#ms paint

Ever since the news about Paint to be removed by Microsoft came out, everybody went ballistic. Even I did too, but shortly after, Microsoft has announced that they will not be removing Paint and it will be available for download at the Windows Store. If you're one of those few people who want to try other photo editing softwares aside from the classic and beloved MS Paint, you are exactly where you're supposed to be right now. Author's note: All softwares listed below are free.  1.)  Paint.NET  For more than 13 years, Paint.NET is originally intended to be a replacement for MS Paint. Its creator, Rick Brewster, started this whole Paint programming idea during his last term in college wherein they were required to do a senior design project and one of the projects with that was from Microsoft. 2.) GIMP Also known as a popular alternative to MS Paint, GIMP has made a name for itself throughout the years. 3.) Fresh Paint  Fresh Paint is originally a Microsoft Research project known as Project Gustav and was coded by Opoku James Agyemang. He wanted to integrate the behavior of physical oil paint on a digital medium. Read more in our articles including "6 Alternatives to MS Paint" and "Microsoft will not remove Paint".