Paint program

Zeke D · Nov 3, 2012, 09:38 AM

photoshop is extreme overkill for making simply images. Windows comes with mspaint, which is the perfect speed for what i need. any powerpc programs like it? free is preferable.

AQUADock · Nov 3, 2012, 10:18 AM

Seashore is a good one http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/15662/seashore

4JNA · Nov 3, 2012, 10:43 AM

Paintbrush is a pretty close copy, and yes free IS good. very very good.

Zeke D · Nov 3, 2012, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by 4JNA

Paintbrush is a pretty close copy, and yes free IS good. very very good.

Paintbrush looks to be the ticket. Seashore appears to be more advanced than needed. Thanks guys.

Michael Anthony · Nov 3, 2012, 03:19 PM

Another vote for Paintbrush. Never did understand why Apple never shipped with a simple paint program. MS Paint was pretty much 50% of my childhood.

Ariii · Nov 3, 2012, 04:13 PM

Have you tried the AppleWorks Paint Application? I love it.

Goftrey · Nov 3, 2012, 04:57 PM

I second Appleworks' drawing application. I find it far better than Paintbrush, which I found to be a bit too 'buggy' for my liking (even simple tasks like copying and pasting really doesn't work well at all, colours don't match up etc). If simplicity & reliability is what you're looking for, Appleworks is the way to go.

Starfighter · Nov 4, 2012, 06:09 AM

I'm intreagued, but AppleWorks isn't free, is it? I know OP said preferably free, but I'm asking for myself.

Cox Orange · Nov 4, 2012, 07:32 AM

I think it was free on the OS 9 install disks, wasn't it. One could run classic mode.

ihuman:D · Nov 4, 2012, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Starfighter

I'm intreagued, but AppleWorks isn't free, is it? I know OP said preferably free, but I'm asking for myself.

I think you can get Apple Works or Claris Works from Macintosh Garden.

Ariii · Nov 4, 2012, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Starfighter

I'm intreagued, but AppleWorks isn't free, is it? I know OP said preferably free, but I'm asking for myself.

AppleWorks wasn't free, unfortunately. However, it was bundled in the restore disks of Macintosh Computers for free, and most restore disks with AppleWorks (Even if it's for an older version of Mac OS X) work with other machines. You can find AppleWorks at a fairly low cost on sites like eBay.

Jethryn Freyman · Nov 4, 2012, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Ariii

AppleWorks wasn't free, unfortunately. However, it was bundled in the restore disks of Macintosh Computers for free, and most restore disks with AppleWorks (Even if it's for an older version of Mac OS X) work with other machines. You can find AppleWorks at a fairly low cost on sites like eBay.

Macintosh Garden has the last version of Appleworks as a free download, apparently they consider it free abandonware now. Works just fine on Leopard for me, and it should work on Classic down to 8.6 too.

Ariii · Nov 4, 2012, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Jethryn Freyman

Macintosh Garden has the last version of Appleworks as a free download, apparently they consider it free abandonware now. Works just fine on Leopard for me, and it should work on Classic down to 8.6 too.

Huh. I've always heard it was non-free and only available 'bundled' with Macs from Apple's support forums. I guess I can get AppleWorks free legally then

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Zeke D · Nov 4, 2012, 08:13 PM

I will have to check out apple ]works. as for paintbrush it does exactly what my son needs it for. he has used ms paint at school so its similarities are a big plus next the the free part.

Cox Orange · Dec 21, 2012, 05:58 PM

I just found this searching for another thing. Maybe wants to try it, so I put it here, for future reference (if someone later searches the topic).
http://rsbweb.nih.gov/ij/index.html

MisterKeeks · Dec 21, 2012, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Cox Orange

I just found this searching for another thing. Maybe wants to try it, so I put it here, for future reference (if someone later searches the topic).
http://rsbweb.nih.gov/ij/index.html

It's in Java; I don't know how well it will run. I don't have a need at the monent; GIMP works like a charm for me.

Nov 3, 2012, 09:38 AM	#1
Zeke D macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Arizona	Paint program photoshop is extreme overkill for making simply images. Windows comes with mspaint, which is the perfect speed for what i need. any powerpc programs like it? free is preferable. __________________ [ 32gb iPod Touch ] [ 16gb iPad ] [ 40gb TV ] [ PMG5 DP2.0ghz \| 8gb RAM \| 128MB 9600XT ] [ 2012 MBA \| 1.8ghz \| 4gb RAM \| 128gb SSD ]
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4JNA macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: looking for trash files	yay for MacUpdate! Paintbrush is a pretty close copy, and yes free IS good. very very good. __________________ KATE: RISC architecture is gonna change everything. DADE: Yeah. RISC is good. Try Folding, all the cool kids are doing it...
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Michael Anthony macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: NSFW, Australia	Another vote for Paintbrush. Never did understand why Apple never shipped with a simple paint program. MS Paint was pretty much 50% of my childhood. __________________ http://michaelanthonyralph.com/wp/category/technology/ << a.k.a. "Jethryn Freyman", since 2007.
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Goftrey macrumors 65816 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Llantwit Major, Wales, UK	I second Appleworks' drawing application. I find it far better than Paintbrush, which I found to be a bit too 'buggy' for my liking (even simple tasks like copying and pasting really doesn't work well at all, colours don't match up etc). If simplicity & reliability is what you're looking for, Appleworks is the way to go. __________________ ► 1,1 Mac Pro, 2.66GHz, 6GB RAM, HD6570, 500GB + 250GB HDD, Mountain Lion & Windows 7 • 20" Aluminium Cinema Display ► iPhone 4 32GB • Nexus 7 16GB • Bondi-Blue iMac G3 • iBook G3 500MHz • eMac 1GHz
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Starfighter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Sweden	I'm intreagued, but AppleWorks isn't free, is it? I know OP said preferably free, but I'm asking for myself. __________________ In arguments the losers are the winners - because they learn something. Video Game Luddite
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Nov 4, 2012, 07:32 AM	#9
Cox Orange macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2010	I think it was free on the OS 9 install disks, wasn't it. One could run classic mode.
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Nov 4, 2012, 08:13 PM	#14
Zeke D Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Arizona	I will have to check out apple ]works. as for paintbrush it does exactly what my son needs it for. he has used ms paint at school so its similarities are a big plus next the the free part. __________________ [ 32gb iPod Touch ] [ 16gb iPad ] [ 40gb TV ] [ PMG5 DP2.0ghz \| 8gb RAM \| 128MB 9600XT ] [ 2012 MBA \| 1.8ghz \| 4gb RAM \| 128gb SSD ]
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Dec 21, 2012, 05:58 PM	#15
Cox Orange macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2010	I just found this searching for another thing. Maybe wants to try it, so I put it here, for future reference (if someone later searches the topic). http://rsbweb.nih.gov/ij/index.html
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