Comments on: Like Paint for Mac?

Question: Like Paint for Mac?

bluefly — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:58:48 -0800

Can you suggest a simple 2d drawing program for Mac OS X (Tiger)? I'd like something with the simplicity of MS Paint. I'm trying to draw some very simple line diagrams. If it's free (or cheap) that would be good.

I've tried Pixen, but it really seems geared toward drawing small things. Inkscape would be best, but it always crashes on my machine. I've tried Seashore, but it doesn't really seem to be a drawing program.

By: self

self — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:05:18 -0800

It's got a host of higher-end features you probably wouldn't need, but the tools you do are most certainly there:

Seashore

By: Midnight Rambler

Midnight Rambler — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:09:18 -0800

Paint.Net

By: bluefly

bluefly — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:11:22 -0800

I've tried Seashore (see original post), but it doesn't seem to have drawing tools (Like simple shapes or ellipses or arcs). Is there something I'm missing?

By: NucleophilicAttack

NucleophilicAttack — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:11:33 -0800

Pixelmator is a highly regarded bitmap image editor. If you are looking to work with rasters, this might be a good pick.

For vector drawing, there are many options, including Intaglio and Lineform.

By: self

self — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:13:16 -0800

^ blueflyPoster: "I've tried Seashore (see original post), but it doesn't seem to have drawing tools (Like simple shapes or ellipses or arcs). Is there something I'm missing?"

I'm sorry I missed that, I don't usually graze over an OP detail like that.

By: bluefly

bluefly — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:14:00 -0800

Isn't Paint.net for windows only?

By: hummercash

hummercash — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:30:55 -0800

Try Skitch... its awesome. Might be a little too simple for what you're trying to do, but give it a shot.

By: Armitage Shanks

Armitage Shanks — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:57:42 -0800

If you just want a bitmap editor like MS Paint as opposed to a vector drawing app, I'd suggest either Acorn or Rita. As a registered user of Pixelmator, I wouldn't recommend PixelMator.

By: joshrholloway

joshrholloway — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:22:51 -0800

ArtRage 2 has a free version.

By: nfg

nfg — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:11:20 -0800

Paintbrush.

By: zpousman

zpousman — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:10:25 -0800

Also check out Omnigraffle? It's not a "painting" program, but if you want to make line art diagrams it might be good. It's more of a visio clone, but it's got some nice features for creating diagrams. Lots and lots of shape templates. There's a free trial but it's expensive to purchase ($79?)