Glimpse Image Editor is a downstream fork (derivative work) based on the GNU Image Manipulation Program source code, and it is shared under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3.
You can find out more information on our FAQs page: https://glimpse-editor.github.io/about/
The GNU Image Manipulation Program is primarily intended for long-standing Linux enthusiasts and power users.
Glimpse Image Editor is an optional alternative intended to assist users that are offended or made uncomfortable by the "gimp" name, and assist free software advocates that encounter barriers when they recommend the GNU Image Manipulation Program to friends, family, coworkers and employers.
We also focus on making the software more "enterprise ready" so it is easier to modify and distribute for schools and workplaces. That means fewer "easter eggs", improved build and packaging tooling/documentation, backported fixes on a known-stable base we support for at least a year, and a more efficient Windows installer. We also plan to have a more predictable release cadence, as that will assist IT departments with their software deployment schedules.
For a detailed view of our changes, check the NEWS file.
- Glimpse Image Editor 0.1.0 and 0.1.2 fork from GNU Image Manipulation Program 2.10.12
- Glimpse Image Editor 0.2.0 (still in development) forks from GNU Image Manipulation Program 2.10.18
You can read more information about this and our ongoing release schedule at https://glimpse-editor.github.io/about/#how-does-your-release-numbering-work
We also have a working group designing a completely new image editing program called "Glimpse NX", but it will be a number of years before that effort comes to fruition.
Our official project website is now live at https://glimpse-editor.github.io.
You can also follow us on the fediverse, Facebook and Twitter.
You can see how the forked code is progressing on the dev-g210 branch.
All of the initial build instructions can be found in the HACKING.md file. Additional documentation is provided in the build-aux folder.
For further information, read the Glimpse developer wiki.
Full details for how to help are available in the CONTRIBUTING.md file.
You can also help by talking about us on social media, writing a positive blog post and helping people use Glimpse Image Editor.
To help us cover our costs, please donate to this project via Open Collective. If you can afford to do so we also encourage you to donate to GNU Image Manipulation Program as that helps the upstream project we rely on.