Always have tools ro check , like Virustotal.com , superantispyware, malwarebytes, a decent AV Program , adwcleaner . and there are a few more but they are the most used ones.
Dave
9 years ago
Flash Gordin, Im glad that you made mention of that!
I was going to download one of these but now I must research all of those!
Maria Madalina Blaga
9 years ago
Hello, everyone! We checked the apps and all of them are safe to use. Make sure you’re accessing the right download link. Thank you!
The first one, My Paint, links to a worthless page that tells you your computers is infected. If they’re safe, why am I redirected to a site that might infect my computer? Bull.
scott
9 years ago
I don’t know if one already exists but I’d like to see a “paint style” program set up so that the menu bar’s default setting shows everything a newbie would use.Clicking a button would then reveal a slightly more complicated hidden menu suitable for someone with moderate skills. Lastly a 3rd level would reveal all the options an actual professional would ever need.
Ali Hassan
9 years ago
there’s no such app like paint… iv’e tried but disappointed….. I’m still working on my other laptop just to use paint.
As both a Paint and Photoshop user, I would say these aren’t at all alternatives to Paint. The selling point of Paint is that it’s lightweight and has a minimal list of functions that can be used to quickly modify images in cases where Photoshop would be overkill.
Five Year Old Having A Panic Attack
8 years ago
It’s kinda hard to tell if it’s a good software if all the art was done by a five year old having a panic attack.
Thank God for Norton.
Maurice
8 years ago
A true alternative to Microsoft Paint would be equally minimalist rather than the applications aimed at advanced users shown in this article. About the only useful entry level paint program not requiring .NET is called Lazpaint.
YES! Why do people who make these programs not understand this!?! I don’t want anything complicated, I am not photoshopping turds to get them to look like princesses, I am using a damn mouse to draw with, I want simple tools to mark up a picture and communicate something to someone. I don’t need 50 different kinds of charcoal pencils or watercolours or any of that. I can’t draw a straight line to save my life. I just want something that I can put circles and arrows and text, have it come out straight and be able to move the circles and arrows and text if I change my mind/my stupid hand moved or it’s a tuesday and just because.
ken daly
7 years ago
back in the 90’s…i had an old macintosh and i found its image manipulation program to be incredible for my needs…anybody feel familiar enough to tell me the program’s name, is it still in use and/or production and where I can find it?
Perhaps you are referring to MacPaint?
Search on “MacPaint X” and there’s a free download at cnet.
Andy
6 years ago
I just wonder what .icrosoft thinks about. In my opinion, if they continue disregarding their customers opinion, they about to loose most of them; for example, I already started to look into an alternative OS, computer, etc (like Apple)
Nelson
6 years ago
Well, I tried GIMP, and it was not user-friendly. So, I uninstalled GIMP.
The problem with Paint was that it was very easy to use, but you can’t use it on the internet: the text is too fuzzy and blurry.,
Nelson
6 years ago
There’s a reason why Inkscape isn’t as well known as some of the others: it sucks.
You do realize that some of these downloads contain Trojans. Take caution when using these. Thank God for Norton.. smh
Which downloads triggered alerts for trojans? We would like to double check. Thanks for the notice.
Always have tools ro check , like Virustotal.com , superantispyware, malwarebytes, a decent AV Program , adwcleaner . and there are a few more but they are the most used ones.
Flash Gordin, Im glad that you made mention of that!
I was going to download one of these but now I must research all of those!
Hello, everyone! We checked the apps and all of them are safe to use. Make sure you’re accessing the right download link. Thank you!
Thanks Maria. Will do!!
The first one, My Paint, links to a worthless page that tells you your computers is infected. If they’re safe, why am I redirected to a site that might infect my computer? Bull.
I don’t know if one already exists but I’d like to see a “paint style” program set up so that the menu bar’s default setting shows everything a newbie would use.Clicking a button would then reveal a slightly more complicated hidden menu suitable for someone with moderate skills. Lastly a 3rd level would reveal all the options an actual professional would ever need.
there’s no such app like paint… iv’e tried but disappointed….. I’m still working on my other laptop just to use paint.
Try this online image editor, like Photoshop.
http://screenshot.net/edit/
This website is very useful
As both a Paint and Photoshop user, I would say these aren’t at all alternatives to Paint. The selling point of Paint is that it’s lightweight and has a minimal list of functions that can be used to quickly modify images in cases where Photoshop would be overkill.
It’s kinda hard to tell if it’s a good software if all the art was done by a five year old having a panic attack.
Thank God for Norton.
A true alternative to Microsoft Paint would be equally minimalist rather than the applications aimed at advanced users shown in this article. About the only useful entry level paint program not requiring .NET is called Lazpaint.
YES! Why do people who make these programs not understand this!?! I don’t want anything complicated, I am not photoshopping turds to get them to look like princesses, I am using a damn mouse to draw with, I want simple tools to mark up a picture and communicate something to someone. I don’t need 50 different kinds of charcoal pencils or watercolours or any of that. I can’t draw a straight line to save my life. I just want something that I can put circles and arrows and text, have it come out straight and be able to move the circles and arrows and text if I change my mind/my stupid hand moved or it’s a tuesday and just because.
back in the 90’s…i had an old macintosh and i found its image manipulation program to be incredible for my needs…anybody feel familiar enough to tell me the program’s name, is it still in use and/or production and where I can find it?
Perhaps you are referring to MacPaint?
Search on “MacPaint X” and there’s a free download at cnet.
I just wonder what .icrosoft thinks about. In my opinion, if they continue disregarding their customers opinion, they about to loose most of them; for example, I already started to look into an alternative OS, computer, etc (like Apple)
Well, I tried GIMP, and it was not user-friendly. So, I uninstalled GIMP.
The problem with Paint was that it was very easy to use, but you can’t use it on the internet: the text is too fuzzy and blurry.,
There’s a reason why Inkscape isn’t as well known as some of the others: it sucks.
Which product did you enjoy from the list?