LazPaint is a free and open-source cross-platformLazPaint works on Linux, Windows and MacOS lightweight image editor with raster and vectorial layers created with Lazarus. The software aims at being simpler than GIMP, is an alternative to Paint.NET and is also similar to Paintbrush.
Rendering is done with antialiasing and gamma correction.gyptis.net apps of January 2014 It can read/write usual image formatsLazPaint 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... and interoperate with other layered editors via OpenRaster format.Loading OpenRaster in LazPaint (video)Saving OpenRaster for Krita (video) It also imports Paint.NET files (with their layer structure) and Photoshop files (as flattened images). Also, it can import 3D objects in Wavefront () format. There are complex selection functions, various filters 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. Since version 6, there is a curve adjustments function on RGBA channels and according to a corrected HSL colorspace.Review on chip.de 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
Version Release dateSignificant changes16 February 2011First release221 February 2011Add render water and Perlin noise, magic wand, polygonal selection, command line32 April 2011Render textures, twirl filter, resample filters4.120 May 2011Several spline styles, better clipboard transparency4.42 April 2011High DPI support, pixelate filter, text tool with outline and shadow4.711 December 2011Language choice, Phong shaded text, portable version4.819 August 2012Add texture mapping tool, import 3D objects, corrected HSL shift colors, selection mask edition5.018 February 2013Add support for raster layers, load Paint.NET layered images, read/write OpenRaster images5.54 March 2013Add Phong filter, filter function, blur computed in thread5.623 March 2013Add Easy Bézier curves6.031 July 2014Add image list, image browser, color curves adjustment, noise filter, posterize filter, print dialog, read flat PSD format, read/write TGA and TIFF6.4.128 May 2016Added brush and clone tool, palette, docking of toolbox, rain rendering, when saving show preview and choice of bit depth7.0 beta17 August 2019Vector 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 TIFF7.0.715 October 2019Optimize saving of LZP images, add entry to multi-image files (GIF / TIFF), merge vector layers, right-click to rotate/shear shape, improvement of polygon editing7.1.318 May 2020Various bug fixes7.1.47 October 2020Optimize for MacOS with Retina display, magic wand progressive fill, optimize multiline text, show printed page count, Shift-Click to select or clone from other layers7.1.519 October 2020Image browser improvements, scaling fixes7.1.62 December 2020HSL blend modes, layered SVG read/write, detect dark theme, better Retina support, Qt5 support on Linux
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External links
2011 poll on linuxquestions.org (7th place out of 13 linux graphics application) Chip magazine in Russian mentioning version 6.0