A focused image editor for Linux. The in-between — more capable than MS Paint, less overwhelming than Photoshop or GIMP.
Written by AI, guided by Antonio Degidio.
Tested on: Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS (COSMIC).
Should work on any modern Linux desktop meeting the runtime requirements below, but other distributions and desktop environments are unverified. Reports welcome.
Runtime requirements:
- X11, or Wayland via XWayland (the
eframebuild links the X11 backend) - A wgpu-compatible GPU (Vulkan / GL)
- GTK 3 (used by the native file dialog)
install.sh assumes a freedesktop-compliant layout — writes under /usr/local/bin, /usr/share/applications, /usr/share/icons/hicolor, /usr/share/mime, and calls update-mime-database, update-desktop-database, gtk-update-icon-cache, xdg-mime. Most mainstream distros ship these; others may need the paths adjusted.
Windows and macOS are not supported and not on the roadmap.
Build dependencies on Debian / Ubuntu / Pop!_OS:
sudo apt install build-essential pkg-config libssl-dev libgtk-3-dev \
libxkbcommon-dev libwayland-dev libxcb-shape0-dev libxcb-xfixes0-dev
Then:
cargo build --release
Other distributions will have equivalent packages under different names.
System-wide install (binary, desktop entry, icons, MIME type):
./install.sh
Uninstall:
./uninstall.sh
Between is MIT licensed. See LICENSE.
Bundled Lucide icons (lucide.ttf) are ISC licensed, copyright Lucide Contributors.