Paintbrush 1.0, Mac version of MS Paint

[antony]

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.

[krissel]

MicroSoft Paint looks like some kiddy program from the mid 90's.

Makes me appreciate AppleWorks all the more.  

[Xairbusdriver]

Sorry, I think the list of "New features" speaks volumes of this apps history, support and capabilities. I'm assuming that it is a free program?

[antony]

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.

[Xairbusdriver]

I guess I'm glad you answered that way. I was suspecting that we/I had been on the receiving end of a hoax! But "free" sounds like a reasonable 'price' for this app.

[jepinto]

QUOTE

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.

[kps]

LOL, looks promising.

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.