.8" date="2013-11-03" /> + <release version="2.8.6" date="2013-06-21"/> + <release version="2.8.4" date="2013-02-05"/> + <release version="2.8.2" date="2012-08-24"/> + <release version="2.8.0" date="2012-05-03"/> + </releases> + <content_rating type="oars-1.1" /> +</component> |