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Free drawing and design software that's great for kids and users of all ages

Free drawing and design software that's great for kids and users of all ages

Vote: (1,208 votes)

Program license: Free

Developer: Tux Paint Project

Version: 0.9.29

Works under: Windows

Also available for Mac Android

Vote:

Program license

(1,208 votes)

Free

Developer

Version

Tux Paint Project

0.9.29

Works under:

Also available for

Windows

Mac Android

Pros

  • Free alternative to drawing apps for kids and adults
  • Comes with templates that mimic coloring book pages
  • Has an option for viewing all artwork created in a slideshow
  • Includes an option for adding sound effects to pictures
  • Features a number of fun and interesting tools

Cons

  • Looks pretty outdated and old when compared to newer drawing apps
  • Some features are confusing to use
  • Frequently runs slow or crashes itself

Tux Paint is a free drawing app designed by its developers to serve as the first introduction that younger kids have to drawing and painting with computers. Once you see how much fun your kids have though, you may want to try it out for yourself.

This app comes with a number of features that you can change and set up based on the age of your kids and how they play with the app. It even lets you change the way your kids save their work. You can tell it to always ask before saving a new drawing on top of one made in the past, to automatically overwrite an older picture when your child draws a new one or to keep the old drawing and save the new one in a new file. It also has an auto save option that automatically saves the work your child did when the app shuts down. This can prevent tantrums and crying fits caused by kids losing their work when the computer shuts down or the battery dies.

One of the best features of this drawing app is that it comes already loaded with a number of different templates. These templates actually turn your computer in to a coloring book. Each template uses dark black lines to create the outline of a drawing. Users can select a template from the home page and pick colors to use on those pages. Users also have the option of picking a blank page to make a drawing or creating a drawing on top of a colorful background.

Whether drawing or coloring, this app is easy to use. It features nearly 20 different colors that you can choose from on the bottom of the screen, including black, green, purple and red. Clicking on any color loads it onto your virtual brush and then appears on the screen as you move your mouse. The right side of the screen shows you all the brushes that you can use and gives you an idea of the effect that each one creates.

All the included tools appear in a list on the left side of the screen. You can use a paintbrush, design and use your own stamp, insert texts, add lines or make shapes. It also has undo and erase functions to help you get rid of mistakes. Adults and kids of all ages will like using Tux Paint to make their own drawings and to decorate fun templates.

Pros

  • Free alternative to drawing apps for kids and adults
  • Comes with templates that mimic coloring book pages
  • Has an option for viewing all artwork created in a slideshow
  • Includes an option for adding sound effects to pictures
  • Features a number of fun and interesting tools

Cons

  • Looks pretty outdated and old when compared to newer drawing apps
  • Some features are confusing to use
  • Frequently runs slow or crashes itself