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KolourPaint

Ch 156.7of 45 Digital Painting Software
  1. 1Runs onLinux, Mac
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3Supported platformsLinux, Mac
3 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: apps.kde.org
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Overview

KolourPaint is ranked #15 of 45 in digital painting software on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, macOS. There is a free plan.

KolourPaint plans and pricing

All plans
KolourPaint Free Desktop application · Linux via app stores or distribution package managers · macOS nightly installers listed apps.kde.org · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on digital painting software

Free plan
Yesapps.kde.org
Supported platforms
Linux, macOSapps.kde.org

Facts

Purpose
KolourPaint is a simple painting program for quickly creating raster images and handling touch-ups and simple image editing.apps.kde.org · 4 Oct 2026
Drawing tools
It supports lines, rectangles, rounded rectangles, ovals, polygons, curves and text.apps.kde.org · 4 Oct 2026
Editing tools
It includes a color picker, selections, rotation, monochrome conversion and other advanced effects.apps.kde.org · 4 Oct 2026
Linux installation
The KDE page lists Linux installation through Discover and other AppStream stores, distribution package managers, and Flathub.apps.kde.org · 4 Oct 2026
macOS availability
The KDE page lists macOS as another platform and provides nightly installers for both ARM and Intel Macs.apps.kde.org · 4 Oct 2026
Testing builds
KDE describes nightly installers as testing versions generated from the latest development branch.apps.kde.org · 4 Oct 2026
License
The product page lists BSD-2-Clause, LGPL-2.0+ and GFDL-1.2 licenses.apps.kde.org · 4 Oct 2026
Privacy
KDE's general software privacy policy says its software generally transfers no user-device information except through explicit user action, with some optional automated checks and opt-in telemetry in some applications.kde.org · 4 Oct 2026
Help
KDE links to the KolourPaint Handbook and a community forum for help.apps.kde.org · 4 Oct 2026
Issue reporting
KDE provides a bug-report link and a bug-list link for KolourPaint.apps.kde.org · 4 Oct 2026
Handbook tools
The handbook documents tools including brush, color picker, eraser, flood fill, line, pen, rectangles, selections, spraycan and text.docs.kde.org · 4 Oct 2026
Handbook effects
The handbook lists image effects including autocrop, emboss, flip, invert, mirror, grayscale, resize, rotate and soften or sharpen.docs.kde.org · 4 Oct 2026

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