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| Developer(s) | KDE[1] |
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| Stable release | 23.08.4[2] 
/ 7 December 2023 |
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| Written in | C++ |
| Operating system | Unix-like |
| Type | Raster graphics editor |
| License | BSD license,[3] LGPL-2.0+, GFDL-1.2 |
| Website | kde |
KolourPaint is a free and open-source raster graphics editor by KDE. It is similar to Microsoft Paint before the version shipped with Windows 7,[4] but has some additional features such as support for transparency, color balance and image rotation.[5][6]
It aims to be conceptually simple to understand, providing a level of functionality targeted towards the average user. KolourPaint is designed for casual work such as:
- Painting: drawing diagrams and "finger painting"
- Image Manipulation: editing screenshots and photos; applying effects
- Icon Editing: drawing clipart and logos with transparency
In version K Desktop Environment 3.3, KolourPaint replaced KPaint as the standard simple painting application.[7]
KolourPaint has a port to Microsoft Windows[8] as part of the KDE on Windows initiative. KolourPaint also has ports to MacOS but they are very complicated and require coding knowledge or command line knowledge.[9][10]
- ^ "KolourPaint". KDE Applications.
- ^ "v23.08.4". Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Graphics / KolourPaint · GitLab". GitLab.
- ^ "Windows 7 hits Milestone 3". ZDNet. Archived from the original on July 4, 2010. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
The Ribbon user interface from Office 2007 is now part of WordPad and Paint.
- ^ "Product Comparison About KolourPaint". Retrieved 2008-01-14.
- ^ "KolourPaint – It's a Kolourful world" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-01-14.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Announcing KDE 3.3". KDE Community. August 19, 2004.
- ^ "Windows 64-bit KDE Binaries". Binary Factory for KDE. 20 December 2023. Archived from the original on 2024-01-18. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Homebrew tap for KDE Frameworks". GitHub. Archived from the original on 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
- ^ "MacPorts Portfiles". Retrieved 2018-08-25.