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Paintbrush vs JS Paint: catalog facts
Paintbrush	JS Paint
Best for: Mac users who need a basic bitmap editor for quick edits	Best for: Quick doodles and simple edits with a familiar MS Paint layout
Free The source describes Paintbrush as freeware.	Free Free and open source under the MIT License, with optional donations.
macOS	Linux, Web
Opens and saves BMP, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, and GIF Supports transparency in PNG and GIF All 3 strengths for Paintbrush Opens and saves BMP, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, and GIF Supports transparency in PNG and GIF Can paste images from common Mac applications	Faithful MS Paint interface in any browser Extra features beyond the original, including vertical text All 4 strengths for JS Paint Faithful MS Paint interface in any browser Extra features beyond the original, including vertical text Desktop app with a Linux AppImage build Actively maintained, with a 2026 release
Aims to provide a basic, streamlined image editor rather than replace high-end image editors	Deliberately simple compared with full photo editors No layers or advanced retouching tools
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Web application
Not open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Paintbrush paintbrush.sourceforge.io Catalog checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for JS Paint jspaint.app Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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