Paintbrush

Paintbrush is a macOS‑native image editor that focuses on quick, straightforward creation and editing of raster graphics. It supports opening and saving files in common formats such as BMP, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, and GIF, with full alpha‑channel transparency for PNG and GIF images. Users can also paste graphics copied from other Mac applications, including Microsoft Office and iWork.

The tool provides a minimal set of drawing and editing functions—selection, cropping, text insertion, and basic brush tools—allowing users to make simple adjustments or doodle without the complexity of professional suites. Its interface is designed to be intuitive, presenting a single‑window layout where a user chooses a tool and color and works directly on the canvas.

Paintbrush targets anyone who needs a lightweight, native alternative for everyday image tasks on macOS, such as quick photo cropping, adding captions, or casual sketching. It is positioned as a complementary utility rather than a replacement for advanced editors like Photoshop.