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Microsoft Paint vs PhotoFlare

A side-by-side look at Microsoft Paint and PhotoFlare. 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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PhotoFlare

PhotoFlare

Photos & Graphics

PhotoFlare is a free, open source image editor and raster graphics editor for Windows. It has many of the basic features of commercial editors like Photoshop, including layers, masks, filters, transformations, and an intuitive user interface.

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