Freedom251 › Photo Editing Software
Pinta
What Pinta is
Pinta is a free, open-source drawing and image-editing program for Linux, macOS, and Windows. It is intended for digital painting, photo editing, and pixel art, with layer editing and masking tools. Core tools include selection, cropping, rotation, resizing, cloning, recoloring, and a magic wand. Effects and adjustments show live previews, and unlimited undo lets you reverse changes repeatedly. Layers can be transparent, translucent, or opaque. Add-ins extend the program, including the ability to write a custom brush; the repository also lists an uploader add-in for imgur.com. Pinta is released under the MIT license, and its download page provides source code. The contact page directs users to issue reports, questions, and community discussions. Development builds may contain bugs or unfinished features and are not recommended for production work. Community-maintained packages are not officially supported by the Pinta Project. The Pinta plan is listed as free, with no free trial.
Who it suits
Pinta suits people seeking free image editing, digital painting, or pixel-art tools across Linux, macOS, and Windows. Add-in support also helps users who want custom brushes or extensions.
What it does well
- Free and open-source under the MIT license
- Runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows
- Layer editing and masking tools
- Live previews for effects and adjustments
- Unlimited undo
What to know first
- Development builds may contain bugs
- Development builds are not recommended for production
- Community packages are not officially supported
- No free trial
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Pinta | Free, open-source drawing and image editing program | Free |
As pinta-project.com lists them, read 12 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Pinta covers common drawing and image-editing tasks with layers, masks, previews, add-ins, and unlimited undo at no listed cost. Users should distinguish stable downloads from development builds and note that community packages lack official support.
Facts from Pinta's own pages
- Basic tools
- Pinta includes selection, crop, rotate, resize, clone, recolor, and magic wand tools. · pinta-project.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Community packages
- The site says community-maintained packages are not officially supported by the Pinta Project. · pinta-project.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Development builds
- The download page says development builds may contain bugs or unfinished features and are not recommended for production work. · pinta-project.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Effects
- Pinta provides effects and adjustments with live previews. · pinta-project.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Extensions
- The user guide lists add-in support, including the ability to write a custom brush. · pinta-project.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · pinta-project.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- The Pinta add-in repository lists an uploader add-in that supports imgur.com. · pinta-project.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Layers
- Pinta’s user guide describes layers that can be transparent, translucent, or opaque. · pinta-project.com, 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The release page states Pinta is released under the MIT license. · pinta-project.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Masking tools
- Yes · pinta-project.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Platform
- multi-platform · pinta-project.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Platforms
- The homepage lists Linux, Mac, Windows, and *BSD availability; the download page offers Linux Flatpak and Snap packages, Windows downloads, and macOS Intel and ARM64 downloads. · pinta-project.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- The download page provides source code and the user guide describes opening and saving images; the pages opened do not state security certifications or compliance claims. · pinta-project.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The contact page directs users to submit issues, ask questions, or join community discussions. · pinta-project.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Undo
- The site says Pinta supports unlimited undo. · pinta-project.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Use cases
- The site highlights digital painting, photo editing, and pixel art as uses for Pinta. · pinta-project.com, 12 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Pinta is a free, open-source program for drawing and image editing. · pinta-project.com, 12 Oct 2026
Where Pinta stands on Freedom251
- Photo Editing Software#67 of 159