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Name Current Version Platforms Licensing Price (US$) Features Notes Icon
Ability Photopaint 4 File:Windows icon.png Proprietary $29.99
ACD Canvas X File:Windows icon.png Proprietary $349.99 Also supports vector graphics, GIS and other scientific imaging
Adobe Photoshop CS2 / 9 File:Windows icon.png Proprietary $599.00 File:Adobe Photoshop CS2.png
Alias SketchBook Pro 2 File:Windows icon.png Proprietary $179.00
ArtRage 2.0 File:Windows icon.png Proprietary $19.95 (Full Edition)/$0 (Free Edition) Realistic paint simulation
Brush Strokes Image Editor 2 File:Windows icon.png Proprietary $20.00 for full version/$0 for version 1 GIF animations
CinePaint 0.18 File:Windows icon.pngFile:BSD-daemon-rendering.png $0 Layers, transparency, 8/16/32-bit, HDR creation, color management Requires X11 on Mac OS X
CodedColor PhotoStudio Pro 4.3 File:Windows icon.png Proprietary $39.00
Corel Painter 9.1 File:Windows icon.png Proprietary Real media simulation.
Corel Paint Shop Pro 10 File:Windows icon.png Proprietary $99.00
Corel Photo-Paint 9 File:Windows icon.png Proprietary $289.00 / $299.00 Part of the Corel DRAW suite (not sold separately). File:Cpp.jpg
Deluxe Paint 5 AmigaOS, Atari ST, MS-DOS Proprietary Palette-based modes, color ranges, advanced brush capture, manipulation features, different painting methods, cel-based animator Historical
GIMP 2.2.10 File:Windows icon.pngSkyOS $0 Layers, transparency, scripting
GIMPshop 2.2.8 File:Windows icon.png $0 Layers, transparency, scripting GIMP made to look like Adobe Photoshop
GraphicConverter 5.7.3 Proprietary $30.00
Kolourpaint 1.4.1
Krita 1.4.2 $0 Is part of KOffice
MacPaint 2.0 Historical
Macromedia Fireworks 8 File:Windows icon.png Proprietary $299 Import of QuickTime Image, MacPaint, SGI, and JPEG 2000 file formats Included in Studio 8
Microsoft Office Picture Manager 2003 File:Windows icon.png Proprietary Included in Microsoft Office
Microsoft Paint File:Windows icon.png Proprietary $0 Included with Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Photo Editor File:Windows icon.png Proprietary Provided with some versions of Microsoft Office
mtPaint 2.10 $0
OpenCanvas 4 Proprietary $54.55 / $72.73
QFX 8 File:Windows icon.png Proprietary $399.00
Paint.NET 2.6 File:Windows icon.png File:Opensource keyhole.png $0 Unofficial successor of Microsoft Paint
Picasa 2.1 File:Windows icon.png Proprietary $0
PicMaster 3.95 File:Windows icon.png Proprietary $29.90 Image Editing, 300 Filters, DigiCam, WebCam, Slide Show, Morphing, 3D Images
Pixel image editor 1.0 File:Windows icon.pngFile:GnomeFoot.pngFile:BSD-daemon-rendering.png OS/2, MorphOS, BeOS, and QNX Proprietary $32 Layers, layer effects, adjustment layers, CMYK, HDR, color management
Pixia 3.3 File:Windows icon.png $0
Tux Paint 0.9.15 File:Windows icon.pngFile:GnomeFoot.png $0 Designed for young children. Includes lock-down and simplification options.
Ulead PhotoImpact 11 File:Windows icon.png Proprietary $89.99 Pro version available from Nova Development.
Ultimate Paint 2.88 File:Windows icon.png Proprietary $34.95 Modeled after Deluxe Paint
WinImages 7.5 File:Windows icon.png Proprietary $99.95 supports animation, raytracing, heightfield, texture generator,

Additional Information

All prices are in USD for full versions.

Key to icons

Platforms, etc.

File:BSD-daemon-rendering.png BSD
File:GnomeFoot.png GNOME
KDE
Linux
Mac OS X
File:Windows icon.png Microsoft Windows
File:XOrg swoosh.jpg X Window System

Licensing

File:Opensource keyhole.png Open source software
Free software

General information

Basic general information about the editors: creator/company, license/price etc.

