Launching today
Mojave Paint
Direct manipulation of static images on the Mac platform
71 followers
Direct manipulation of static images on the Mac platform
71 followers
Bitmap images are still, even in 2026, a hugely important medium of communication. Which is why I made Mojave Paint – a Mac-based image editor that lets you really own the production of these bitmap images. They've been making image editors since the original Mac and the Amiga and I'm sure even long before that. But somehow the choices in the modern era fall short. So I have a new option, presented by an upstart software shop in Seattle. If you're looking for AI features, look elsewhere.
There is a real place for small, fast, native tools that preserve direct manipulation. Especially for App Store assets and product screenshots, “I made the tradeoff myself and can adjust it in 30 seconds” beats a generated image that looks polished but does not respect the product.
finally a paint app that just gets out of the way. loved how the brushes felt on my m2 air, no lag, no weird cloud sync nonsense, just pure editing.
love that you kept this purely about the craft—no AI gimmicks, just a real bitmap editor. the handmade-from-seattle approach reminds me of the old shareware era, which feels like exactly what mac image editing needs right now.