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[–] ProtonBadger@lemmy.ca 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

The GNU Image Manipulation Program introduced optional single-window mode in version 2.8, which was released on May 3, 2012. It was made default starting with version 2.10, which was released on April 27, 2018.

Here's what warrants a major version bump: GIMP 3.0.

Very cool. Might reach for that next time I need to ‘shop something 🤔