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<blockquote data-quote="Randy B. Singer" data-source="post: 1715433" data-attributes="member: 190607"><p>As Kermit would say, those programs are "gone with the Schwinn." Apple considers these to be "third party opportunities." And third parties haven't let us down! Here is what I know of that's available in the easy-to-use free-to-inexpensive category:</p><p></p><p></p><p>PaintBrush (free)</p><p><a href="http://paintbrush.sourceforge.net/" target="_blank">Paintbrush | Home</a></p><p>(Reminiscent of MacPaint or Microsoft Paint)</p><p></p><p>Seashore (Free)</p><p><a href="http://seashore.sourceforge.net/The_Seashore_Project/About.html" target="_blank">The Seashore Project</a></p><p>or</p><p><a href="http://is.gd/jSvtv" target="_blank">The Seashore Project</a></p><p></p><p>Pinta (free)</p><p><a href="http://pinta-project.com/" target="_blank">Pinta: Painting Made Simple</a></p><p></p><p>iPaint (free) </p><p><a href="http://ipaint.sourceforge.net/" target="_blank">Home</a></p><p>(more sophisticated version of PaintBrush)</p><p></p><p>TuxPaint (free) (For children)</p><p><a href="http://www.tuxpaint.org/" target="_blank">Free art software for kids of all ages</a></p><p></p><p>Pixelmator ($30)</p><p><a href="http://www.pixelmator.com/" target="_blank">Pixelmator Pro</a></p><p>tp://itunes.apple.om/us/app/pixelmator/id407963104?mt=12&ls=1 (outdated link removed)</p><p></p><p>Pixen ($10)</p><p><a href="http://pixenapp.com/" target="_blank">Pixen - pixel art editor for macOS, iOS, and iPad</a></p><p><a href="https://github.com/Pixen/Pixen" target="_blank">GitHub - Pixen/Pixen: Pixel art editor for macOS and iOS</a></p><p></p><p>ChocoFlop (free)</p><p><a href="http://www.chocoflop.com/home_en.html" target="_blank">ChocoFlop - Non-destructive image editing application for your mac</a></p><p>Free serial number for ChocoFlop:</p><p><a href="http://www.chocoflop.com/buy_en.html" target="_blank">ChocoFlop - Non-destructive image editing application for your mac</a></p><p></p><p>LiveQuartz (free/$7)</p><p><a href="http://www.rhapsoft.com/" target="_blank">LiveQuartz - Simple Image Editing on Mac</a></p><p></p><p>Patina ($5)</p><p><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/app/patina/id942568098" target="_blank">https://itunes.apple.com/app/patina/id942568098</a></p><p></p><p>PaintSupreme ($6)</p><p><a href="http://www.braindistrict.com/en/paintsupreme" target="_blank">http://www.braindistrict.com/en/paintsupreme</a></p><p></p><p>Acorn ($30)</p><p><a href="http://flyingmeat.com/acorn/" target="_blank">Acorn 7 | Full Featured Photo Editor for the Mac</a></p><p></p><p>Rita ($20)</p><p><a href="http://www.frykholm.se/rita.html" target="_blank">frykholm.se</a></p><p></p><p>ArtRage ($50)</p><p><a href="http://www.artrage.com/artrage-studio.html" target="_blank">http://www.artrage.com/artrage-studio.html</a></p><p></p><p>PhotoLine (Euro 59)</p><p><a href="http://www.pl32.com/" target="_blank">PhotoLine: Photo Editing, Vector Editor, Design Software</a></p><p></p><p>Coral Painter Essentials ($60) (an awesome natural media-replication program)</p><p><a href="http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product/1190317151777#tabview=tab0" target="_blank">http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product/1190317151777#tabview=tab0</a></p><p>or</p><p><a href="http://is.gd/jSvI8" target="_blank">http://is.gd/jSvI8</a></p><p></p><p>Photoshop Elements ($90)</p><p><a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopel/" target="_blank">Easy photo editing software - Adobe Photoshop Elements 2025</a></p><p>(a wildly powerful favorite)</p><p></p><p>Gimp/Gimpshop (free)</p><p><a href="http://gimp.lisanet.de/Website/News/News.html" target="_blank">http://gimp.lisanet.de/Website/News/News.html</a></p><p><a href="http://www.gimpshop.com/" target="_blank">Skillademia Acquires Gimpshop - Skillademia</a></p><p>(Both are the same program, but Gimpshop has an interface more like Photoshop)</p><p>(This is a wildly powerful, professional level, open-source program, similar to Photoshop.)