Microsoft Paint Alternatives for Mac

Microsoft Paint is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The most popular Mac alternative is Krita, 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 many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Microsoft Paint are MyPaint (Free, Open Source), Adobe Illustrator (Paid), Pinta (Free, Open Source) and MediBang Paint (Freemium).

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Microsoft Paint is discontinued

Microsoft announced that Paint is officially deprecated with the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. Anyway last version of the program will still be usable in Windows 10.

Alternatives to Microsoft Paint for Mac with any license

Krita

Krita is a complete creative sketching and painting application with advanced, commercial quality features. It's open-source and available across all major desktop platforms. Krita is free on the official website and paid on Steam and Microsoft Store: the money will support Krita development. User Interface - An intuitive user interface that stays out of your way. The dockers and panels can be moved and customized for your specific workflow.
- No, Paint is far smaller and more limited program than Krita. Krita can do much more than Paint, so using it as an alternative would be absurdly unwieldy. Guest • Feb 2020 • 4 agrees and 4 disagrees
- Paint is a far smaller and more limited program than Krita. While Krita can probably do everything Paint can, it can do so much more that to use it as an alternative would be absurdly unwieldy. Guest • Aug 2019 • 8 agrees and 7 disagrees
- I was looking for a program that could convert a .JPG file into .ico,and Krita did just that. vincentasmargis • Jul 2017 • 3 agrees and 3 disagrees
Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Windows S Android Tablet ... PortableApps.com Steam
Digital Drawing Blending brushes Animation Frame by frame animation ... Drawing Keyframe animation Color blending Texture painting Advanced brush settings Animations Digital-painting focused Lightweight Smooth lines Texture for brushes Support for Wacom Tablets 3D Poser Background transparency Blending and lineart Brush Stabilizers Circles Color selection Customizable Drawing 2D Drawing Tablet Support Fullscreen support Good subscription management system Image Editing Intuitive Interface Layer manipulation Multi-choice brushes Multiple languages Paint simulation Painting Tools Penetration tools Photographic editor Sketching Structured data Tablet support Unlimited layers Auto aligment rulers Auto Correction Painting Document templates Instant edit screenshots Support for Layers No Kernel-Mode Components Page labeling Edit photo Pop-up Palette Portable Open PSD files Rewind the changes Support for Hotkeys SVG Editors Symmetry brush Tablet Pressure Sensitivity Timeline-based Optimized for Touch screen Add a feature

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MyPaint

MyPaint is a fast painting program with an emphasis on full-screen use. It lets you focus on the art instead of the program. You work on your canvas with minimum distractions, bringing up the interface only when you need it. MyPaint supports pressure or tilt sensitive graphic tablets and comes with an easy-to-use brush collection. There is a complex interface for creating own brushes, focusing on brush dynamics (changes with speed, pressure, randomly).
- There is no selection tool, which is what i need. Guest • Jun 2017 • 6 agrees and 2 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux PortableApps.com
Infinite canvas Color blending Painting Drawing ... Fullscreen support Image Editing Support for Layers Portable Sketching Support for Wacom Tablets Add a feature

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Adobe Illustrator

Design quickly and confidently with Adobe Illustrator software. Sophisticated tools for drawing and typography, along with advanced color controls and creative effects, provide a comprehensive vector graphics environment. Explore more efficient ways of working with multiple artboards, a Blob Brush tool for intuitive vector painting, and transparency in gradients with on-object controls.

Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows
Export to PDF Vector Drawing Vector strokes Vectorize raster images ... Windows Compatible Automatic alignment Drawing Layer manipulation Support for Layers Raster adjustment Save as eps SVG Editors Add a feature

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Pinta

Pinta is a free, open source drawing/editing program modeled after Paint.NET . Its goal is to provide users with a simple yet powerful way to draw and manipulate images on Linux, Mac, and Windows. On Windows, Pinta requires the .NET framework, just like Paint.NET.
- Similar options like mspaint. If you come from windows, install and work. Guest • 2 days ago
- Pinta Has all the tool necessary for a quick manipulation, like paste screenshots, cut, paste, resize, etc... Guest • Nov 2018 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Simple interface with powerful tools Guest • Feb 2018 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Is simple and have all the tools of Microsoft Paint Guest • Jan 2018 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD Mono
Support for Layers Image Editing Lightweight Edit photo Add a feature

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MediBang Paint

MediBang Paint is a lightweight software for illustration and making comic books on Windows and Mac OS. Features -You can save multiple pages in one file. -Perspective grids for easily drawing backgrounds or speed lines. -Easy panel making. You just insert the panel border and use a tool to slice the areas you want to break into panels. -Stabilizer/Correction to help you draw smoother lines. -Cloud storage. -Works on Windows or Mac.
- It is a great program I have been using it for years and it's very easy to use Guest • Mar 2020
- 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. Guest • Feb 2020 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
- While 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. Guest • May 2019 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees
Freemium Mac Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet ... iPad
Multi-choice brushes Blending brushes Category filters Color blending ... Frame by frame animation Pen pressure Texture for brushes Alpha lock Auto-saving Comic Comic templates Create Custom brushes Drawing Gradients Image Smoothing Support for Layers Lightweight Night mode/Dark Theme No Subscription Non linear presentation Pen Stabilization Social posting Tablet Pressure Sensitivity Text tool Transformation toolbox Unlimited layers Support for Wacom Tablets Add a feature

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Photoscape

PhotoScape is a fun and easy photo editing software that enables you to fix and enhance photos.
- you cannot actually create or draw pictures with this app Guest • Feb 2018
Freemium Mac Windows Windows S
Color correction Crop video Custom Backgrounds Lossless quality ... Merge photos Morphing Batch Editing Batch processing Built-in Equalizer Built-in Image editor Image Combining Image Editing Image Splitting Lossless Cropping Multiple languages Edit photo Retouch photos Raw converter Screenshot Tools Add a feature

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Clip Studio Paint

Clip Studio Paint, previously Manga Studio or ComicStudio in Japan, is a family of software applications for Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows used for the digital creation of comics and manga. It delivers powerful cutting edge drawing and coloring tools, making it essential for professional comic and manga artists.

Commercial Mac Windows
Add-ons Comic Customizable Drawing ... Optimal performance Texture for brushes Track everything Vectorgraphic support Built-in 3D model viewer Cloud sync Painting Drawing Image Editing Keyframe animation Support for Layers Natural media painting Open PSD files Smooth lines Tablet Pressure Sensitivity Tablet support Texture painting User story mapping Vector Drawing Vector strokes Support for Wacom Tablets Add a feature

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LazPaint

LazPaint is a free and open image editor, like PaintBrush or Paint.Net, written in Lazarus (Free Pascal). Uses BGRABitmap library. LazPaint has features layers and transparency. It supports the format OpenRaster so it can interoperate with MyPaint, Gimp and Krita. LazPaint has been written with Lazarus / Free Pascal and BGRABitmap.
- 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? Guest • Mar 2017 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD PortableApps.com
Lightweight Reads PDN Format Layer manipulation Pixel accuracy ... Transparent images Painting Support for Layers Portable Add a feature

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FireAlpaca

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! We would like you to experience this great opportunity first.

Free Mac Windows
Blending brushes Support for Layers Multi-choice brushes Smooth lines ... Beginner friendly Digital Drawing Painting Drawing Board Image Editing Support for Layers Tablet support Add a feature

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PhotoFlare

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. Features include basic image editing capabilities, paint brushes, image filters, colour adjustments and more advanced features such as Batch image processing.
- 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... clembeb • Apr 2020
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Image Editing Edit photo Photo effects Photographic filters Add a feature

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