KolourPaint

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,^[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 but they are very complicated and require coding knowledge or command line knowledge.^[9]^[10]

References

^ "KolourPaint". KDE Applications.
^ "v23.08.4". Retrieved 3 January 2024.
^ "Graphics / KolourPaint · GitLab". GitLab.
^ "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.
^ "Product Comparison About KolourPaint". Retrieved 2008-01-14.
^ "KolourPaint – It's a Kolourful world" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-01-14.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Announcing KDE 3.3". KDE Community. August 19, 2004.
^ "Windows 64-bit KDE Binaries". Binary Factory for KDE. 20 December 2023. Archived from the original on 2024-01-18. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
^ "Homebrew tap for KDE Frameworks". GitHub. Archived from the original on 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
^ "MacPorts Portfiles". Retrieved 2018-08-25.

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[1] "KolourPaint". KDE Applications.

[wikidata-399c3e1e9af9e79bcb1db8b0e267552fec27ce13-v18-2] "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.^{[permanent dead link]}

[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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