I always used microsoft paint to combine samller pictures into one BIG picture. Is there an equivalent similar program that's free on Mac OS X?
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What is the equivalent free program of MS paint with Mac OS X?
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robbieduncan
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20rogersc said:
Thanks for pimping my program! There is an update coming soon! I promise! One day it will be as good as MS Paint 😀
u can use inkscape
there is an opensource inkscape http://www.inkscape.org/ ...its very good ...u export ur images as pdf n more....
there is an opensource inkscape http://www.inkscape.org/ ...its very good ...u export ur images as pdf n more....
wrldwzrd89
macrumors G5
I also highly recommend Pixen. It's an open-source program designed for pixel art creation, but can also be used as a paint program. It can be found here.
I just tried it, and found it to be rubbish. It appears that they haven't put any effort into a Mac version, they've just converted the Linux version, complete with menus in the wrong place and Control-based shortcuts! 😱
I agree. While inkscape has many nice features, I don't want to have to run X11 when I use it! I must say, my most missed feature from Windows is Paint. HEAR THAT APPLE?! YOUR USERS WANT A SIMPLE GRAPHICS EDITOR BUILT INTO THEIR OPERATING SYSTEM!! GAH! WE'VE BEEN BEGGING FOR YEARS! HOW HARD IS IT?!?! *head explodes*
Preview will have basic editing features in Leopard 🙂
I missed Paint until I got accepted for the Skitch beta...its awesome!
Poster Paint and Leapod
Hi.
I am new to Mac and its wonders. I have a need for Paint and found your application Poster Paint. I have down loaded it but the app doesnt start up.
it just crashes on me. I can send you the report if you want.
Can you help me at all.
Hi.
I am new to Mac and its wonders. I have a need for Paint and found your application Poster Paint. I have down loaded it but the app doesnt start up.
it just crashes on me. I can send you the report if you want.
Can you help me at all.
goodtimes5
macrumors 6502a
mtbdudex
macrumors 68040
I do remember a little program called.........
MacPaint from 1984........whatever happened to that? 🙄 🙄
robbieduncan
Moderator emeritus
I don't have Leopard installed yet. Personally I'd recommend getting something else, like perhaps Seashore that actually works!
Just tried Pixen last night, didn't seem to work correctly. Not sure if that is because I am on Leopard or what... but the whole app was painfully unresponsive.
I agree with goodtimes 5,
I downloaded it a few weeks ago and it'd almost identical to microsoft's paint...give it a try
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I downloaded it a few weeks ago and it'd almost identical to microsoft's paint...give it a try
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yeah, i had great expectations when i downloaded it but when I pressed the Next button it didn't work! so i can't do anything cause i can't press the buttons! I guess it's leopard.
Oh and I couldn't download Robbieduncan's, I got the 404 error when i pressed download. And can sum1 explain how I install SeaShore please???
Can any one help me?
i usually use paint to cut out like a face or something and put it on another picture but i acnt find any paint for a mac that does that can anyone tell me where ican get a paint for mac that does that?
i usually use paint to cut out like a face or something and put it on another picture but i acnt find any paint for a mac that does that can anyone tell me where ican get a paint for mac that does that?
bc008
macrumors 68000
i am looking for the same thing..
seashores cut/paste tool is way too confusing, and layers are useless to me..
Yeah I always used Paint on Windows XP as a quick-lauching way of creating avatars, annotating photos with circles and scribbles etc. - I thought it was an outrage that Preview didn't have an "Adjust size by percentage" until LEOPARD! Yet there is still no way to simply add a red circle to something (e.g. pointing out something I took on a photo to post on a forum).. I am stuck with hunting through MacRumors and Google for suitable apps to do that simple task!