I just got a Mac Mini for iPhone and BlitzMax development, and was working through a tutorial when I noticed that there is no Paint equivalent on Mac! I use Paint all the time in Windows, and I thought that Mac would have something similar.
I looked on Apple's website, and it looks like there might be something like that in iWork '08, which I don't have.
I know Photoshop runs on Mac, but I already have it for Windows (and it's a bit too slow on my Windows rig, and the Mac Mini has much lower specs).
This is my first Mac, so I don't know where to find software like this, besides the Apple Store.
So, I'm looking for a lightweight, simple image editing tool, like Paint, but for Macs. What do you use?
Thanks!
Graphic Converter is a reasonable image editor.
I prefer Fireworks, but it's a bit bigger than "lightweight".
There are lots more though... ask Google :-)
Thanks.
...Is there anything that's free or open source? I remember reading something in CPU Mag about a free, online souped-up version of Paint, but I can't remember what it was called, or if it was cross platform.
ask Google :-)
That can be dangerous - sometimes it's hard to tell if it's legit software or a virus/malware/adware/etc. That's why I'm asking here. :-)
Thanks!
Pixen looks pretty good if you are after something pixel based.
http://opensword.org/Pixen/Or how about Gimp?
http://www.gimp.org/macintosh/Jason.
Second Pixen for pixel based. Can also do animations.
You could try Seashore which does not require X-Windows and is based on Gimp code (according to the docs)
http://seashore.sourceforge.net/Works for me
Matthew
I used to use MS Paint for everything, but now I have switched to more powerful SUMO Paint... it runs in your browser and can do some pretty cool stuff, yet isn't extremely confusing to use.
http://www.sumopaint.com/app/ Thanks everyone!!
Pixen looks exactly like what I need! And I didn't know Gimp ran on OSX - that's great.
I would be a bit nervous working in a browser - doesn't seem like that would be safe..
One other question. I'm extremely new to Macs - do I need any antivirus/antispyware software? Or are there even any viruses for OSX? Windows constantly bugs me to update my security software, but there's nothing like that with OSX.
Thanks!
Malware developers wouldn't waste their time on Macintosh computers. That's the myth at least... "Macs don't get viruses"
I found pixen to be very primitive and very slow.
I recommend Gimp, but also GimpShop is a reconfiguration of the gimp gui to be more photoshop-like.
I'll also second graphic converter but it's not entirely as user-friendly as it could be, but does convert files well.
Okay, I think that answered most of my questions. I'll look at the various options for an image editor. Thanks everyone!
I use pixelmator...
Not free, but very nice...
PLS