Mypaint
Mypaint is a free, open-source image editor for Windows and Linux. MyPaint is a simple drawing and painting program that works well with Wacom-style graphics tablets. It has 2,995 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at mypaint/mypaint.
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About Mypaint
A fast and dead-simple painting app for artists Releases and prereleases contain links to standalone packages (and installers for full releases) for Windows, and AppImage files for Linux.
Install Mypaint
Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.
winget install MyPaint.MyPaintchoco install mypaintSimilar apps
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Is Mypaint free and open source?
Yes. Mypaint's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-2.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Mypaint?
winget: winget install MyPaint.MyPaint and Chocolatey: choco install mypaint. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v2.0.1).
Is Mypaint still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 13, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.