Tux Paint - Free art software for kids of all ages
WEBJul 18, 2024 · 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.
Download Tux Paint
WEBJul 18, 2024 · Users of Microsoft Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 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.)
Download Tux Paint for Windows
WEBJuly 18, 2024 (Updated July 24, 2024) - Tux Paint 0.9.33 is now available for Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, Android (via Google Play Store), Android (via F-Droid), Android (direct download), Red Hat Linux, Slackware Linux, various Linux distributions (via Flatpak), Haiku, & OpenBSD!
Tux Paint 0.9.32 Quickstart Guide
WEBJan 1, 2024 · Click/tap "🕮⮫Open" to begin a new drawing. Click/tap "⤺Back" to abort and return to your current drawing. Shortcut: [Control]+[N] 🕮⮫Open. Choose a previously-saved drawing to open (or export or erase). Click/tap "🕮⮫Open" to open the saved drawing and continue editing it.
Features of Tux Paint
WEBTux Paint works on Windows (Windows 7 through Windows 11), macOS (10.10 Yosemite and up), Android (including Chromebooks), Linux, and Haiku OS.
Download Tux Paint for Android
WEBTux Paint is available for devices — smartphones, tablets, etc. — that use Google's Android mobile operating system, as well as devices running Google's ChromeOS (such as Chromebooks) that support running Android apps.
Tux Paint Options Documentation
WEBDec 29, 2023 · Use this option to change where Tux Paint's "saved" directory/folder is located, which is where Tux Paint saves and opens pictures. If you do not override it, the default location is: Linux & Unix — Under a hidden directory named " .tuxpaint " in your home directory (aka " ~ " or " $HOME ")
Tux Paint Documentation ("README")
WEBTux Paint's 'Open' dialog only displays pictures you created with Tux Paint. So what do you do if you want to load some other drawinng or even a photograph into Tux Paint, so you can edit or draw on it?
version 0.9.32 Frequently Asked Questions - Tux Paint
WEBIf Tux Paint is not in fullscreen mode, simply click the window close button on Tux Paint's title bar. (i.e., the "ⓧ" at the upper right.) If Tux Paint is in fullscreen mode, you will need to use the [Shift] + [Control] + [Escape] sequence on the keyboard to quit Tux Paint.
Stories From Schools Using Tux Paint
WEBMay 4, 2012 · Tux Paint is a very simple program that allows our younger students to learn to use the PC and to create wonderful, full colored drawings for their teachers and parents. With the dwindling budgets schools are facing, quality open-source software like Tux Paint has been a welcome." - Chris Gotstein Queen Of …