As early as late 2023, I picked up on talk about a next stable version of GIMP 3.0 (I don't keep close tabs on "new" GIMP releases after losing track around 2.8-ish). Then there was the release of the 2.99 development version that contained a tentative release schedule of May/June.

It's now officially July.

Don't get me wrong, I certainly appreciate what all the free/open source graphics apps (GIMP, Blender, Inkscape, etc) do. However, the graphics space today has moved away from straightforward, desktop editing. Photoshop long ago went to the cloud and I don't get much out of Canva and the other online apps.

I'm thinking a new GIMP, which finally adds non-destructive editing, might be a breathe of fresh air.