Free and open-source image editor
LazPaint The default window of LazPaint 7.1.5 64-bit, running on
Linux Mint 20
Xfce Original author(s) circular Developer(s) circular helped by Lazarus community Initial release February 2011; 13 years ago (2011-02 ) Stable release 7.2.2
[ 1]
/ 23 August 2022
Repository Written in Free Pascal Operating system Windows XP and later, Linux , OS X [ 2] Platform native Size 6.78 MB download Available in Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, German, English, French, Finnish, Italian, Japanese, Kabyle , Latvian , Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish[ 3] [ 4] Type Raster graphics editor License GPL-3.0-only Website lazpaint .github .io
LazPaint is a free and open-source cross-platform[ nb 1] lightweight image editor with raster and vectorial layers created with Lazarus . The software aims at being simpler than GIMP ,[ 5] is an alternative to Paint.NET and is also similar to Paintbrush .[ 6] [ 7]
Rendering is done with antialiasing and gamma correction.[ 8] It can read/write usual image formats[ 9] and interoperate with other layered editors via OpenRaster format.[ 10] [ 11] It also imports Paint.NET files (with their layer structure) and Photoshop files (as flattened images).[ 9] [ 12] Also, it can import 3D objects in Wavefront (.obj ) format. There are complex selection functions, various filters[ 13] and rendering of textures.
Colorspace
Colors are stored in sRGB colorspace but drawing functions take into account gamma correction . There are many color manipulation functions such as shifting colors and colorizing.[ 14] [ 13] Since version 6, there is a curve adjustments function on RGBA channels and according to a corrected HSL colorspace .[ 15] This correction takes into account the gamma factor and also perceived lightness according to the hue.
Vector shapes
Since version 7, shapes are stored with vectorial information. Thus they are editable after they have been drawn and are rendered again in case of layer transform. Layers are converted when needed to raster or vector. If a tool like the pen is applied, the layer is rasterized and vectorial information becomes unavailable.
Filling can be a solid color, a gradient or a texture. It can apply to simple shapes, complex curves, text and shaded shapes.
Releases
Selecting a vector shape
Version
Release date[ 16] [ 17]
Significant changes
1
6 February 2011
First release[ 18]
2
21 February 2011
Add render water and Perlin noise , magic wand, polygonal selection, command line[ 19]
3
2 April 2011
Render textures, twirl filter, resample filters[ 20]
4.1
20 May 2011
Several spline styles, better clipboard transparency[ 21]
4.4
2 April 2011
High DPI support, pixelate filter, text tool with outline and shadow[ 22]
4.7
11 December 2011
Language choice, Phong shaded text, portable version[ 23]
4.8
19 August 2012
Add texture mapping tool, import 3D objects, corrected HSL shift colors, selection mask edition[ 24]
5.0
18 February 2013
Add support for raster layers , load Paint.NET layered images, read/write OpenRaster images[ 25]
5.5
4 March 2013
Add Phong filter, filter function, blur computed in thread[ 26]
5.6
23 March 2013
Add Easy Bézier curves [ 27]
6.0
31 July 2014
Add image list, image browser, color curves adjustment, noise filter, posterize filter, print dialog, read flat PSD format, read/write TGA and TIFF [ 28]
6.4.1
28 May 2016
Added brush and clone tool, palette, docking of toolbox, rain rendering, when saving show preview and choice of bit depth[ 29]
7.0 beta
17 August 2019
Vector layers , edit shape tool, shape alignment, wave displacement filter, non-lossy transform of layers, zoom layer tool, edit frame of ICO / CUR / GIF , Lab colorspace support when reading TIFF[ 30]
7.0.7
15 October 2019
Optimize saving of LZP images, add entry to multi-image files (GIF / TIFF), merge vector layers, right-click to rotate/shear shape, improvement of polygon editing[ 31]
7.1.3
18 May 2020
Various bug fixes[ 32]
7.1.4
7 October 2020
Optimize for MacOS with Retina display, magic wand progressive fill, optimize multiline text, show printed page count, Shift-Click to select or clone from other layers[ 33]
7.1.5
19 October 2020
Image browser improvements, scaling fixes[ 34]
7.1.6
2 December 2020
HSL blend modes, layered SVG read/write, detect dark theme, better Retina support, Qt5 support on Linux[ 35]
Notes
References
^ "Release LazPaint 7.2.2" .
^ "LazPaint is an open source raster graphics editor for Windows, macOS and Linux" . ghacks.net . 4 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2020 .
^ Lazpaint development thread
^ LazPaint i18n directory
^ "Review on about.com" . Archived from the original on 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2014-08-17 .
^ Das, Ankush (17 November 2020). "LazPaint: A Free & Open Source Paint.NET Alternative" . It's FOSS . Retrieved 28 November 2020 .
^ "LazPaint – Raster Image Editor Similar to Paint.Net / PaintBrush" . UbuntuHandbook . 9 October 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020 .
^ gyptis.net apps of January 2014 Archived 2014-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
^ a b LazPaint File wiki ; flat images: Bmp, Gif, Ico/Cur, Jpeg, Pcx, Png, Svg, Tga, Tiff, WebP, Xpm, Xwd; layered images: Lzp, Ora, Pdn, oXo, Psd; raw images: dng, cr2, nef, arw...
^ Loading OpenRaster in LazPaint (video)
^ Saving OpenRaster for Krita (video)
^ Video of importation of PSD file
^ a b LazPaint review on rgdot.com
^ Mrflock: come cambiare i colori di una foto
^ Review on chip.de
^ "LazPaint" . Sourceforge . Retrieved 28 November 2020 .
^ "LazPaint" . Uptodown . Retrieved 28 November 2020 .
^ "LazPaint 1 Release" . Lazarus forum . Retrieved 4 December 2020 .
^ "LazPaint 2.2 Release" . Lazarus forum . Retrieved 4 December 2020 .
^ "LazPaint 3.0 Release" . Lazarus forum . Retrieved 4 December 2020 .
^ "LazPaint 4.1 Release" . Lazarus forum . Retrieved 4 December 2020 .
^ "LazPaint 4.4 Release" . Lazarus forum . Retrieved 4 December 2020 .
^ "LazPaint 4.7 Release" . Lazarus forum . Retrieved 4 December 2020 .
^ "LazPaint 4.8 Release" . Lazarus forum . Retrieved 4 December 2020 .
^ "LazPaint 5.0 Release" . Lazarus forum . Retrieved 4 December 2020 .
^ "LazPaint 5.5 Release" . Lazarus forum . Retrieved 4 December 2020 .
^ "LazPaint 5.6 Release" . Lazarus forum . Retrieved 4 December 2020 .
^ "LazPaint 6.0 Release" . Lazarus forum . Retrieved 4 December 2020 .
^ "LazPaint 6.4.1 Releases" . Github . Retrieved 4 December 2020 .
^ "LazPaint 7.0.1 Beta" . Github . Retrieved 23 December 2020 .
^ "LazPaint 7.0.7 Releases" . Github . Retrieved 23 December 2020 .
^ "LazPaint 7.1.3 Releases" . Github . Retrieved 23 December 2020 .
^ "LazPaint 7.1.4 Releases" . Github . Retrieved 23 December 2020 .
^ "LazPaint 7.1.5 Releases" . Github . Retrieved 28 November 2020 .
^ "LazPaint 7.1.6 Releases" . Github . Retrieved 3 December 2020 .
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