GrobPaint: Lightweight Multiplatform Image Editor with Layers and Blend Modes
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Summary
GrobPaint is a lightweight, multiplatform image editor that fills the gap between MS Paint and Paint.NET, particularly for macOS users where Paint.NET doesn't run. Built with web technologies and a small Python backend, it offers essential features like layers with blend modes, various drawing tools (pencil, brush, shapes, text), and selection tools without the bloat of professional software. The project aims to provide necessary image editing tools without competing with full-featured applications like Photoshop.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledSomewhere between MS Paint and Paint.NET. Multiplatform by default.
Paint.NET doesn't run on macOS. GrobPaint fills that gap: a lightweight image editor with layers, blend modes, and selection tools, built with web technologies and a tiny Python backend.
The goal isn't to clone Paint.NET or compete with Photoshop. It's to have the tools you actually need without the bloat.
Layers - add, delete, duplicate, merge, reorder, per-layer opacity and blend modes (16 modes)
Tools - Pencil, Brush, Eraser, Fill, Eyedropper, Line, Rectangle, Ellipse, Text, Select, Magic Wand, Lasso, Move
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