ItsPaint for MAC
Free, open-source paint and screenshot markup app for Mac with step badges, arrows, pixelate, spotlight, background removal and PDF signing.
ItsPaint Overview
ItsPaint is a small paint and markup app for the Mac, built around a simple job: take or paste a screenshot, number the steps, point at things and drag the finished image into a bug report or a document. Its developer sums it up as MS Paint for the Mac. It marks up images with numbered step badges, arrows and callouts, a highlighter, pixelation and a spotlight that dims everything outside a box, and it paints too, with thirteen tools including pencil, brush, eraser, clone, fill and Instant Alpha selection.
ItsPaint is made by Josh Lin and released under the MIT license. It is still in beta and gets frequent releases. The app has no network access at all: it does not request the network entitlement, so the macOS sandbox will not let it connect. The GitHub build is signed and notarized by Apple, and the same app is free on the Mac App Store. Version 0.24.0 keeps text boxes editable after you place them, and files saved in its own .itspaint format stay editable when reopened. ItsPaint is a universal app for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs and needs macOS 14 Sonoma or later. The developer notes that pixelation hides detail but is not redaction, so secrets should be covered with a filled shape.
Key Features
ItsPaint turns screenshots into clear, annotated images.
- Step badges: Numbered automatically, and a sequence can start at any number.
- Arrows and callouts: Fifteen shapes, solid, dashed or dotted, outlined or filled.
- Pixelate and spotlight: Blur detail with a mosaic or dim everything outside a box.
- Screenshots: Capture a region or window straight into a new image.
- Background removal: One command makes a flat background transparent.
- Sign a PDF: Open a contract, sign it and save it back as a PDF.
- Nine export formats: PNG, JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, HEIC, AVIF, PDF and ICO.
- Painting tools: Brushes with several nibs, selections, a pixel grid and snap to grid.
What’s New in Version 0.24.0
ItsPaint 0.24.0 keeps text editable.
- Click a text box with the Text tool, or double-click it with the Select tool, to edit it again.
- Selected words can get their own font, size, colour, bold, italic or underline.
- Text saved in the .itspaint format stays editable next time; other image formats flatten it.
ItsPaint FAQ
Is ItsPaint free?
Yes. ItsPaint is free and open source under the MIT license. It is also free on the Mac App Store.
Which macOS version does ItsPaint need?
ItsPaint needs macOS 14 Sonoma or later.
Does ItsPaint run on Apple Silicon?
Yes. It is a universal app that runs natively on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.
Is ItsPaint finished software?
Not yet. ItsPaint is in beta and gets frequent releases. Until version 1.0, a minor release can still change its document format.
What is ItsPaint good for?
Marking up screenshots: numbering steps with badges, adding arrows and callouts, highlighting, pixelating and spotlighting parts of an image before you share it. It can also paint, remove simple backgrounds and sign PDFs.
Does ItsPaint connect to the internet?
No. The app does not request the network entitlement, so the macOS sandbox does not let it open a network connection.
Is pixelating in ItsPaint safe for hiding passwords?
The developer says pixelation hides detail but is not redaction. To hide secrets such as tokens, cover them with a filled shape.
Which file formats can ItsPaint export?
PNG, JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, HEIC, AVIF, PDF and ICO. Formats without transparency are flattened onto your second colour.
Can I install ItsPaint with Homebrew?
Yes, from the developer's own tap: brew install --cask joshlin2201/itspaint/itspaint.
Where does the ItsPaint download on itspaint.FULLMAC.app come from?
The download button leads to the official ItsPaint releases on GitHub at https://github.com/joshlin2201/itspaint/releases/latest. itspaint.FULLMAC.app does not change or repackage the app.
Similar Apps
SeashoreSeashore is an easy-to-use image editor for macOS with support for layers. Its developer describes it as a light GIMP or Photoshop, with most of the features non-professionals need to create images. It has brushes, a pencil, an eraser, clone and smudge tools, gradients, a fill bucket, a text tool, cropping and several selection tools, plus effects such as blur, bloom and crystallize.Graphic Design
GIMPGIMP, the GNU Image Manipulation Program, is a free, open-source image editor for Mac, Windows and Linux. It covers photo retouching, image composition and graphic design, with layers, masks, selections, filters and painting tools, and it is the best-known free alternative to Adobe Photoshop. GIMP is made by volunteers of the GIMP team and released under the GPLv3 license, with no ads, subscriptions or paid features.Graphic Design
Preview3MFPreview3MF is a free, open-source Quick Look extension for .3mf files, the 3D Manufacturing Format used by 3D-printing slicers. Select a .3mf file in Finder, press Space and you get a real 3D preview of the model, rendered with lighting, shading and materials, which you can orbit and zoom with a mouse or trackpad. It also adds proper Finder thumbnails for .3mf files, reusing the slicer's embedded preview image when there is one and rendering the model itself when there is not. You do not need to open Bambu Studio, PrusaSlicer or OrcaSlicer just to see what a file contains.Graphic Design
BirdfontBirdfont is a font editor for Mac that lets you create vector graphics and export them as TTF, OTF and SVG fonts. It supports both monochrome and color font formats, so it suits ordinary typefaces as well as color fonts. Its release notes describe a dedicated ligature tab, spacing classes, anchor glyphs, a color wheel, and the option to import another font and merge it with the one you are working on.Graphic Design
Wings 3DWings 3D is an advanced subdivision modeler that aims to be both powerful and easy to use. It was inspired by Nendo and Mirai from Izware, and offers a wide range of modeling tools, a customizable interface, support for lights and materials, and a built-in AutoUV mapping facility. It concentrates on modeling: Wings 3D has no support for animation. Its import and export plugins cover formats such as OBJ, 3DS, PLY, glTF and Collada.Graphic Design
ScribusScribus is a free, open-source desktop publishing program for page layout and print production. You build documents with master pages, guides and bleed areas, place images and text in frames, and export the result as a PDF that a commercial printer can use. Reliable PDF creation has been central to the project from the start: Scribus was the first desktop publishing program to support the demanding PDF/X-3 specification, and it can also export PDF/X-1a:2001 and PDF/X-4, along with PDF presentations and forms for the screen. Color is the other strength, with RGB, CMYK, LAB/HLC, spectral and spot colors, color management that leaves you in control, and an emulator that shows how a design looks to people with color vision deficiencies.Graphic Design
FULLMAC.app does not host this app. Download buttons lead to the developer’s own pages.