MS Paint Alternatives

MS Paint is a simple raster graphics editor that has been included with all versions of Microsoft Windows.

Classic MS Paint opens and saves files in Windows bitmap (BMP), JPEG, GIF, PNG, and single-page TIFF formats. The program can be in color mode or two-color black-and-white, but there is no grayscale mode. For its simplicity and that it is included with Windows, it rapidly became one of the most used applications in the early versions of Windows, introducing many to painting on a computer for the first time. It is still widely used for simple image manipulation tasks. Read more.

Alternative apps to MS Paint:

65 votes
Paint.NET 5.0.13

An easy-to-use image and photo manipulation application.
- Freeware
- Windows
88 votes
Speedy Painter 3.6.6

Speedy Painter is an OpenGL based painting software for Windows. It supports Wacom digitizers to vary size and opacity of brush strokes according to pen pressure.
- Freeware
- Windows
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Krita 5.2.2

Krita is a free sketching and painting program for creating concept art, texture and matte paints, illustrations and comics.
- Freeware
- Windows

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