GIMP 3.0 is out after seven years in development
Long-awaited update to the open-source image editor adds non-destructive layer effects and better interoperability with Photoshop.
Tuesday, March 18th, 2025
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Inkscape 1.4 is out
Open-source vector design tool gets improvements to workflow with filters, fonts and color palettes, and support for Affinity Designer files.
Tuesday, October 15th, 2024
Krita 5.2 has been released
Check out the new features in the open-source digital painting app, including the Wide Color Gamut Color Selector and new text engine.
Monday, October 23rd, 2023
Anastasiy releases MagicPicker 9.1
Popular Photoshop colour wheel and colour picker plugin gets support for real-time colour picking.
Monday, January 16th, 2023
Anastasiy ships MagicPicker 8
Popular Photoshop colour wheel and colour picker plugin gets HUD opacity settings; control sliders for more colour spaces, including Lab.
Saturday, November 20th, 2021
Adobe ships Photoshop 21.1
Update adds new GPU-based lens blur filter with more realistic Bokeh, plus the option to perform multiple Content-Aware Fills in one go.
Friday, February 21st, 2020
Serif ships Affinity Photo 1.7.1 and Affinity Designer 1.7.1
Updated: mainly bugfixes this time, but there is also some very cool integration with new page layout tool Affinity Publisher.
Thursday, June 20th, 2019
Serif releases Affinity Photo for iPad
Pro image-editing tool gets $30 iOS edition. All the key features of the Mac version, GPU-accelerated, and touch-optimised.
Tuesday, June 6th, 2017
Anastasiy releases MagicPicker 5.0
Neat Photoshop/Illustrator colour wheel plugin now gives users power to colorize text and vector shapes inside Photoshop.
Thursday, July 7th, 2016
Serif launches Affinity Photo as free beta
Potential $50 Photoshop rival offers solid pro workflow, advanced tools like 'inpainting' and tilt-shift blur.
Wednesday, February 11th, 2015