Free art software for kids of all ages

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By Aahna

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.)

(Adults enjoy using Tux Paint too; both for nostalgia, and as a break from more complicated professional art tools. Also, Tux Paint has become popular for generating "glitch art", thanks to its numerous special effect tools.)

October 25, 2024 (Updated November 17, 2024) - Tux Paint 0.9.34 is now available for Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, Android (via Google Play Store), Android (via F-Droid), Android (direct download), Red Hat Enterprise Linux, various Linux distributions (via Flatpak), various Linux distributions (via Snapcraft), Haiku, & OpenBSD! Learn what's new and download it today! View the announcement video.

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Windows 11, 10, 8 & 7	Android 5.0 Lollipop and later	Chromebooks that support Android apps
Apple macOS 10.10 Yosemite and later	Linux	Haiku

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For macOS, Windows, Linux and more!

The latest version of Tux Paint runs on a variety of platforms, including Windows (7 and later), macOS (10.10 and later), Linux, Android (phones, tablets, and Android-capable ChromeOS devices), Haiku, and more. Older versions of Tux Paint have been released for a variety of other platforms, as well.

SourceForge Project of the Month
June 2011

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How Much Does It Cost?

Tux Paint is free of cost and free of advertisements. It is 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 is free of cost and its use is not restricted 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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