Microsoft’s next Windows 10 update, called the Autumn (or Fall in the US) Creators Update, will bring a variety of new features. But one long-standing stalwart of the Windows experience has been put on the chopping block: Microsoft Paint.
First released with the very first version of Windows 1.0 in 1985, Paint in its various guises would be one of the first graphics editors used by many and became a core part of Windows. Starting life as a 1-bit monochrome licensed version of ZSoft’s PC Paintbrush, it wasn’t until Windows 98 that Paint could save in JPEG.
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Microsoft Paint to be killed off after 32 years
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Re: RIP Microsoft Paint
I remember that... not so... fondly.it wasn’t until Windows 98 that Paint could save in JPEG.
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Umm.. I still use paint... I think I may be the only one.
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I use it for conversion and really basic editing stuff all of the time (Like white washing or adding text). Not so much as a real image editor though.coopasonic wrote:Umm.. I still use paint... I think I may be the only one.
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I use it constantly for screen grabs. Often times a quick screen shot from our tracking software can save me time and frustration versus having to explain something over phone or email.
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Re: RIP Microsoft Paint
It's not actually dead yet but has been given a terminal diagnosis.
As a deprecated feature they aren't developing it but haven't officially announced removal.
See here.
As a deprecated feature they aren't developing it but haven't officially announced removal.
See here.
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If you are using to grab a small piece of a screenshot, have you tried Snipping Tool?Brian wrote:I use it constantly for screen grabs. Often times a quick screen shot from our tracking software can save me time and frustration versus having to explain something over phone or email.
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Snipping Tool changed my life.
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Re: RIP Microsoft Paint
I've been happy using Greenshot.coopasonic wrote:If you are using to grab a small piece of a screenshot, have you tried Snipping Tool?Brian wrote:I use it constantly for screen grabs. Often times a quick screen shot from our tracking software can save me time and frustration versus having to explain something over phone or email.
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coopasonic wrote:If you are using to grab a small piece of a screenshot, have you tried Snipping Tool?
Nope. Wasn't even aware of it.
Stupid progress.
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Brian wrote:coopasonic wrote:If you are using to grab a small piece of a screenshot, have you tried Snipping Tool?
Nope. Wasn't even aware of it.
Stupid progress.
Very handy especially when the cropping tool built in to Office projects leaves the image in tact and you don't always want people to be able to see the whole image.
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Re: RIP Microsoft Paint
I really like Greenshot, but I'll like it even more when they add an eraser tool to it.Moliere wrote:I've been happy using Greenshot.coopasonic wrote:If you are using to grab a small piece of a screenshot, have you tried Snipping Tool?Brian wrote:I use it constantly for screen grabs. Often times a quick screen shot from our tracking software can save me time and frustration versus having to explain something over phone or email.
I still occasionally end up using Paint when I want to combine two related screenshots into one file that I need to send to customer - so I still combine them in Paint.
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I use Paint once in a blue moon when, for some reason, I need to edit a graphic on Wife's machine. She doesn't have any graphics programs installed, so I just reach for the one I know is always there.
Myself, I still favor PaintShop Pro 4.1, a 1996 shareware version that has just the right balance of simplicity and versatility. I bought PSP 10 many years ago but found it to be an overcomplicated Photoshop wannabe, so I still prefer good ol' 4.0. It won't install in the modern Windows environment, but it still runs if you just plop the folder down and doubleclick the exe. And since I actually paid for PSP 10 I don't feel guilty about exceeding the 30-day license for 4.1.
Myself, I still favor PaintShop Pro 4.1, a 1996 shareware version that has just the right balance of simplicity and versatility. I bought PSP 10 many years ago but found it to be an overcomplicated Photoshop wannabe, so I still prefer good ol' 4.0. It won't install in the modern Windows environment, but it still runs if you just plop the folder down and doubleclick the exe. And since I actually paid for PSP 10 I don't feel guilty about exceeding the 30-day license for 4.1.
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Snipping tool is nice, but I need to occasionally add an arrow or call out box. I guess I need to look and see what IrfanView has.
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I use Irfanview occasionally because it parses large .tif files that MS photo viewer in its various names and incarnations cannot handle.Isgrimnur wrote:Snipping tool is nice, but I need to occasionally add an arrow or call out box. I guess I need to look and see what IrfanView has.
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I tend to pastes pictures in to word or powerpoint or outlook where I can add arrows and such. However, I note that Outlook doesn't keep the arrows and such where you put them when you mail the image with arrow and such layered on them. grumble grumble
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Greenshot is great for that.Isgrimnur wrote:Snipping tool is nice, but I need to occasionally add an arrow or call out box.
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Built in and easy, huh? Noted.gilraen wrote:Greenshot is great for that.Isgrimnur wrote:Snipping tool is nice, but I need to occasionally add an arrow or call out box.
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You can't add text, but snipping tool let's you draw and highlight on the image you capture.Isgrimnur wrote:Snipping tool is nice, but I need to occasionally add an arrow or call out box. I guess I need to look and see what IrfanView has.
