Kid Pix

Bitmap drawing program designed for children Kid PixKid Pix 1.0 "about" screen. Above: the Kid Pix Studio Deluxe icon.Original authorCraig HickmanDevelopersCraig Hickman (1989–1998, 2011–present)Broderbund (1991–1998, 2000)Presage Software (1994–1999) ImageBuilder Software (1994–1999)Riverdeep (2000–2004)The Learning Company (1999, 2004, 2008)Software MacKiev (2000, 2004–present)Release1989; 37 years ago (1989)Stable releaseKid Pix 5: The S.T.E.A.M. Edition (Mac OS, Windows, iOS) Operating systemClassic Mac OS, macOS, Microsoft Windows, AmigaOS, FM Towns, iOSTypeBitmap graphics editorLicenseProprietaryWebsitewww.mackiev.com/kidpix/index.html Kid Pix is a bitmap drawing program designed for children. Originally created by Craig Hickman, it was first released for the Macintosh in 1989 and subsequently published in 1991 by Broderbund. Hickman was inspired to create Kid Pix after watching his son Ben struggle with MacPaint, and thus the main idea behind its development was to create a drawing program that would be very simple to use. The application is now owned by Software MacKiev, who had been involved in development of the Macintosh version of Kid Pix Deluxe 3 and has