Creator First public release date Latest stable version Cost (USD) Software license
Ability Photopaint ? ? 4 $29.99 Proprietary
ACD Canvas ? ? X $349.99 Proprietary
Adobe Photoshop ? ? CS2 / 9 $599.00 Proprietary
Alias SketchBook Pro ? ? 2 $179.00 Proprietary
ArtRage ? ? 2.0 $19.95 Full version
$0 Free version 		Proprietary
Brush Strokes Image Editor ? ? 2 $20.00 Full version
$0 Version 1 		Proprietary
CinePaint ? ? 0.18 Free GPL
CodedColor PhotoStudio Pro ? ? 4.3 $39.00 Proprietary
Corel Painter ? ? 9.1 ? Proprietary
Corel Paint Shop Pro ? ? 10 $99.00 Proprietary
Corel Photo-Paint ? ? 9 $289.00
$299.00 		Proprietary
Deluxe Paint 1 ? ? 5 ? Proprietary
GIMP 2 ? ? 2.2.10 Free GPL
GIMPshop ? ? 2.2.8 Free GPL
GraphicConverter ? ? 5.7.3 $30.00 Proprietary
Kolourpaint ? ? 1.4.1 Free GPL
Krita ? ? 1.4.2 Free GPL
MacPaint ? ? 2.0 ? ?
Macromedia Fireworks ? ? 8 $299.00 Proprietary
Microsoft Office Picture Manager ? ? 2003 ? Proprietary
Microsoft Paint ? ? ? Free Proprietary
Microsoft Photo Editor ? ? ? ? Proprietary
mtPaint ? ? 2.10 Free GPL
OpenCanvas ? ? 4 $54.55
$72.73 		Proprietary
QFX ? ? 8 $399.00 Proprietary
Paint.NET ? ? 2.6 Free MIT
Picasa ? ? 2.1 Free Proprietary
PicMaster ? ? 3.95 $29.90 Proprietary
Pixel image editor 3 ? ? 1.0 $32.00 Proprietary
Pixia ? ? 3.3 Free GPL
Tux Paint ? ? 0.9.15 Free GPL
Ulead PhotoImpact ? ? 11 $89.99 Proprietary
Ultimate Paint ? ? 2.88 $34.95 Proprietary
WinImages ? ? 7.5 $99.95 Proprietary
Creator First public release date Latest stable version Cost (USD) Software license

Operating system support

The operating systems on which the editors can run natively (without emulation), meaning which operating systems have which editors specifically coded for them (not, for example, Adobe Photoshop for Windows running on Linux with Wine).

Windows Mac OS X GNU/Linux BSD Unix
Ability Photopaint Yes No No No No
ACD Canvas Yes Yes No No No
Adobe Photoshop Yes Yes No No No
Alias SketchBook Pro Yes Yes No No No
ArtRage Yes Yes No No No
Brush Strokes Image Editor Yes No No No No
CinePaint Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
CodedColor PhotoStudio Pro Yes No No No No
Corel Painter Yes Yes No No No
Corel Paint Shop Pro Yes No No No No
Corel Photo-Paint Yes No No No No
Deluxe Paint 1 No No No No No
GIMP 2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
GIMPshop Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
GraphicConverter No Yes No No No
Kolourpaint No No Yes Yes Yes
Krita No No Yes Yes Yes
MacPaint No Yes No No No
Macromedia Fireworks Yes Yes No No No
Microsoft Office Picture Manager Yes Yes No No No
Microsoft Paint Yes No No No No
Microsoft Photo Editor Yes No No No No
mtPaint No No Yes Yes Yes
OpenCanvas Yes No No No No
QFX Yes No No No No
Paint.NET Yes No No No No
Picasa Yes No No No No
PicMaster Yes No No No No
Pixel image editor 3 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Pixia Yes No No No No
Tux Paint Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ulead PhotoImpact Yes No No No No
Ultimate Paint Yes No No No No
WinImages Yes No No No No
Windows Mac OS X Linux BSD Unix

Note 1: Deluxe Paint only runs on AmigaOS, Atari ST and MS-DOS.

Note 2: GIMP also supports SkyOS.

Note 3: Pixel image editor also supports OS/2, MorphOS, BeOS, and QNX.

Bitmap file formats: Import

BMP GIF JPEG JPEG 2000 MNG PNG TIFF PSD PSP XCF
Ability Photopaint ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
ACD Canvas Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Adobe Photoshop Yes Yes Yes Yes 4 No Yes Yes Yes No No
Alias SketchBook Pro ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
ArtRage ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Brush Strokes Image Editor Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No No
CinePaint Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes ? ? Yes
CodedColor PhotoStudio Pro ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Corel Painter ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Corel Paint Shop Pro ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Corel Photo-Paint ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Deluxe Paint 1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
GIMP 2 Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
GIMPshop Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
GraphicConverter ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Kolourpaint ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Krita ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
MacPaint ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Macromedia Fireworks ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Microsoft Office Picture Manager ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Microsoft Paint ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Microsoft Photo Editor ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
mtPaint ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
OpenCanvas ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
QFX ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Paint.NET ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Picasa ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
PicMaster ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Pixel image editor 3 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Pixia ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Tux Paint ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Ulead PhotoImpact ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Ultimate Paint ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
WinImages ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
BMP GIF JPEG JPEG 2000 MNG PNG TIFF PSD PSP XCF

Note 4: Requires an optional plug-in from the installation disc.

Bitmap file formats: Export

BMP GIF JPEG JPEG 2000 MNG PNG TIFF PSD PSP XCF
Ability Photopaint ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
ACD Canvas Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No
Adobe Photoshop Yes Yes Yes Yes 4 No Yes Yes Yes No No
Alias SketchBook Pro ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
ArtRage ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Brush Strokes Image Editor Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No No No
CinePaint Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes ? ? Yes
CodedColor PhotoStudio Pro ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Corel Painter ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Corel Paint Shop Pro ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Corel Photo-Paint ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Deluxe Paint 1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
GIMP 2 Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes
GIMPshop Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes
GraphicConverter ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Kolourpaint ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Krita ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
MacPaint ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Macromedia Fireworks ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Microsoft Office Picture Manager ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Microsoft Paint ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Microsoft Photo Editor ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
mtPaint ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
OpenCanvas ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
QFX ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Paint.NET ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Picasa ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
PicMaster ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Pixel image editor 3 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Pixia ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Tux Paint ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Ulead PhotoImpact ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Ultimate Paint ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
WinImages ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
BMP GIF JPEG JPEG 2000 MNG PNG TIFF PSD PSP XCF


See also

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