Pinta
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...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Flathub
- Mono
- Snapcraft
Features
Properties
- Lightweight
- Privacy focused
Features
- Support for Layers
- Works Offline
- Color Picker
- Ad-free
- Multiple languages
- Non Destructive Editing
- Dark Mode
- No Tracking
- No registration required
- Color correction
- Image Filters
- Gtk
Tags
Pinta News & Activities
Recent News
- POX published news article about Pinta
Pinta 3.1 brings Axonometric grid, new Cells effects, canvas performance boost, and moreMore than eight months after Pinta 3.0, version 3.1 delivers several new features and workflow impr...
- POX published news article about Pinta
Drawing software Pinta 3.0 launches with GTK4 port, new effects, and Apple Silicon supportPinta, the free and open-source image drawing and editing software, has launched its version 3.0, i...
Recent activities
- Pavlin reviewed Pinta
Pinta looks nice at first, but that is about it. The interface is clean, yet the program lacks many basic features, and even simple things like scaling an image are badly designed, because instead of resizing with the mouse like in most photo editors, you are forced to enter exact percentage values. Stability is another major problem, since opening more tabs, doing slightly complex tasks, or scaling an image too much often leads to crashes, and when that happens, all progress is lost,t and you...
- added Privacy focused as a feature to Pinta
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What is Pinta?
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 unlimited layers to help organize your creativity.
Pinta information
Developed by
Pinta ProjectLicensing
Open Source (MIT) and Free product.Written in
Rating
Average rating of 3.6Alternatives
99 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
AlternativeTo Category
Photos & GraphicsGitHub repository
- 3,309 Stars
- 333 Forks
- 170 Open Issues
- Updated
Comments and Reviews
Pinta 3.0 Basically fixed all my complaints, works flawlessly now, and it's just what i look for, Krita and Gimp are too advanced, and stuff like KolourPaint is too simple, i needed an inbetween like paint.net, and this is the linux equivalent, i really like the new layout, things just make sense again now, and it makes sense while looking good too!
Pinta looks nice at first, but that is about it. The interface is clean, yet the program lacks many basic features, and even simple things like scaling an image are badly designed, because instead of resizing with the mouse like in most photo editors, you are forced to enter exact percentage values. Stability is another major problem, since opening more tabs, doing slightly complex tasks, or scaling an image too much often leads to crashes, and when that happens, all progress is lost,t and you have to start from scratch. On top of that, customization is almost nonexistent, and compared to tools like GIMP, Photopea, or Affinity, Pinta feels limited and unfinished.
Revisited 2025. Out of numbers of light to medium-weight editors with layer ability, Pinta, stands out for simplicity, ability, and lightweightness. It even has an arrow/leader option. :-)
Free, lightweight, intuitive.
This is an excellent graphics program for those who do not have too many requirements. I discovered it relatively recently, when most (if not all) of the reported shortcomings have been resolved. Coming from Paint.net, I find it perfect for my needs.
Pinta is the best alternative to Paint.Net forever!
Simple photo/scan/image editor.