Post by: antony on August 18, 2007, 01:31:26 AM
If you recently switched from Windows, you might want to know where is the equivalent program to Microsoft Paint.
Paintbrush can open and save to most major image formats, including BMP, PNG, JPEG, and GIF. It is not intended to replace Photoshop or other high-end image editors. It is design to provide some very basic drawing needs.
This is a screenshot of Microsoft Paint.
This is a screenshot of Paintbrush.
New features in this version include:
- Saves as PNG by default instead of BMP
- Holding shift while using shape tool results in perfect square/circle/lines
- Undo/redo works with cut and paste
- Keyboard shortcuts for zoom in/out/actual added
Paintbrush is released under GUN license, and it is free. You can download Paintbrush from Source Forge.
Post by: krissel on August 18, 2007, 02:16:38 AM
Makes me appreciate AppleWorks all the more.
Post by: Xairbusdriver on August 18, 2007, 10:43:19 AM
Post by: antony on August 19, 2007, 12:54:14 AM
QUOTE(Xairbusdriver @ Aug 19 2007, 01:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm assuming that it is a free program?
Yes, Paintbrush is free, released under GNU license, and the binary is Universal Binary.
Post by: Xairbusdriver on August 19, 2007, 04:03:49 PM
But "free" sounds like a reasonable 'price' for this app.
Post by: jepinto on August 20, 2007, 07:04:55 AM
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Paintbrush is not intended to replace Photoshop or other high-end image editors. Instead, it aims to fill the need for a basic, streamlined editor for those times when you just feel the need to doodle.
Post by: kps on August 20, 2007, 08:31:30 AM
If anyone is looking for a vector graphics app to replace AW drawing programme, try Inkscape it's a free opensource app available for Windows, Linux and OS X (with X11).
For painting there's always GIMP.