KolourPaint

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KolourPaint
DeveloperKDE[1]
Stable release
26.04.2[2] Edit this on Wikidata / 29 May 2026
Written inC++
Operating systemUnix-like
TypeRaster graphics editor
LicenseBSD license,[3] LGPL-2.0+, GFDL-1.2
Websiteapps.kde.org/kolourpaint/
Repository

KolourPaint is a free and open-source raster graphics editor by KDE. It is similar to Microsoft Paint before the version shipped with Windows 7,[4] but has some additional features such as support for transparency, color balance and image rotation.[5][6]

It aims to be conceptually simple to understand, providing a level of functionality targeted towards the average user. KolourPaint is designed for casual work such as:

  • Painting: drawing diagrams and "finger painting"
  • Image Manipulation: editing screenshots and photos; applying effects
  • Icon Editing: drawing clipart and logos with transparency

In version K Desktop Environment 3.3, KolourPaint replaced KPaint as the standard simple painting application.[7]

KolourPaint has a port to Microsoft Windows[8] as part of the KDE on Windows initiative. KolourPaint also has ports to MacOS.[9][10]

See also

References

  1. "KolourPaint". KDE Applications. Archived from the original on 2022-09-09. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  2. https://invent.kde.org/graphics/kolourpaint/-/tags/v26.04.2. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Graphics / KolourPaint · GitLab". GitLab.
  4. "Windows 7 hits Milestone 3". ZDNet. Archived from the original on July 4, 2010. Retrieved 2012-08-24. The Ribbon user interface from Office 2007 is now part of WordPad and Paint.
  5. "Product Comparison About KolourPaint". Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  6. "KolourPaint – It's a Kolourful world" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  7. "Announcing KDE 3.3". KDE Community. August 19, 2004. Archived from the original on August 28, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  8. "Windows 64-bit KDE Binaries". Binary Factory for KDE. 20 December 2023. Archived from the original on 2024-01-18. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  9. "Homebrew tap for KDE Frameworks". GitHub. Archived from the original on 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  10. "MacPorts Portfiles". Archived from the original on 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2018-08-25.