GIMP 3.2 RC1 is now available in the development branch, introducing a broad set of improvements across the core, tools, plug-ins, user interface, and developer APIs, giving a clear picture of what we can expect in the final stable 3.2 version.

The release introduces native SVG export for vector, text, and link layers, extending GIMP’s capabilities for producing scalable graphics. ZIP decompression and PVR texture import are now also supported, expanding the range of image formats that can be opened.

The update refines core behavior around pass-through groups, which now apply filters based on the full bounding box rather than only child layers, allowing empty groups to act more like adjustment layers. Layer-mask handling gains an option to edit masks immediately, and non-destructive filters applied to the quick mask are correctly merged when leaving the mode.