# GIMP 3.2.6 Released With Some Early Preparations Toward Eventual GTK4 Port

DevFeed: [GIMP 3.2.6 Released With Some Early Preparations Toward Eventual GTK4 Port](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/gimp-3-2-6-released-with-some-early-preparations-toward-eventual-gtk4-port-12403.md>)

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Author: Michael Larabel

Published: 2026-09-10T22:12:22Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Phoronix](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/phoronix.md>)

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## AI overview

GIMP 3.2.6 has been released with performance improvements for loading many fonts, better responsiveness in text and font-list interactions, early codebase preparations for a future GTK4 port, the ability to use Cut on layer groups, and a new Rotation dynamic painting input for newer Wacom pens. The release also adds a macOS package alongside Linux and Windows packages and includes security and bug fixes.

## Source excerpt

The long-awaited GIMP 3.0 release for transitioning from GTK2 to GTK3 only saw its stable release last year. But with GTK4 already being out for years, GIMP developers have begun making some very early preparations toward an inevitable GTK4 port...