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Re: RIP Microsoft Paint
I switched to Paint Shop Pro, before they got sold to Corel or whoever it was. Then I switched to PaintNet. That's the perfect program for me. It has just enough advanced features, relative to something like Paint, that it does everything I need it to do. It's simple to use because it's not loaded with ALL the features of something like Photoshop. In my experience you have to choose from pro level stuff like Photoshop, or wannabe imitators like GIMP who manage to have terrible user interfaces or overly simple programs like Paint. PaintNet hits that sweet spot of being slick to use and capable.
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Re: RIP Microsoft Paint
I use it to quickly send a screenshot to some User of what they need to do, or what I see, etc. - but to add something or crop the image, etc...
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I also just use it for screenshots. In fact I used it yesterday. I take a shot then paste it into Paint then save it and upload to tinypic for someone to view. Never used ti as a real paint program. Come to think of it I haven't looked at my FPT site in YEARS!! ugh.coopasonic wrote:If you are using to grab a small piece of a screenshot, have you tried Snipping Tool?Brian wrote:I use it constantly for screen grabs. Often times a quick screen shot from our tracking software can save me time and frustration versus having to explain something over phone or email.
Ill check out Snipping.
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Paint.NET is the bee's knees.
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Re: RIP Microsoft Paint
Ah, Paint, you were always there to remind me that I've not yet installed something better every time I got a new or newly imaged machine. Now I guess I'll just right-click on the file and stare blankly when the "Open with" command has nothing to offer. I wish I could say something nice about it but....32 years and virtually no improvement? What was the product team doing all that time? Golfing with Ballmer?
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Well they were fulfilling every singly demand you made on them and regarding your needs from a default paint program.Jeff V wrote:Ah, Paint, you were always there to remind me that I've not yet installed something better every time I got a new or newly imaged machine. Now I guess I'll just right-click on the file and stare blankly when the "Open with" command has nothing to offer. I wish I could say something nice about it but....32 years and virtually no improvement? What was the product team doing all that time? Golfing with Ballmer?
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I gave them credit for that, didn't I? I never could stand using it to actually do anything. In the early days, Paint Shop Pro was my friend. Lately it's been a cheap-ass derivative of Photoshop.
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Yeah heard the news, pretty sad in deed been using paint for the longest time especially in print screen.
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If you're a bot, you're good. And if you aren't, welcome.newcomer wrote:Yeah heard the news, pretty sad in deed been using paint for the longest time especially in print screen.
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I used Paint just today. I use it to doctor up helmets for my fantasy football league. Never needed anything grand to do that. If paint goes away I'll have to find something else that is simple to use.
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Microsoft will eventually kill everything you love. It's their way.
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I remember PC Paintbrush
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Today, we’ve seen an incredible outpouring of support and nostalgia around MS Paint. If there’s anything we learned, it’s that after 32 years, MS Paint has a lot of fans. It’s been amazing to see so much love for our trusty old app. Amidst today’s commentary around MS Paint we wanted to take this opportunity to set the record straight, clear up some confusion and share some good news:
MS Paint is here to stay, it will just have a new home soon, in the Windows Store where it will be available for free.
Paint 3D – the new app for creativity, also available for free with the Windows 10 Creators Update, will continue to get new feature updates. In addition to the new 3D capabilities, many of the MS Paint features people know and love like photo editing, line and curve tools, and 2D creation are in Paint 3D.
So, thanks for all the MS Paint love, keep the feedback coming via the Paint 3D app, and keep creating!
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I would you say that I'm a bot?Kraken wrote:If you're a bot, you're good. And if you aren't, welcome.newcomer wrote:Yeah heard the news, pretty sad in deed been using paint for the longest time especially in print screen.
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This is a Turing test, isn't it?newcomer wrote:I would you say that I'm a bot?Kraken wrote:If you're a bot, you're good. And if you aren't, welcome.newcomer wrote:Yeah heard the news, pretty sad in deed been using paint for the longest time especially in print screen.
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Perhaps an ad for the Blade Runner 2049?Kraken wrote:This is a Turing test, isn't it?newcomer wrote:I would you say that I'm a bot?Kraken wrote:If you're a bot, you're good. And if you aren't, welcome.newcomer wrote:Yeah heard the news, pretty sad in deed been using paint for the longest time especially in print screen.
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Didn't Microsoft learn anything? Listening to angry idiots is why we have Trump now.Daehawk wrote:People got angry so MS says Paint not dead.
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Because Democrats are enlightened and civil in their discourse?Jeff V wrote:Listening to angry idiots is why we have Trump now.
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Wait, what? The angry idiots did not vote for a democrat, their discourse has been irrelevant. They voted for the shit show we have there. And now they voted to keep a piece of junkware that could easily be replaced by something much better.Moliere wrote:Because Democrats are enlightened and civil in their discourse?Jeff V wrote:Listening to angry idiots is why we have Trump now.
Idiots - this is why we can't have nice things.
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Knock off the R&P brushwaiving.
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