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paint.net is one of the only pieces of software that I miss from Windows. After having started with Tux Paint, I found paint.net extremely intuitive and easy to

paint.net is one of the only pieces of software that I miss from Windows. After having started with Tux Paint, I found paint.net extremely intuitive and easy to use (very nice for making goofy memes in middle/high school, and quick/easy drawings). I think that even after not having used it for years I am still more productive in it than I am in, say, Photoshop or GIMP.

mlvljr 2y ago
There is a clone, Pinta.
- cxr 2y ago
  Pinta is a fork of an older version of Paint.NET and (as far as I know) doesn't aim to be a clone.
  - throwaway5Am1k 2y ago
    >Pinta is a fork of an older version of Paint.NET and (as far as I know) doesn't aim to be a clone. There was a Paint.net fork (called Paint mono), but it is not Pinta. Pinta is a clone. From the original Pinta author: https://jpobst.blogspot.com/2010/02/over-holiday-break-i-stumbled-upon-this.html https://jpobst.blogspot.com/2010/02/over-holiday-break-i-stu... "Pinta is a clone of Paint.NET."
    - superdisk 2y ago
      I've messed around with the Pinta code in the past and a lot of it is (seemingly) directly adapted from the old Paint.NET sources.
    - cxr 2y ago
      Thank you for correcting me.
dsage 2y ago
I have found Pinta (pinta-project.com) is a great replacement that works on Linux. I don't use it very often anymore but last time I did it was basically a drop-in replacement. No affiliation, just something I have used.
- graynk 2y ago
  Pinta is much less stable unfortunately. Paint .NET is just much, much more polished and pleasant to use
busymom0 2y ago
Slightly related, if someone wants Photoshop like features, I would recommend Photopea. It's basically photoshop but all processing is done in browser and doesn't need to be installed.
- lxe 2y ago
  Photopea is one of the few services I have zero hesitation paying a premium to remove ads. Absolute mastercraft of a software.
UberFly 2y ago
Tux Paint? I remember my 5 year old using this.
- mnurzia 2y ago
  yep, I started using it when I was 5, so that tracks.
pureheartlover 2y ago
I enjoy kolourpaint. Its quite similar to the old windows paint before it started adding layers and whatever else in 7+.
- groosha 2y ago
  If only there was KolourPaint for macOS. Recently switched to Mac and I really miss simple editor for quick editing (crop image, add another one, add text... in short: making low-effort memes). Upd: looks like it might be possible in the future [1] [1]: https://invent.kde.org/graphics/kolourpaint/-/merge_requests/48 https://invent.kde.org/graphics/kolourpaint/-/merge_requests...

mlvljr 2y ago

There is a clone, Pinta.

cxr 2y ago
Pinta is a fork of an older version of Paint.NET and (as far as I know) doesn't aim to be a clone.
- throwaway5Am1k 2y ago
  >Pinta is a fork of an older version of Paint.NET and (as far as I know) doesn't aim to be a clone. There was a Paint.net fork (called Paint mono), but it is not Pinta. Pinta is a clone. From the original Pinta author: https://jpobst.blogspot.com/2010/02/over-holiday-break-i-stumbled-upon-this.html https://jpobst.blogspot.com/2010/02/over-holiday-break-i-stu... "Pinta is a clone of Paint.NET."
  - superdisk 2y ago
    I've messed around with the Pinta code in the past and a lot of it is (seemingly) directly adapted from the old Paint.NET sources.
  - cxr 2y ago
    Thank you for correcting me.

dsage 2y ago

I have found Pinta (pinta-project.com) is a great replacement that works on Linux. I don't use it very often anymore but last time I did it was basically a drop-in replacement. No affiliation, just something I have used.

graynk 2y ago
Pinta is much less stable unfortunately. Paint .NET is just much, much more polished and pleasant to use

busymom0 2y ago

Slightly related, if someone wants Photoshop like features, I would recommend Photopea. It's basically photoshop but all processing is done in browser and doesn't need to be installed.

lxe 2y ago
Photopea is one of the few services I have zero hesitation paying a premium to remove ads. Absolute mastercraft of a software.

UberFly 2y ago

Tux Paint? I remember my 5 year old using this.

mnurzia 2y ago
yep, I started using it when I was 5, so that tracks.

pureheartlover 2y ago

I enjoy kolourpaint. Its quite similar to the old windows paint before it started adding layers and whatever else in 7+.

groosha 2y ago
If only there was KolourPaint for macOS. Recently switched to Mac and I really miss simple editor for quick editing (crop image, add another one, add text... in short: making low-effort memes). Upd: looks like it might be possible in the future [1] [1]: https://invent.kde.org/graphics/kolourpaint/-/merge_requests/48 https://invent.kde.org/graphics/kolourpaint/-/merge_requests...