Gimp.org announced on Wednesday that version 2.6 has been released. The new version was described as an important release and features changes to the user interface that address the most frequent complaints. It also introduces the GEGL graph-based image processing library that will eventually bring high bit-depth and non-destructive editing to GIMP.
User interface improvements include the removal of the toolbox menu bar and merging with the image window menu bar,
a change that converts the toolbox and docks into utility windows, and the ability to pan beyond the image border.