Tux Paint is a free, award-winning drawing program for children ages 3 to 12 (for example, preschool and K-6).Tux Paint is used in schools around the world as a computer literacy drawing activity.It combines an easy-to-use interface, fun sound effects, and an encouraging cartoon mascot who guides children as they use the program.

Kids are presented with a blank canvas and a variety of drawing tools to help them be creative.(See the full list of features.)

The chalk and blur magic tools.

The latest version of Tux Paint runs on a variety of platforms, including Windows (XP and later), macOS (10.10 and later), Linux, Android, Haiku, and more.Older versions of Tux Paint have been released for a variety of other platforms, as well. On Windows 10, you have the Paint app which has been around since Windows 98, and there is Paint 3D which is a new app added in Windows 10 for creating 3D projects. We’re going to show you how you can make a background transparent in both apps.

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For macOS, Windows, Linux and more!

The latest version of Tux Paint runs on a variety of platforms, including Windows (XP and later), macOS (10.10 and later), Linux, Android, Haiku, and more. Older versions of Tux Paint have been released for a variety of other platforms, as well.

How Much Does It Cost?

Tux Paint is free, Open Source software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License.It is developed by volunteers around the world. We work on it as a labor of love, with the hopes that people will find it useful, and in turn share it with their own friends and family.

Because Tux Paint (and other open source software) is free of cost and not limited in any way, a school can use it today, without waiting for procurement or a budget!

Download Tux Paint today, and enjoy!

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Did you know? Tux Paint runs right on your computer, and doesn't require Internet access.

Tux Paint is completely free software, released as “Open Source” software, under the provisions of the GNU General Public License (GPL), version 2. This means you may download it and install it on as many machines as you wish, copy it for friends and family, and give it to your local schools. In fact, we encourage this!

Tux Paint runs on most systems, but check the Requirements if you're unsure whether your system can support it.

Earlier versions of Tux Paint are available for other platforms and OSes not listed here. Visit the 'Download Older Versions' page to access them.

Current Version (0.9.25):

Microsoft Windows

Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista

Users of Microsoft Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista can download and run this simple installer application to get the full version of Tux Paint.
(A stand-alone ZIP-file version, also known as a 'Portable' version, is available, as well.)

Windows 2000, & XP

Users of Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP can download and run this simple installer application to get a Tux Paint.
(A stand-alone ZIP-file version, also known as a 'Portable' version, is available, as well.)

Apple macOS

macOS

Apple Macintosh owners running macOS can download Tux Paint here.

Linux

Linux Distribution Packages

RPM Linux Packages

Users of RedHat and Fedora Linux distributions can download Tux Paint for Intel x86 architecture (i386) or source-code in RPM format.

Fedora Linux and EPEL Packages

Users of Fedora and various Enterprise Linux platforms can download pre-compiled Tux Paint packages for their release and architecture from Fedora Package Sources

Slackware Linux Packages

Slackware users can download Tux Paint packages via SlackBuild.org.

Distribution-agnostic Packages

Flatpak Packages for Linux

Users of a variety of Linux distributions can install Tux Paint via Flatpak, a framework for distributing desktop applications.

Android

Android

Android phone and tablet users can download 'Tux Paint', or install it from the F-Droid software repository.

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Haiku

Haiku

Haiku users can download Tux Paint directly, or via Haiku Depot.

Previous Version (0.9.24):

Apple iOS

iOS 6.0 (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad)

iPad users with iOS 6.0 or later can download a free port called 'Tux Paint Free' from iTunes.

BSD

FreeBSD Packages

FreeBSD users can learn about the FreeBSD port of Tux Paint.

Other Downloads:

Source-code

Other Linux and Unix users can download the source-code to compile and install Tux Paint.(Developers can get the latest from the Git source-code repository.)

Fonts

Tux Paint users who use languages requiring their own fonts can download pre-packaged TrueType Fonts for Tux Paint.

Icons

Alternative icons for Tux Paint.

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