Paintbrush

Name: Paintbrush
Author: Soggy Waffles

A simple macOS bitmap editor for quick drawings and basic image edits.

By Soggy Waffles

FreeProprietarymacOS

Official websitepaintbrush.sourceforge.io

Download pagepaintbrush.sourceforge.io

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About Paintbrush

Paintbrush is a Mac-native editor for making simple images, cropping photos, adding text, and doodling. It opens and saves common formats including BMP, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, and GIF.

It supports transparency in PNG and GIF images and can paste images copied from common Mac applications.

Strengths

Opens and saves BMP, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, and GIF
Supports transparency in PNG and GIF
Can paste images from common Mac applications

Limitations

Aims to provide a basic, streamlined image editor rather than replace high-end image editors

Details

Pricing: FreeThe source describes Paintbrush as freeware.
License: Proprietary
Developer: Soggy Waffles
Platforms: macOS
How it runs: Downloadable app
Best suited for: Mac users who need a basic bitmap editor for quick edits
Categories: Image editors
Last verified: October 8, 2026
Added: October 8, 2026
Provenance: Selected from the Awesome macOS
Sources: paintbrush.sourceforge.io

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