paintbrush ☆

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Description:
Image editor

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 2.6.0,20210402@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Multimedia

Tags: image-editor graphics macos photography utility

Install: brew install --cask paintbrush

About:
Paintbrush is a lightweight, native macOS image editor designed for quick and straightforward image manipulation. It provides essential tools for cropping, resizing, and adjusting colors without the overhead of complex professional suites. Its main value proposition is offering a fast, intuitive interface for everyday photo editing tasks.

Key Features:

Supports common image formats including JPEG, PNG, and GIF
Essential editing tools like crop, resize, and rotate
Simple color adjustment and correction capabilities
Layer-based editing for complex compositions
Native macOS integration and UI

Use Cases:

Quickly cropping or resizing images for web uploads
Making simple color corrections or adjustments to photos
Creating basic graphics or annotations for documentation

Alternatives:

Preview – Paintbrush offers more granular pixel-level editing tools than Preview's basic annotation features.
GIMP – GIMP is a much more powerful, cross-platform editor but is significantly more complex and resource-intensive.

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