pinta

Start Pinta

$ pinta

$ pinta [path/to/image1 path/to/image2 ...]

pinta [imagefile(s)]

Pinta is a free, open-source bitmap image editing program, inspired by Paint.NET. It aims to provide a simplified yet powerful image editing experience, catering to both beginners and more experienced users.

Pinta features a user-friendly interface with tools for drawing, painting, color manipulation, and applying various effects. It supports layers, allowing for complex image compositions and non-destructive editing. Common image file formats such as JPEG, PNG, BMP, and TIFF are supported.

While not as feature-rich as professional-grade image editors like GIMP or Photoshop, Pinta excels in its ease of use and its ability to handle common image editing tasks, such as cropping, resizing, color adjustments, and basic retouching. It's a great option for users who need a quick and efficient image editor without a steep learning curve.

Pinta is not as feature-rich as professional image editing software. It might struggle with very large or complex images.

Pinta supports a wide range of image formats, including JPEG, PNG, BMP, TIFF, TGA, and more. This allows you to open and edit images from various sources, as well as save your work in a format suitable for your needs.

Pinta uses layers to create more complex images without affecting the quality. Multiple layers can be created, arranged and merged for the creation of the desired final image.

Pinta was initially created by Jonathan Pobst in 2010, inspired by Paint.NET. It's an open-source project, and the development has been continued by a community of contributors since then. The goal was to create a simple, easy to use, image editing application for Linux distributions, that can be installed and used without many dependencies.

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