# steffest/DPaint-js

Webbased image editor, modeled after the legendary Deluxe Paint with a focus on retro Amiga file formats: read and write Amiga icon files and IFF ILBM images/animations

Repository: https://github.com/steffest/DPaint-js
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dpaint-js
Homepage: https://dpaint.app
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: amiga, javascript
Last push: 2026-08-12T06:26:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 39, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1577, "days_push": 21, "days_rel": 198, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1021, forks 61 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:15.910350+00:00)

## What it is
DPaint.js is a browser-based image editor modeled after Deluxe Paint, with strong support for retro Amiga file formats like IFF ILBM images, IFF ANIM animations, and Amiga icon files. It is dependency-free plain JavaScript that runs entirely client-side, including an embedded Amiga emulator for previewing work in the original Deluxe Paint.

## Use cases
- edit IFF ILBM images in the browser
- convert Amiga icon files to modern formats
- create pixel art with Amiga OCS/ECS 12-bit palettes
- read animations from Amiga disk files (ADF)
- reduce image colors with fine-grained dithering
- make frame-based animations with color cycling
- preview artwork in a real emulated Deluxe Paint

## When to choose
- you need to read or write Amiga IFF ILBM, ANIM, or icon files
- you want a free, offline-capable, no-install pixel editor
- you work with retro Amiga or Atari ST palettes and compression modes
- you need color reduction with detailed dithering control

## When to avoid
- you need a native desktop application with OS integration
- you require advanced photo editing like RAW processing or CMYK
- you need collaborative or cloud-synced editing features

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, animation, gui, file-system
- domain: image-processing, graphics, web-development
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: image-editor, amiga, deluxe-paint, iff-ilbm, pixel-art, retro-computing, dithering, color-palette, adf, touch-friendly, web-server

## Member repositories
- steffest/DPaint-js (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:15.910350+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:08:52.203622+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/steffest/DPaint-js (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:15.910350+00:00, sha 5cf46a770fb3)
  - homepage: https://dpaint.app (fetched 2026-08-29T13:09:20.001029+00:00, sha 3571170a1903)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.