Most people think of Windows Paint as the plucky image editor responsible for most stick figures drawn on a PC, or that app you paste your screenshots into. Microsoft would like to make it a lot more ...

Microsoft introduced Paint 3D in 2017 as part of a creator-focused update to its Windows 10 operating system. Representing a modern take on the Microsoft Paint app that dates back to 1985, the ...

In November 2024, Paint 3D was removed from the Microsoft Store as the app was officially deprecated by Microsoft. But here I am in 2025, and I still use the software daily even though Paint has ...

Strange is it sounds, Microsoft Paint is once again a Windows focal point. Thirty-one years after its introduction with the first version of the operating system, the software giant has given the ...

Today, Microsoft unveiled Paint 3D, its biggest upgrade ever to its classic Paint app. Hooray nostalgia! But don't get too wistful: This is not the MS Paint of your childhood. Sure, the fundamentals ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Microsoft Paint has been around since 1985, and has always been a simple way for anyone to make some quick doodles on their computer. That just changed — Microsoft has ...

Paint 3D was a surprise. Even longtime Microsoft watchers had no idea the company was working on a 3D spin on Paint, and it seemed like a left-field choice for most consumers. But after diving into ...

I’ll admit it—I simply can’t draw. Stick figures push my creative limits. Imagine my surprise, then, when I found that creating 3D objects and dioramas is actually easier in Microsoft’s Paint 3D than ...

Removing features to streamline Windows is no easy task. Microsoft's casual threat to remove Paint highlights the frustrating dynamic of progress versus our collective nostalgia for simpler times.