Based on our record, Krita seems to be a lot more popular than Acorn. While we know about 296 links to Krita, we've tracked only 18 mentions of Acorn. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
Check out Krita[0]. It's what I used after leaving Windows - a little different, maybe 25% more complicated, but has everything you need. If you just want a MS Paint replacement, KolourPaint[1] is the way to go [0] https://krita.org/en/. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 months ago
The entire KDE project, which not only includes the Plasma Shell but also Projects like Krita [0] and Kdenlive [1] and some other great applications that work cross platform. [0] https://krita.org/en/ [1] https://kdenlive.org/de/. - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago
I’ve been using Krita for a year or so now. At first I found the UI very confusing, but after learning the top bar is just as important as the side bar it really works. YouTube videos of pros using it will blow your mind. It’s really powerful. https://krita.org/en/. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago
Through the years I've learned how to use some Open Source design tools like Inkscape, GIMP and Krita. While I'm not an expert on this area, I've used these tools to create graphics for some of my personal projects, and recently the logo of Let's Talk! Open Source, that I created using Inkscape. - Source: dev.to / 4 months ago
Looks like it'll work, mint is Ubuntu/Debian based and I know there are drawing pads out there that work well with Mint also. If you like drawing, I'd suggest checking out Krita. Source: 6 months ago
See if Acorn fits your requirements https://flyingmeat.com/acorn/. Source: over 1 year ago
If you are on the Mac, check Acorn https://flyingmeat.com/acorn/. Source: over 1 year ago
If you want something with more of a retro feel, I actually like Acorn. It actually reminds me of early versions of Photoshop before Adobe started bloating it into what it is today. Source: over 1 year ago
MozJPEG is truly magical. My image editor of choice Acorn added it and I've been using it heavily ever since when I want to share a screenshot of reasonable fidelity but would rather it not be 3.8MB. https://flyingmeat.com/acorn/ I would like to see a decent true successor to JPEG which does stuff like alpha channels, but the annoying extend-embrace-extinguish approach Google used with WebP has turned me off of... - Source: Hacker News / almost 2 years ago
If I didn't have the art assets that Thorfinn Tait released I would probably use HexKit or Tiled to create the map art and then bring that into Designer or Acorn and add the other necessary components. Source: almost 2 years ago
GIMP - GIMP is a multiplatform photo manipulation tool.
Pixelmator - Pixelmator is an image-editing application for Mac and iPad.
Adobe Photoshop - Adobe Photoshop is a webtop application for editing images and photos online.
Pixlr - Pixlr® makes it easy to transform everyday images into stunning works of art.
Affinity Photo - Affinity is the imaging and design suite for creative professionals exclusively for Mac.
MyPaint - MyPaint is a fast, distraction-free, and easy painting tool for digital artists.