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PintaProject/Pinta

Simple GTK Paint Program observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/PintaProject/Pinta · homepage · C# · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

87/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 65
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 38.5
  • age_days: 5472
  • days_rel: 153
  • days_push: 9
  • n_releases_24m: 9

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

3976 stars · 389 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Pinta is a free, open-source painting and image editing program inspired by Paint.NET 3.0, built with GTK and C#/.NET. It offers drawing tools, effects, adjustments, and unlimited undo across Linux, Windows, macOS, and BSD.

Use cases

  • simple drawing and sketching app for linux
  • free image editor like paint.net for mac
  • crop rotate and resize photos
  • apply effects and adjustments to images with live preview
  • pixel art editing
  • retouch photos without complex software

When to choose

  • you want a lightweight, simple paint program on Linux, macOS, Windows, or BSD
  • you like Paint.NET's workflow but need a cross-platform or open-source option
  • you need basic photo editing with effects and unlimited undo

When to avoid

  • you need professional-grade editing like layers masks and advanced color management (use GIMP or Krita)
  • you need a scriptable or headless image processing pipeline (use ImageMagick)
  • you need vector graphics editing

Facets

application · maturity active

image-processing gui graphics image-processing cross-platform windows bsd cross-platform paint-program image-editor gtk drawing paint-net-clone csharp dotnet linux macos desktop

3 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
PintaProject/Pintamain87

For agents

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