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Paintlet
MS Paint for Mac: native, open source, no AI
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MS Paint for Mac: native, open source, no AI
17 followers
Paintlet is a simple, native macOS paint app - Windows 11 Paint's features in a Mac app. Just the classic Paint tool set, nothing more: pencil, brush, shapes, curve, flood fill, text, etc. MIT license.
Pulled it up and was drawing with the pencil tool within seconds, no setup or menu hunting. The curve tool feels surprisingly smooth for something so lightweight.
Finally a native paint app for Mac that doesn't try to be Photoshop. The flood fill and curve tool feel snappy and the pencil actually responds to pressure on my iPad.
Finally a no-nonsense paint app for macOS, basically just the classic toolset without all the extra fluff. The flood fill and curve tool feel pretty solid for something this simple.
The MIT license on a native macOS app like this is such a rare move, props for giving it away. The curve and flood fill tools alone make it feel like the real Paint, not a stripped down clone.
A native Paint replacement for Mac has been long overdue, glad someone finally did it right. One thing I'd love to see is a built-in color picker eyedropper that can sample from anywhere on screen, including outside the canvas. Windows Paint has had this forever and it's a huge timesaver when trying to match colors from a reference image.
Love that someone finally made a proper Paint clone for macOS, this looks clean and the curve tool is a nice touch. One thing I'd love to see is an eyedropper for sampling colors while drawing, it really speeds things up when tweaking palettes.
Finally a Mac paint app that feels familiar without being bloated. Opened it up and had a sketch going in under a minute, the brush and flood fill worked exactly like I expected.