GNU Paint, otherwise known as gpaint, is a
free and open-source
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raster graphics editor
A raster graphics editor is a computer program that allows users to create and edit images interactively on the computer screen and save them in one of many raster graphics file formats (also known as bitmap images) such as JPEG, PNG, and GI ...
similar to
Microsoft Paint
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.
It is
free software
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under the terms of the
GPL-3.0-or-later license and is part of the
GNU Project
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.
Overview
Features of gpaint include:
* Drawing tools such as ovals, freehand, polygon and text, with fill or shadow for polygons and closed freehand shapes.
* Cut and paste by selecting irregular regions or polygons.
* Preliminary print support using gnome-print.
* Modern, easy-to-use user interface with tool and color palettes.
* Multiple-image editing in a single instance of the program.
* All the image processing features present in xpaint.
* No facility to crop images
* No ability to make rectangular selections
See also
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KolourPaint
KolourPaint is a free and open-source raster graphics editor by KDE. It is similar to Microsoft Paint before the version shipped with Windows 7, but has some additional features such as support for transparency, color balance and image rotation ...
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MyPaint
MyPaint is a free and open-source raster graphics editor for digital painting. It is available for Windows, macOS, and Unix-like operating systems.
History
MyPaint versions up to 1.00 and bug/issue tracking were hosted by Gna!.
MyPaint uses gra ...
References
External links
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GNU Paintat
GNU Savannah
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Paint
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Graphics software that uses GTK
Raster graphics editors for Linux
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