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KolourPaint

Developer(s)	KDE
Stable release	23.08.4  / 7 December 2023
Repository	invent.kde.org/graphics/kolourpaint
Written in	C++
Operating system	Unix-like
Type	Raster graphics editor
License	BSD license, LGPL-2.0+, GFDL-1.2
Website	kde.org/applications/graphics/org.kde.kolourpaint

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, but has some additional features such as support for transparency, color balance and image rotation.

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.

KolourPaint has a port to Microsoft Windows as part of the KDE on Windows initiative. KolourPaint also has ports to MacOS but they are very complicated and require coding knowledge or command line knowledge.

See also

• Comparison of raster graphics editors
• Microsoft Paint

References

1. "KolourPaint". KDE Applications.
2. "v23.08.4". Retrieved 3 January 2024.
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". 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.
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". Retrieved 2018-08-25.

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