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> Paint just works

That's an exaggeration. It's very limited. There are much more capable free image editors:

* Photo Pos Pro

* Krita

* GIMP or CinePaint

There are also many simple Paint-like options:

* Pinta

* Pixelitor

* PaintStar

* PhotoScape

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In this case, "more capable" is an anti-feature. Paint "just works" because it's so damn simple and easy. And with the added benefit that it comes pre-installed, so you don't need to comparison shop between four other tools to see if you like them or not.

GIMP is the only one I'm familiar with, and it doesn't "just work". There is a definite and steep learning curve, including why you can't 'just save an image' like you save any other document.

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