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Pinta vs Avvie: catalog facts
PintaAvvie
Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence, with code from Paint.NET 3.36 used under the…

Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.

Windows, macOS, Linux Linux
  • The Paint.NET workflow on macOS, Linux and BSD as well as Windows
  • Unlimited undo with a history pane
  • Fast square crops for avatars
  • Lossless JPEG cropping
  • Nowhere near GIMP or Krita for serious editing
  • No plugin ecosystem comparable to Paint.NET's
  • Linux only
  • Does cropping and scaling only, no other editing
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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