Microsoft Paint Alternatives

Microsoft Paint is described as 'Basic, ad-free editor bundled with Windows for bitmap, JPEG, GIF, PNG, and TIFF files. Features AI powered features, layer support, offline use, and no registration' and is a very popular digital painting tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft Paint for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best Microsoft Paint alternative is Paint.NET, which is free. Other great apps like Microsoft Paint are Krita, Pinta, Photopea and MyPaint.

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Microsoft Paint alternatives are mainly Image Editors, but if you're looking for Digital Painting Tools or Photo Editors you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Mac, Digital Painting, iPad, iPhone, Linux, Open Source and Kindle Fire. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Microsoft Paint.
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  1. PhotoStyler icon
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    PhotoStyler is the easiest way to style your digital photos with your Mac. This simple, fast and accurate native solution combines the powers of Apple’s core technologies with the flexibility and efficiency of proprietary application-specific modules.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. ImageForge icon
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    • ImageForge Standard Freeware Edition:

    ImageForge provides you with a set of powerful tools for painting and editing images, photos or other graphics.Create and edit images, acquire pictures from your scanner, digital camera or other Twain-compliant device, apply special effect.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Pycker icon
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    Pycker is a Python color picker made with Tkinter. It's Open-Source, and free! Get your HEX and RGB! It has a simple interface and includes your "Basic colors", your "Custom colors", and a little palette! Pycker replaces Rundom, the old Pycker.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Fotowall icon
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    Fotowall is an opensource creative tool that lets you play with your pixels as you've ever wanted! Make the perfect arrangement with your photos, add text, live video from your webcam and the best internet pictures.

    40 Fotowall alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Painty icon
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    Kid, if you have a dream to paint the best picture in the whole world, this is the place to start practicing (at least one of the places :)).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  6. VCW VicMan's Photo Editor is a versatile image editor with an intuitive interface and a wide variety of features. This powerful application is user friendly, offering simple image editing, high productivity and easy customization.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Dottable icon
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    BE CREATIVE in your spare time!! This app enables you to make a pixel art easily. Although the operation is simple, it has layer editing, color making and other professional tools.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  8. Vara icon
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    Drawing and digital painting application with pressure-sensitive brushes. It belongs to the group of applications like Krita and MyPaint, but with a limited number of features. The main focus is on simplicity.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  9. Edit image brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, and gamma with drag-and-drop ease in-browser. No uploads, logins, or limits. Secure processing happens locally. Download finished images as PNG or JPG after real-time preview. Free, unrestricted access provided.

    115 Image Online Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Rita icon
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    Probably the most simple paint program for OS X. Mac users alternative to Microsoft Paint.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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