Paintbrush

Mac

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Two barsScore 6.3

Paintbrush is ranked #24 of 46 in digital painting software on Freedom251. It runs on macOS. There is a free plan.

Paintbrush plans and pricing

Paintbrush Free Completely open source · macOS app paintbrush.sourceforge.io · 11 Oct 2026

Purpose: Paintbrush is a simple paint program for macOS intended for quickly making simple images.
Image formats: It can open and save BMP, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, and GIF images.
Transparency: It supports transparency in alpha channel formats, currently PNG and GIF.
Clipboard: It can paste images copied from common Mac applications, including Microsoft Office and Apple iWork.
Editing tasks: The maker describes cropping photos, adding text to images, and doodling as example uses.
Positioning: The maker says the app is not intended to replace Adobe Photoshop or other high-end image editors.
Open source: The maker says Paintbrush has always been and will always be completely open source, and invites contributors to submit patches.
Donations: The maker says donations are voluntary and appreciated, and can be initiated from the website or from Paintbrush's Donate menu.
Latest listed download: The downloads page lists Paintbrush 2.6 and says it requires OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) or higher.
Older versions: The downloads page lists version 2.1.2 for Mac OS X 10.5 or higher and version 1.2 for Mac OS X 10.4 or higher.
Support channel: The official site provides a Contact Us link in its footer.
Founded: 2007
Price from: Free

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