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Made the switch, but missing one thing...
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TheoCryst
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Jan 26, 2006, 08:16 PM
 
and yes, I already checked the "What application do I use if I need to....?" sticky.

I just made the switch a few days ago (from a Toshiba POS to a shiny new 12" iBook). I'm absolutely infatuated with Bianca (her name), but I've got one glaring hole in the beauty that is my iBook. Specifically, I've noticed that there is no equivalent whatsoever for Windows' MSPaint.

Yeah, it's an odd request... but there are times in which a bare-bones, (hopefully) free bitmap editor comes in handy. I've scoured VersionTracker and the official Apple downloads page, but have yet to find anything suitable. Does anyone have any suggestions? (And please keep the smartass remarks to a minimum... I'm relatively new to OS X, and would hate to get scared off... )

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Jan 26, 2006, 08:31 PM
 
Poster Paint and jump between that and Preview?
     
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Jan 26, 2006, 08:41 PM
 
Seashore maybe?
http://seashore.sourceforge.net/

A bit more advanced than MS Paint, but its pretty simple to use...
     
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Jan 26, 2006, 09:03 PM
 
Poster Paint is a bit too early in development for me (0.0.4), but Seashore looks perfect for what I need. I'll give it a shot and post some initial impressions!

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Jan 26, 2006, 09:42 PM
 
Graphic Converter would also fit the bill.
     
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Jan 26, 2006, 09:48 PM
 
Umm... that artrage program is, as a matter of fact, exremely nifty. Unfortunately, it doesn't do what I'm looking for.

After playing a bit with the Seashore Project, I'm very pleased. The program still has a ways to go before it's perfect, but I definitely like it so far. It gets my official tumbs-up for best MSPaint clone on a Mac.

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Jun 25, 2007, 10:33 PM
 
I'm looking for something that has the spriting capabilities of MS Paint. I miss making sprites
     
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Jun 25, 2007, 10:58 PM
 
Originally Posted by TheoCryst View Post
I've noticed that there is no equivalent whatsoever for Windows' MSPaint.
Thank God!
     
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Jun 26, 2007, 01:50 AM
 
Gimp
     
TheoCryst  (op)
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Sep 18, 2007, 01:33 AM
 
Originally Posted by slpdLoad View Post
I know this is an old thread, but I just felt the need to point out the irony of suggesting that I try out a program that I wrote myself.

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Sep 18, 2007, 08:20 AM
 
Originally Posted by Curiosity View Post
Gimp
GIMP is more an equivalent to Photoshop. An image creation app with the power of the GIMP would be great, but I'm still looking...

Chabig, a pixel-level editor has many uses, even if it's less advanced than big, involved programs. Maybe especially because it's not as advanced, because there are only a few things you can do, but they are both more obvious and straightforward. I've done tons of editing in Paint simply because it was what was available. For a really good time, try creating a "lines and text" image in PowerPoint, exporting it through copying to the clipboard pasting into a new Paint image, and then tweaking the edges and corners with Paint. It is indeed slow and clunky, but it works, it gives you what you want, and it takes tools that come with a corporate Windows installation.

As it happens, I've been looking for something on the same order as Paint for creating very simple background pictures for web page fields. I'll be looking at the apps people suggest here as I get time.

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Sep 19, 2007, 02:08 AM
 
Gimp is the only Mac application I have found that does as good a job at adding captions to images as Paint does. I was thinking of that when I suggested it.
     
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Sep 19, 2007, 04:41 AM
 
ImagePlay is very good at adding captions, lots of options.




Download link (v0.1.5)

There's a newer version out, v0.3, but it's gone from freeware to $20 shareware in between time.
     
   
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