Microsoft Paint is a straightforward raster graphics editor and image manipulation tool.
Microsoft Paint is a basic raster graphics editor included with every version of the Windows operating system. The application supports opening and saving files in Windows Bitmap (BMP), JPEG, GIF, PNG, and single-page TIFF formats. It offers both color and two-color black-and-white modes, though it does not include a dedicated grayscale mode. Due to its simplicity and built-in availability, Paint quickly became one of the most frequently used applications in early Windows releases, introducing countless users to digital painting for the first time. It remains a popular choice for handling simple image editing tasks.