Microsoft Paint AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Image Editors
The best Image Editor alternative to Microsoft Paint is Paint.NET, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft Paint and loads of them are Image Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Image Editor alternatives to Microsoft Paint are Pinta, Photopea, Paint 98 and Procreate.
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Microsoft Paint alternatives are mainly Image Editors but may also be Digital Painting Tools or Photo Editors. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Microsoft Paint.- Digital Painting Tool
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166 Paint.NET alternativesFree Windows image editor with support for layers, plugins, and special effects. Offers intuitive interface, works offline, ad-free, and portable, consuming fewer resources.
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Windows
- .NET Framework
Paint.NET VS Microsoft Paint
Comments about Paint.NET as an Alternative to Microsoft Paint
Easy to use, basic, photo editing software.
105 Pinta alternativesPinta is a image editing, drawing and painting application with a simple yet powerful interface. Pinta has a wide range of drawing tools, including: freehand, rectangles, circles and lines. It also has over 35 effects to apply to your images, and also has the ability to create...
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
- United States
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Flathub
- Mono
Pinta VS Microsoft Paint
Comments about Pinta as an Alternative to Microsoft Paint
Top Positive CommentSimple interface with powerful tools
Most Recent CommentThis app uses similar features like MS Paint, but there’s one thing that’s missing. The Grid Lines. Needs an Update.
Similar options like mspaint. If you come from windows, install and work.
104 Photopea alternativesOnline photo editor, which can work with PSD, XCF and Sketch files (Photoshop, Gimp and Sketch App). Convert between PSD, XCF, JPG, PNG and many other formats.
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
Czechia
EU
Platforms
- Online
Top Photopea Features
Photopea VS Microsoft Paint
Comments about Photopea as an Alternative to Microsoft Paint
Photopea is an outstanding Chrome OS substitute for Photoshop (or GIMP), but it is much more complicated to use than MS Paint.
Its The same but simply it's more advanced
9 Paint 98 alternativesPaint 98 is a simple yet powerful drawing tool for iPhone and iPad that lets you to create, edit and share images without all the complications of today's image editors. Paint like it's 1998!.
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
- United States
Platforms
- iPhone
- iPad
Paint 98 Features
Paint 98 VS Microsoft Paint
Comments about Paint 98 as an Alternative to Microsoft Paint
Most Recent CommentIt edits image files exactly like paint does
Straightforward for amateurs!
it's actually pretty much microsoft paint
58 Procreate alternativesProcreate is a versatile, award-winning app for creative digital drawing and painting on iOS. It delivers a robust, professional toolset with hundreds of configurable brushes, a powerful layering system, vector graphic tools, and comprehensive design capabilities, ensuring desktop-level flexibility and power.
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
Australia
Platforms
- iPhone
- iPad
Top Procreate Features
Procreate VS Microsoft Paint
195 Photoscape alternativesPhotoScape is a fun and easy photo editing software that enables you to fix and enhance photos.
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
South Korea
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
Photoscape VS Microsoft Paint
Comments about Photoscape as an Alternative to Microsoft Paint
you cannot actually create or draw pictures with this app
72 MediBang Paint alternativesMediBang Paint is a lightweight software for illustration and making comic books on Windows and Mac OS.
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
Japan
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
MediBang Paint VS Microsoft Paint
Comments about MediBang Paint as an Alternative to Microsoft Paint
Most Recent CommentWhile a lot more complicated than Paint, it has everything you need to create a Paint image; line tools, shape tools, airbrush, pixel brush, bucket tool (that can fill without white spaces by expanding!) Not to mention more advanced tools and layer options, for more complicated drawings and even professional artists’ needs.
It is a great program I have been using it for years and it's very easy to use
Microsoft Paint is far smaller than MediBang Paint. While MediBang Paint can do anything Microsoft Paint can do, it can do much more than Microsoft paint. So, using it as an alternative is rather unwieldy.
The amount of support, plugins and alternative options make it far better than Paint.