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Microsoft Paint vs miniPaint: catalog facts
Microsoft Paint	miniPaint
Free Free from the Microsoft Store.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
Windows	Web, Self-hosted
Free and familiar to Windows users Quick to open for small edits	Runs in the browser with nothing to install Layers and filters
Windows only Limited tools compared with full image editors	Fewer tools than desktop editors like GIMP or Photoshop Limited to what the browser can handle for large images
Downloadable app	Web application, Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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