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Microsoft Paint vs miniPaint

A side-by-side look at Microsoft Paint and miniPaint. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Microsoft Paint

Microsoft Paint

Photos & Graphics

Microsoft Paint is a simple raster graphics editor that comes pre-installed with Microsoft Windows. It allows users to draw simple images, crop and resize images, and apply basic edits like rotating images and changing color palettes. Common uses are making simple diagrams, editing screenshots, and basic image manipulation.

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miniPaint

miniPaint

Photos & Graphics

miniPaint is a free and open source raster graphics editor software. It has basic image editing features like layers, drawing tools, filters and supports popular image formats. It is lightweight, easy to use and good for basic image editing on the go.

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