The GIMP Goes Native...

If you're an amateur photographer who likes to edit your photos, but you don't want to pay for PhotoShop, then you may already be familiar with the GIMP – a capable photo editor that is free, open source software.  It's available for many platforms, including the Mac – but until now it has always required the X11 system to be running on the Mac.

Well, now the GIMP has gone native – you can download a .dmg file that installs a version of GIMP that runs natively on OS/X.  Yes, it includes both single- and multi-window views.  No more X11 and it's associated oddnesses.  Just native OS/X application goodness!

GIMP 2.8 is Released!

GIMP (Gnu Image Manipulation Program, the free open source image editing software) 2.8 is the long-awaited next major upgrade.  It (finally!) includes “single window” mode, which many people (including me) prefer over the current user interface.  It also includes many improvements to the underlying image manipulation algorithms, including some support for higher color depths (24/32 bits). 

Unfortunately for me, the Mac OS ports aren't yet released, so I haven't been able to actually try it...