MS Paint replacement

phlakephlake
Posted:
in Mac Software edited January 2014
At the risk of being burned at the stake, I would like to ask if anyone knows of an inexpensive Mac program that can perform the same functions as Microsoft's infamous Paint.



My main need is this:

I have two JPG images that I need to concatenate side by side, and then make a cropping of the combined image. I've looked for several weeks but have yet to find a program that meets my needs. I'm really trying to avoid busying Parallels just to run Paint.



Thanks for your help!

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 9
    bonsai1214bonsai1214 Posts: 74member
    http://www.apple.com/downloads/macos...aintbrush.html



    or seashore works quite well
  • Reply 2 of 9
    haveyoumetmarkhaveyoumetmark Posts: 64member
    Paintbrush is the best,I'm convinced. A simple search would have sufficed.
  • Reply 3 of 9
    teedoff087teedoff087 Posts: 348member
    That's debatable. I recommend Rita. Wayyyyyy better.
  • Reply 4 of 9
    mr. memr. me Posts: 3,221member
    GraphicConverter
  • Reply 5 of 9
    phlakephlake Posts: 91member
    Thanks everybody.



    I'm not sure how I missed Paintbrush in my searches. That looks like it should fill my needs.



    Thanks again for helping me out.
  • Reply 6 of 9
    adjei7adjei7 Posts: 32member
    You can't quit looking until you have tried Gimp. One of the best free picture editors out. Been a bit buggy of late, but they sorted most of the issues out, which were due to the new Leopard X11. Again, once 10.5.2 comes out, that shouldn't pose a problem.



    The only one of the others I have tried is seashore, which is nice, but far too limited for me compared to Gimp. But if you're not looking for something too fancy I guess you wont need it.



    K
  • Reply 7 of 9
    phlakephlake Posts: 91member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by adjei7 View Post


    You can't quit looking until you have tried Gimp. One of the best free picture editors out. Been a bit buggy of late, but they sorted most of the issues out, which were due to the new Leopard X11. Again, once 10.5.2 comes out, that shouldn't pose a problem.



    The only one of the others I have tried is seashore, which is nice, but far too limited for me compared to Gimp. But if you're not looking for something too fancy I guess you wont need it.



    K



    Thanks. I was trying to avoid using the GIMP though, mostly because it seems way to big for what I need. It's like using a nuclear reactor to make a bowl of popcorn. Thanks for the reply, though.
  • Reply 8 of 9
    theocrysttheocryst Posts: 5member
    As lead developer, would it be wrong for me to also recommend Paintbrush?



    Anyway, we just released version 1.1 which corrects a lot of the issues with previous versions, so make sure you're fully updated using the built-in updater. Oh, and definitely feel free to recommend changes for future versions.
  • Reply 9 of 9
    adjei7adjei7 Posts: 32member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Phlake View Post


    Thanks. I was trying to avoid using the GIMP though, mostly because it seems way to big for what I need. It's like using a nuclear reactor to make a bowl of popcorn. Thanks for the reply, though.



    Nuclear reactors make the best popcorn! but fair enough, worth a mention though.



    K
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