- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/Vista/NT
- Date added: March 05, 2008
- Total Downloads: 50,837
- Downloads last week: 384
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 28 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
This fun art program offers an assortment of tools for kids to create their own masterpieces. Tux Paint's colorful interface has easy-to-understand buttons for choosing paintbrushes, colors, shapes, and text. By default, a sound accompanies each action. This can get a bit tiresome, but fortunately Tux Paint includes a control panel for disabling sounds and setting mouse, language, and tool preferences. You can print completed artwork and save projects, either by overwriting the same file each time or saving each one as a new file. You can only save in one format, however, as Tux Paint doesn't support JPEG, BMP, and other image types. Nevertheless, this well-designed freeware is a great way to entertain the kids inside on rainy days.Publisher's description
From New Breed Software :Tux Paint is a free drawing program for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux that is designed for young children (kids 3 and up). It has a simple, easy-to-use interface, fun sound effects, and an encouraging cartoon mascot who helps guide children as they use the program. It provides a blank canvas and a variety of drawing tools to help your child be creative. Tux Paint has been translated into nearly 70 languages. An optional Rubber Stamp collection provides over 250 images which can be pasted into pictures, to help jump-start the creative process. A configuration tool for parents and teachers allow Tux Paint to be adjusted for a child's or school's individual needs.
Version 0.9.19 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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User reviews of Tux Paint 0.9.19
- Average user rating: 4.3 stars out of 28 votes
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Tux Paint 0.9.19
Pros: My kids love this sofware
Thank you!
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Tux Paint 0.9.19
Pros: Kids ages 3-11 really like this game
Cons: Some of the sounds can be annoying but the kids seem to enjoy them
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Tux Paint 0.9.19
"very nice application for kids"
Pros: kids familiarize really well with it ...my niece even showed me a few things she found all by herself
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Version: Tux Paint 0.9.19
"Two thumbs up, Entertaining for young aspiring artists"
Pros: Playful, simple controls. Easy for my 4-year old to figure out. Provides a wide array of special effects to make impressive artwork.
Cons: Fixed window and canvas size. Does not even allow window resizing.
Summary: With only one minor "con" and no pricetag, there's no reason not to get this.
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Version: Tux Paint 0.9.19
"Grabs grandsons interest in creating a picture"
Pros: Has started a 4 year old drawing instead of just scribbling
Cons: Whats not to enjoy when it comes for free
Summary: Good to get grandchildren drawing but grandparents could do with more instructions on how to use the software
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