Microsoft Paint AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Image Editors for Linux

Microsoft Paint is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux Image Editor alternative is Pinta, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft Paint and 15 are Image Editors available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux Image Editor alternatives to Microsoft Paint are KolourPaint, FireAlpaca, LazPaint and miniPaint.

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  1. Pinta icon

    Pinta

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    Pinta 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...

    99 Pinta alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Mono
    • Snapcraft
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    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
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    Simple interface with powerful tools

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
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    This app uses similar features like MS Paint, but there’s one thing that’s missing. The Grid Lines. Needs an Update.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
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    Similar options like mspaint. If you come from windows, install and work.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Pinta is a great Microsoft Paint alternative.

    • Pinta is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Paint is Free and Proprietary
    • Pinta is Privacy focusedMicrosoft Paint is not according to our users
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    KolourPaint

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    KolourPaint is a simple painting program to quickly create raster images. It is useful as a touch-up tool and for simple image editing tasks.

    38 KolourPaint alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
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    Top Positive Comment
    edgatolobo
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    Almost the same funtions and interface

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
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    Not similar to Microsoft Paint and not easy for my Disability.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    ahmed52
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    simple, lightwate, its ms paint but much better +also respect your theme

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    • Almost everyone thinks KolourPaint is a great Microsoft Paint alternative.

    • KolourPaint is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Paint is Free and Proprietary
  4. FireAlpaca icon

    FireAlpaca

     88 likes
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    FireAlpaca is the image editor that can be used readily and easily. We made it possible to provide the completely free download, in order for our products to be experienced by more users from all over the world. It is available for both Mac and Windows users!

    122 FireAlpaca alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. LazPaint icon

    LazPaint

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    Raster & vector graphic editor with many tools and filters, written in Lazarus. Portable, 32bit & 64bit versions, ORA format & 16384x16384 image support. In app 3D import & rendering.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Really lightweight and fast, has a lot of additional features but is neat, making it powerful but not complicated (looking at you, Gimp).

    It would count closer to a Paint.NET replacement in my opinion. Though if you have this why would you ever want a normal MS Paint clone?

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks LazPaint is a great Microsoft Paint alternative.

    • LazPaint is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Paint is Free and Proprietary
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    miniPaint

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    miniPaint is free online image editor using HTML5. Edit, adjust your images, add effects online in your browser without installing anything. You can use the Electron based version of the editor if you like.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    • miniPaint is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Microsoft Paint.

    • miniPaint is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Paint is Free and Proprietary
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    Drawing

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    This application is a basic image editor, similar to Microsoft Paint, but aiming at the GNOME desktop.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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    showFoto

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    You can use it to view your photographs and improve them. Showfoto is the standalone image editor of the digiKam project.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • KDE
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    PhotoFlare

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    Photoflare is a cross-platform image editor with an aim to balance between powerful features and a very friendly graphical user interface. It suits a wide variety of different tasks and users who value a more nimble workflow.

    18 PhotoFlare alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Photoflare is more powerfull than microsoft paint but below a full featured program like Gimp. With the simple and intuitive UI, you can make basic edits, like crop an image, add text, annotate, draw, change contrast...

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • PhotoFlare is Freemium and Open SourceMicrosoft Paint is Free and Proprietary
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    imEditor

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    ImEditor is a simple image editor, supporting PNG, JPEG, WEBP, BMP, and ICO file types. It offers several tools to easily modify an image.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  14. Dibuja icon

    Dibuja

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    Easily create drawings and edit images. Add arrows, text, and effects to your drawings and pictures, or crop and resize your images.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Jose Anaya
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    Low resources and can do many things

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Dibuja is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Paint is Free and Proprietary
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