# Pinta (open-source image editor)

> Pinta is a free, open-source image editor for Windows, macOS and Linux. Pinta is a GTK clone of Paint.Net 3.0, with support for Linux, Windows, and macOS. It has 4,075 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and people use it instead of Paint.NET and Microsoft Paint.

Pinta is a GTK clone of Paint.Net 3.0, with support for Linux, Windows, and macOS. Original Pinta code is licensed under the MIT License: See license-mit.txt for the MIT License

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/PintaProject/Pinta |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 4,075 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| Replaces | Paint.NET, Microsoft Paint |
| Language | C# |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | yes (published by the project behind the app) |
| Category | Image editing & photo |
| Latest release | 3.1.2 (Apr 2, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |

## Install

### Flathub (Linux)

```sh
flatpak install flathub com.github.PintaProject.Pinta
```

Package page: https://flathub.org/apps/com.github.PintaProject.Pinta

### Snap (Linux)

```sh
snap install pinta
```

Package page: https://snapcraft.io/pinta

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