G
Glimpse
glimpse-editor.org · Company blog · on HN since 2019
The Glimpse project site announces a fork of the GIMP image editor, created partly over the name and usability.
What HN saysHN commenters bring it up as a GIMP fork with a different name, with some praising the rebrand and others noting the project is on hiatus.
16HN people shared it
12linked it in comments
4stories submitted
71story points
4 years agolast shared
2019people per year2026
Most-shared posts
- 1Glimpse: A Photo Editor For Everyone10 people · 65 points · first shared 2019 · 80 comments on HN
- 2Gimp Fork Glimpse on Hiatus4 people · 6 points · first shared 2021 · 2 comments on HN
- 3About2 people · first shared 2020
What HN people wrote when they linked it
heavyset_go · 2020-11-06
They really need to get around to either adopting the Glimpse[1] name, or dropping their current one for something else.
The project's name makes it hard to recommend it in a professional context even when it would get the job done well.
[1] https://glimpse-editor.org/
danuker · 2022-11-30
The beauty of the GPL is that you can change it to your heart's desire.
There is a fork called Glimpse.
https://glimpse-editor.org/
When Adobe hikes the prices to their SaaSS, you will still be welcome.
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.en.ht…
bombcar · 2021-04-08
https://glimpse-editor.org
Honestly that type of rename/rebrand where the existing brand is still "in the name" (GlIMPse) is pretty slick.
TaylorAlexander · 2021-03-26
I’ve found that technical types often don’t care about issues like this... but the name GIMP is imo an abelist slur and I really wish they would change it. Sadly the devs don’t seem to care, but there is a fork called Glimpse that aims to remedy this. If any of y’all care about removing discriminatory language from open source projects, please promote Glimpse!
https://glimpse-editor.org/
asicsp · 2020-04-18
I recently came across Glimpse [0] which is a fork of Gimp. They state usability as one of the reasons for the fork.
[0] https://glimpse-editor.org/
bflesch · 2020-04-13
There was recently a post on HN about a GIMP fork called glimpse which aims to improve UI/UX: https://github.com/glimpse-editor/Glimpse or project page at https://glimpse-editor.org/
bb010g · 2020-01-02
Have you heard of Glimpse Image Editor? https://glimpse-editor.org/
JoshTriplett · 2020-06-21
bj-rn · 2022-04-16
Didn't know Glimpse, looked it up and unfortunately the project is "on hiatus":
https://glimpse-editor.org/posts/a-project-on-hiatus/
md8z · 2021-10-21
There was some people that tried to change the name but it turned out to be a ridiculous amount of work, and the project unfortunately didn't last. (Edit: Source https://glimpse-editor.org/posts/a-project-on-hiatus/)
They also made some mockups of what a redesign might look like, but as you might imagine it would also be quite a lot of work to implement it: https://github.com/glimpse-editor/glimpse-nx-design
bichiliad · 2020-03-29
The FAQ's page is more useful than the homepage for now, it seems:
https://glimpse-editor.org/about/#why-are-you-forking
krat0sprakhar · 2020-03-29
Glad to know I wasn't the only one who felt uneasy with the original name: https://glimpse-editor.org/about/#what-is-wrong-with-the-gimp-name