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Microsoft Paint To Be Killed Off After 32 Years (theguardian.com)

Posted by msmash on from the end-of-road dept.

Microsoft's next Windows 10 update, called the Fall Creators Update, will bring a variety of new features. But one long-standing stalwart of the Windows experience has been put on the chopping block: Microsoft Paint. From a report: First released with the very first version of Windows 1.0 in 1985, Paint in its various guises would be one of the first graphics editors used by many and became a core part of Windows. Starting life as a 1-bit monochrome licensed version of ZSoft's PC Paintbrush, it wasn't until Windows 98 that Paint could save in JPEG. With the Windows 10 Creators Update, released in April, Microsoft introduced the new Paint 3D, which is installed alongside traditional Paint and features 3D image making tools as well as some basic 2D image editing. But it is not an update to original Paint and doesn't behave like it. Now Microsoft has announced that, alongside Outlook Express, Reader app and Reading list, Microsoft Paint has been signalled for death having been added to the "features that are removed or deprecated in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update" list.

6 of 388 comments (clear)

  1. Re:NO! by Scarred+Intellect · · Score: 5, Informative

    paint.net

  2. Re:Uh... by Quakeulf · · Score: 5, Informative

    The snipping tool.

  3. Re:NO! by jawtheshark · · Score: 5, Informative
    From their EULA:

    IrfanView is provided as freeware, but only for private, non-commercial use (that means at home). Companies and most state organisations need user licenses.

    The OP says he uses it in a professional setting. Be prepared to acquire licenses or at least talk with your legal department.

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  4. Re:NO! by xeoron · · Score: 3, Informative
    Use the spiritual successor Paint.net.

    Paint.NET is free image and photo editing software for PCs that run Windows. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools. An active and growing online community provides friendly help, tutorials, and plugins.

  5. Re:NO! by Topwiz · · Score: 2, Informative

    I use the version from XP from here: http://www.mspaintxp.com/.

  6. Re:NO! by thegarbz · · Score: 3, Informative

    but nothing beats win+r mspaint ctrl+p crop save

    winkey "sni" select area save. It's shorter and faster.