Microsoft Paint

Microsoft Paint
Other namesPaintbrush (1985–1995)
DeveloperMicrosoft
Stable release(s) [±]
Windows 11May 2026 Update (11.2605.71) / July 10, 2026 (2026-07-10)
Windows 10, discontinued10.0 (Build 19041.5553) / February 25, 2025 (2025-02-25)
Operating systemWindows 11
PlatformIA-32, x86-64, and ARM (historically Itanium, DEC Alpha, MIPS, and PowerPC)
Included withAll Microsoft Windows versions
TypeRaster graphics editor
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Microsoft Paint (more commonly known as MS Paint or simply Paint) is a simple raster graphics editor that has been included with all versions of Microsoft Windows. The program opens, modifies and saves image files in Windows bitmap (BMP), JPEG, GIF, PNG, and single-page TIFF formats. The program can be in color mode or two-color black-and-white, but there is no grayscale mode. For its simplicity and wide availability, it rapidly became one of the most used Windows applications, introducing many to painting on a computer for the first time.

In July 2017, Microsoft added Paint to the list of deprecated features of Windows 10 and announced that it had become a free standalone application in Microsoft Store, with Paint 3D as its replacement. However, as a result of public demand from users, Paint has continued to be included with Windows 10 and even Windows 11, with Microsoft instead deprecating Paint 3D. Windows 11 also includes a version of Paint in later versions that added, among other updates, an updated UI and dark mode support.

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