GNU Paint explained

GNU Paint
Developer:	Andy Tai
Programming Language:	C
Operating System:	GNU
Language:	English
Genre:	Raster graphics editor
License:	GPL-3.0-or-later

GNU Paint, otherwise known as Gpaint,^[1] is a raster graphics editor similar to Microsoft Paint.^[2] It is free software under the terms of the GPL-3.0-or-later license and is part of the GNU Project.^[2]

Overview

Features of gpaint include:

• Drawing tools such as ovals, freehand, polygon and text, with fill or shadow for polygons and closed freehand shapes.
• Cut and paste by selecting irregular regions or polygons.
• Preliminary print support using gnome-print.
• Modern, easy-to-use user interface with tool and color palettes.
• Multiple-image editing in a single instance of the program.
• All the image processing features present in xpaint.
• No facility to crop images
• No ability to make rectangular selections
• NB No undo feature

See also

• KolourPaint
• MyPaint

External links

• • • GNU Paint at GNU Savannah

Notes and References

1. Gpaint . 22 Nov 2000 . 5 February 2023 . gfsd-hackers . Stallman . Richard . Richard Stallman.
2. Web site: Gpaint - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF) . gnu.org . 2007-09-01 . 2014-06-30.