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Does anyone know of a simple Image Editor, with functionality comparable to Paint.NET, for Ubuntu? I've always found GIMP to be overkill and too complicated for what I want to do.

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Why is the GIMP overkill? – Nathan Osman Jul 28 '10 at 21:22
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There is just so many options that they confuse me, especially since I don't use the program often, and I tend to forget how to do things in it. – jumpnett Jul 28 '10 at 21:29
Not to mention the multiple windows design and the long launch time. – Adam Matan Jun 10 '11 at 16:11
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@AdamMatan - Gimp 2.8 implemented single-window mode, so the "multiple windows" complaint is kind of moot. – Shauna Feb 27 at 15:02

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Yes, try PintaInstall mypaint

Pinta is a drawing/editing program modeled after Paint.NET. It's goal is to provide a simplified alternative to GIMP for casual users. It is currently early in development.

Pinta screenshot

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Looks good enough. I'll have to test it out. – jumpnett Jul 28 '10 at 21:20
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The toolbars have almost the same button layout as the GIMP! – Nathan Osman Jul 28 '10 at 21:30
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As of maverick, it can be found in the official repository as well. – andrewsomething Oct 3 '10 at 4:18
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Are you looking for something like TuxPaint?

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That is one ugly GUI. – levesque Jul 28 '10 at 21:38
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It answers the question so I +1'd it. Don't really think its fair for it to be in the negatives. I mean, its for 3-12 year olds so it has to be simple! – mathepic Feb 22 '11 at 2:03
haha. I love it. – Jim Schubert Feb 23 '11 at 5:29
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mypaint Install mypaint is also great and simple. It is in the software center.

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Yeah, I agree, my paint is great, but it is more for digital painting, instead of quick photo edits. – jumpnett Feb 23 '11 at 18:51
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You might also want to check out Krita or for plain photo editing digikam with its plugins.

Both are packaged in Ubuntu. Also for kids related drawing tuxpaint is great.

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There's Pinta as David points out, which clones the user interface and took the same open sourced code to implement image adjustements and effects. There are other lightweight alternatives that might fit the bill if you don't require features such as layers or filters: Gnome Paint and KolourPaint for KDE.

The Gnome Paint site hosts a DEB file, so you can download that and double click to install. To install KolourPaint:

sudo apt-get install kolourpaint4

Or search for it on the Software Center. Note that if you don't currently have any other KDE app, then installing KolourPaint will also install other KDE specific libraries that will take a considerable amout of disk space. That being said, I found KolourPaint more feature complete than Gnome Paint.

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I'm not sure what you mean by "simple," but a good web alternative that can be run on any recent broswer on any operating system is the Aviary suite. They have a lot of different programs for different tasks, so instead of like gimp with just about evry function aviary sorts them out and they also work together. So if you need a different set of tools from another programin its suite u just have to press a button. This is the website, it is powerful but the interface is relatively simple

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