Pinta
Pinta is a free, open-source image editor for Windows, macOS and Linux. Pinta is a GTK clone of Paint.Net 3.0, with support for Linux, Windows, and macOS. It has 4,075 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and people use it instead of Paint.NET and Microsoft Paint.
- Official
- Linux
- macOS
- Windows
- Image editing & photo
- Actively maintained
About Pinta
Pinta is a GTK clone of Paint.Net 3.0, with support for Linux, Windows, and macOS. Original Pinta code is licensed under the MIT License: See license-mit.txt for the MIT License
Install Pinta
Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.
flatpak install flathub com.github.PintaProject.Pintasnap install pintaReplaces
Commercial software people commonly use Pinta instead of.
- Paint.NET
- Microsoft Paint
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What is Pinta?
Pinta is a free, open-source image editor for Windows, macOS and Linux. Pinta is a GTK clone of Paint.Net 3.0, with support for Linux, Windows, and macOS. It has 4,075 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and people use it instead of Paint.NET and Microsoft Paint.
Is Pinta free and open source?
Yes. Pinta's source code is public on GitHub under the MIT license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Pinta?
Flathub: flatpak install flathub com.github.PintaProject.Pinta and Snap: snap install pinta. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: 3.1.2).
Can Pinta replace Paint.NET?
Pinta is commonly used as a free alternative to Paint.NET and Microsoft Paint. Features differ, so check that it opens the file formats and covers the workflows you rely on before switching.