</p><p></p><p>Please let us know which one(s) you like best!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randy B. Singer, post: 1715433, member: 190607"] As Kermit would say, those programs are "gone with the Schwinn." Apple considers these to be "third party opportunities." And third parties haven't let us down! Here is what I know of that's available in the easy-to-use free-to-inexpensive category: PaintBrush (free) [URL="http://paintbrush.sourceforge.net/"]Paintbrush | Home[/URL] (Reminiscent of MacPaint or Microsoft Paint) Seashore (Free) [URL="http://seashore.sourceforge.net/The_Seashore_Project/About.html"]The Seashore Project[/URL] or [URL="http://is.gd/jSvtv"]The Seashore Project[/URL] Pinta (free) [URL="http://pinta-project.com/"]Pinta: Painting Made Simple[/URL] iPaint (free) [URL="http://ipaint.sourceforge.net/"]Home[/URL] (more sophisticated version of PaintBrush) TuxPaint (free) (For children) [URL="http://www.tuxpaint.org/"]Free art software for kids of all ages[/URL] Pixelmator ($30) [URL="http://www.pixelmator.com/"]Pixelmator Pro[/URL] tp://itunes.apple.om/us/app/pixelmator/id407963104?mt=12&ls=1 (outdated link removed) Pixen ($10) [URL="http://pixenapp.com/"]Pixen - pixel art editor for macOS, iOS, and iPad[/URL] [URL="https://github.com/Pixen/Pixen"]GitHub - Pixen/Pixen: Pixel art editor for macOS and iOS[/URL] ChocoFlop (free) [URL="http://www.chocoflop.com/home_en.html"]ChocoFlop - Non-destructive image editing application for your mac[/URL] Free serial number for ChocoFlop: [URL="http://www.chocoflop.com/buy_en.html"]ChocoFlop - Non-destructive image editing application for your mac[/URL] LiveQuartz (free/$7) [URL="http://www.rhapsoft.com/"]LiveQuartz - Simple Image Editing on Mac[/URL] Patina ($5) [URL]https://itunes.apple.com/app/patina/id942568098[/URL] PaintSupreme ($6) [URL]http://www.braindistrict.com/en/paintsupreme[/URL] Acorn ($30) [URL="http://flyingmeat.com/acorn/"]Acorn 7 | Full Featured Photo Editor for the Mac[/URL] Rita ($20) [URL="http://www.frykholm.se/rita.html"]frykholm.se[/URL] ArtRage ($50) [URL]http://www.artrage.com/artrage-studio.html[/URL] PhotoLine (Euro 59) [URL="http://www.pl32.com/"]PhotoLine: Photo Editing, Vector Editor, Design Software[/URL] Coral Painter Essentials ($60) (an awesome natural media-replication program) [URL]http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product/1190317151777#tabview=tab0[/URL] or [URL]http://is.gd/jSvI8[/URL] Photoshop Elements ($90) [URL="http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopel/"]Easy photo editing software - Adobe Photoshop Elements 2025[/URL] (a wildly powerful favorite) Gimp/Gimpshop (free) [URL]http://gimp.lisanet.de/Website/News/News.html[/URL] [URL="http://www.gimpshop.com/"]Skillademia Acquires Gimpshop - Skillademia[/URL] (Both are the same program, but Gimpshop has an interface more like Photoshop) (This is a wildly powerful, professional level, open-source program, similar to Photoshop.) Please let us know which one(s) you like best! [/QUOTE]
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