Balloonjo

Circles are not possible in raster graphics, so any attempt to add a circle tool without also adding vector support is inherently DOA. /s

The only things I'd like to see right now is the port GTK4 and the OKLAB/OKLCH color space.

Do you understand how bitmaps and raster drawing works? Everything is represented as a 2d array of pixels. The circle selection before you paint can be moved/scaled/etc and then when you actually want to draw the circle trace the path with the appropriate thickness and use antialiasing if you need to smooth it.

If you want to make vector drawings, take a look at InkScape. GIMP is the wrong tool for that, so use the right tool for the job if that's what you want to do.

The version of a program depends on where you got that program from.

If the latest version is old you might be using the Ubuntu or Debian package which prioritize stability over modernity.

Pay for it, instead of demanding stuff for free.so entitled.

gimp - it took a while, but finally learned to love it! Totally worth it 😊Thanks for excellent software

That's not a circle, that's a grid of pixels being colored in. It's a lossy representation of something else.

A circle is a shape which is a graphics primitive. Graphics primitives can be moved, transformed, skewed, etc... with no loss of information.

If you do that with a grid of pixels, you're going to lose information.

Edit: Five downvotes. Apparently people don't know how to use vectors in bitmap authoring software, or why selections are the lossy way to create shapes. See details in my comments below.

What's the problem with making a circle with the select tool and then tracing it or filling it? It's not hard to make a circle in GIMP...

At least there's non-destructive editing. That always has been a massive argument against GIMP. I used Krita over GIMP for that reason alone.

Thanks! Updated

Please be a ground-up rebuild of the entire fucking UI by people who know what UX is and who aren't the type of people who put blue text on a red background....

lol yeah right, who am I kidding. I think I'm gonna take this opportunity to go see if the PhotoGIMP guy has a donate link.

URL appears to have moved: https://testing.gimp.org/news/2026/08/16/dev-update-august-2026/

One transparent.

Drawing three red lines, all perpendicular to each other is the minimum I expect from the new gimp.

Why would anyone need to draw a circle though?

Hopefully this upgrade involves a shape tool to draw a circle.

Random but I had just assumed Gimp updated when I updated other packages, but it turns out I'm using some comically old version (2.1?) and have never seen the newer versions.

This update seems neat, maybe it'll finally be worth upgrading to.

I guess all those outraged users should demand a refund then.

Why did the article misspell MicroSlop?

Blow can suck it.

I think about 5 years ago. My motherboard has it

I figure i'll have to try it eventually. Idk. 🤷‍♂️

Both things can be (and likely are) true. The issue is caused by Microsoft, and the VLC developers should address it. And not by instructing people to exclude it from AV scans.