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KolourPaint vs CorePaint: catalog facts
KolourPaint	CorePaint
Free Free and open source from the KDE community.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
macOS, Linux	Linux
Quick to start and easy to learn Covers basic shapes, text, selections and effects	Light on resources and dependencies Works on any desktop environment
Not suited to advanced photo editing or layered work Primarily a Linux application	Basic painting tool, not a full image editor Little standalone documentation on the project site
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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