Pinta
Simple cross-platform image editing software.
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.
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.
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Photos & GraphicsPlatform details
Mac: requires Mono Framework
Windows: requires Gtk#
https://launchpad.net/~pinta-maintainers/+archive/ubuntu/pinta-daily (Linux)
or https://pinta-project.com/pintaproject/pinta/releases (Windows, Mac, Ubuntu, BSd.. etc)
Preview version (pre-release) 1.7x
Current version 1.6.3...
Maintainer is Cameron White (Canonical)
I recently received responses (March 2017) to crashes & bugs in the program from him and was able to resolve several issues!
Yes, it is being actively developed.
NO, it is not a drop-in replacement for Paint.net (Windows version) NOR claim to be a GIMP replacement. It does have layering, which simpler paint type programs lack, but is not as full-featured as either GIMP or Paint.net, and not all features work in all versions (which is why it is still under development for improvements!)
[Edited by fixitmanarizona, May 29]
update 2019:
pinta 1.6+git1798-936d6aa6-1ppa1~xenial1 Alexander Pozdnyakov (2019-03-31)
Also, for Ubuntu:
(current stable release) Pinta trunk series
1.6-2 release (universe) 2018-10-30
Still maintained, not discontinued, I don't know why it is listed that way STILL.
There are a lot of open bugs, but it's still being worked on, and 1.7 should be out within the next few (five to ten) years, so definitely not a discontinued project.
Reply written more than a year ago
Crashed while trying to open a PNG file => uninstall Pinta
I had a problem with png files, as well, on Linux. It's been fixed. What OS are you using? If you're on Windows try Paint.net instead, which is what this is based on.
Reply written more than a year ago
For me it didn't realize i had gtk# installed. So no install for you and me, Pinta. Kind of a PITA, really.
Reply written more than a year ago
On Mac this is full of bugs. Layers are a mess, text tool doesn't work, errors when trying to open JPG and PNG files from the Finder. Time to find an alternative to Pinta!
Reply written more than a year ago
Piece of crap on Mac. Nothing works.
Reply written more than a year ago
elekromin, how about seashore?
Seashore
Reply written more than a year ago
It is great and simple Application I try it on centos 7 and on Ubuntu 16.04 without any problems.
Piece of junk saved a corrupted version of a file I was working on as .ora and only two layers out of 5. I lost 4+ hours of work. Crashes when you so much as sneeze. Use Krita instead, much better interface and works better too. Used on Ubuntu MATE.
[Edited by ghylama, December 01]
Pinta drives me nuts. They've been working on the next minor release (1.6 -> 1.7) since 2015, and it still crashes when opening a simple PNG.
But other than that, it does the job.