Adobe Fresco vs Microsoft Paint
Adobe Fresco
adobe.comMicrosoft Paint
microsoft.comSide by side
| Figure | Adobe Fresco | Microsoft Paint |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 3 | 3 |
| Spec score · Digital Painting Software | 8.5 (#7) | 7.7 (#27) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Layers | Fresco allows unlimited layers. | Layers can be edited independently, merged, and reordered to organize image compositions. |
| Purpose | Adobe Fresco is a drawing and painting app built for stylus and touch devices. | Paint is a Windows graphics editing app for creating, editing, and manipulating images and drawings. |
Plans
Adobe Fresco
- Adobe FrescoPrice not published
- Adobe FrescoPriced on request
- Adobe Fresco Single App (Free)Free
Microsoft Paint
- Included with WindowsPrice not published
- Included with WindowsPriced on request
- PaintFree
In their own words
Adobe Fresco
Adobe Fresco is a free drawing and painting app for stylus and touch devices. It offers pixel, vector, watercolor, and oil live brushes, plus frame-by-frame animation and motion paths. Artwork can use unlimited layers. Adobe lists support for iPad, iPhone, Windows devices with Intel, Nvidia, or AMD processors, and specified Surface ARM devices. Fresco work can move into Photoshop and sync as a Creative Cloud document. When connected, artwork syncs automatically to Adobe Creative Cloud; offline documents remain local and sync after reconnection. Publish & Export or Quick Export can send artwork to Dropbox or other cloud storage. The free plan includes 5 GB of cloud storage, while a paid Fresco plus Photoshop on iPad plan includes 100 GB. Adobe says paid upgrades add premium Adobe Fonts and more storage. Fresco is available on iOS and Windows, with desktop and mobile apps.
Microsoft Paint
Microsoft Paint has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.