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    Paint.NET but for mac

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Tinselworm, May 10, 2009.

  1. Tinselworm

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    can i get a program like this? i find the Gimp too confusing
     
    Tinselworm, May 10, 2009
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    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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  3. Captain Fail

    Captain Fail Notebook Evangelist

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    I was in the same boat when I first got my Macbook Pro.

    I bought Pixelmator: http://www.pixelmator.com/

    I really can't recommend it enough. Fantastic program! Seriously!
     
    Captain Fail, May 10, 2009
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  4. booji

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    I use paintbrush - its the only mac program that I have found to be very much equivalent to MS Paint. I believe its freeware as well.
     
    booji, May 10, 2009
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  5. Captain Fail

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    He's not looking for an equivalent to MS Paint, he's looking for an equivalent to the freeware windows program Paint.NET

    Paint.NET is like a halfway point between ms paint and adobe photoshop.

    Pixelmator is the only mac equivalent without actually buying adobe photoshop. It's not free, but it's not expensive either.
     
    Captain Fail, May 10, 2009
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  6. booji

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    Ah I see - thanks for the clarification. I just quickly read his posted and assumed he meant MS paint. As they say, when you "ASSUME", you make an "A$$" out of "U and ME".
     
    booji, May 10, 2009
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  7. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    picassa maybe?
     
    Xirurg, May 10, 2009
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  8. Colton

    Colton Also Proudly American

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    +1 for Pixelmator, as it's great! It's just like Photoshop, and has most of the same features. ;) You can also import Photoshop brushes, which is a nice feature also. :)
     
    Colton, May 10, 2009
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  9. doh123

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    Gimp confusing? dunno I've always thought it was pretty easy and powerful... i use it for everything I do
     
    doh123, May 10, 2009
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  10. Colton

    Colton Also Proudly American

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    GIMP is great, but for me, it was a bit confusing using all of the features AT FIRST. ;) It takes some time getting used to, just as most new applications. :) Just a bit of time will do the trick. ;)
     
    Colton, May 11, 2009
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  11. Gclown

    Gclown Notebook Consultant

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    "seashore" i had the same dilemma as you and this is a great solution.
     
    Gclown, May 12, 2009
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  12. jackluo923

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    As a last resort, run paint.net under windows xp in a virtual machine in unity mode.
     
    jackluo923, May 12, 2009
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  13. doh123

    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    one of the best things for making GIMP easier to use is going into X11 preferences and enabling focus in X11 to follow the mouse... by default you have to click a window then click what you want in it. go back to another and click it then click what you want.. etc.... if you change the option it is much easier getting rid of that extra click, as focused window switches by itself.
     
    doh123, May 12, 2009
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  14. Colton

    Colton Also Proudly American

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    Thanks doh! That really helps make it easier to grasp the application better, and a few clicks helped do what I needed to do faster than about 20 clicks and undo's. :p
     
    Colton, May 13, 2009
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  15. Tinselworm

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    i'll just use Gimp...
     
    Tinselworm, May 14, 2009
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  16. Captain Fail

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    Try Pixelmator as a trial? I promise you won't go back to GIMP after that :)
     
    Captain Fail, May 14, 2009
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  17. Beatsiz

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    How about GIMP?

    PS: Didn't notice that you already tried GIMP...


    Have you tried the latest one? It gets some taking use to... but Paint.NET is definitely AMAZING :D
     
    Beatsiz, May 14, 2009
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  18. Tinselworm

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    Paint.NET is awesome
     
    Tinselworm, May 15, 2009
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