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 Kid Pix 1.0 "about" screen. Above: the Kid Pix Studio Deluxe icon. | |
| Original author(s) | Craig Hickman |
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| Developer(s) | Craig Hickman (1989-1995, 2011-present) Broderbund (1991-1998, 2000) Presage Software (1995-1999) ImageBuilder Software (1995-1999) Riverdeep (2000-2004) The Learning Company (1999, 2004) Software MacKiev (2000, 2004-present) |
| Initial release | 1989 |
| Stable release | Kid Pix 5: The S.T.E.A.M. Edition (Mac OS, Windows, iOS)
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| Operating system | Classic Mac OS, macOS, Microsoft Windows, AmigaOS, FM Towns,[1] iOS |
| Type | Bitmap graphics editor |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www |
Kid Pix is a bitmap drawing program designed for children. Originally created by Craig Hickman, it was first released for the Macintosh in 1989 and subsequently published in 1991 by Broderbund. Hickman was inspired to create Kid Pix after watching his son Ben struggle with MacPaint, and thus the main idea behind its development was to create a drawing program that would be very simple to use.[2]
The application is now owned by Software MacKiev, who had been involved in development of the Macintosh version of Kid Pix Deluxe 3 and has been the sole developer of the Kid Pix series since the initial release of Kid Pix Deluxe 3X prior to acquiring the brand from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in October 2011. The program is currently in dormancy, with no updates since 2018.
- ^ "FM Towns ROM Archive". KidPix FM Towns ROM.
- ^ Hickman, Craig. "Kid Pix - The Early Years". Dry Reading. Retrieved 22 April 2019.