KolourPaint

KolourPaint is a free and open-source raster graphics editor by KDE. It is similar to Microsoft Paint before the version shipped with Windows 7,^[4] but has some additional features such as support for transparency, color balance and image rotation.^[5][6]

KolourPaint
Developer(s)	KDE[1]
Stable release	25.07.80[2]  / 10 July 2025
Repository	invent.kde.org/graphics/kolourpaint
Written in	C++
Operating system	Unix-like
Type	Raster graphics editor
License	BSD license,[3] LGPL-2.0+, GFDL-1.2
Website	kde.org/applications/graphics/org.kde.kolourpaint

It aims to be conceptually simple to understand, providing a level of functionality targeted towards the average user. KolourPaint is designed for casual work such as:

• Painting: drawing diagrams and "finger painting"
• Image Manipulation: editing screenshots and photos; applying effects
• Icon Editing: drawing clipart and logos with transparency

In version K Desktop Environment 3.3, KolourPaint replaced KPaint as the standard simple painting application.^[7]

KolourPaint has a port to Microsoft Windows^[8] as part of the KDE on Windows initiative. KolourPaint also has ports to MacOS but they are very complicated and require coding knowledge or command line knowledge.^[9][10]

See also

• Free and open-source software portal

• Comparison of raster graphics editors
• Microsoft Paint