Paintbrush

Sometimes, drawing a picture is all you can do to explain something, but a simple paint utility is just a memory on Mac OS X. If you wish to express your creativity or just relax and draw something simple, then Paintbrush is for you. Its purpose is to bring a series of basic drawing tools back to the Mac's operating system. It is an excellent solution if you need to crop a picture, add text or just kill some time by doodling on a canvas. You can spend as much time as you want with this application, because it is offered completely free of charge.

The main user interface consists of nothing more than a blank canvas and a small set of drawing tools can be found on a separate panel, which you can move anywhere on the screen. Options for selecting colors and font settings will show up on the screen, when you select the appropriate tools. You can start drawing right away, with a standard paint brush or spray paint can, draw circles and polygons and insert text. Obviously, if you make a mistake, you can use an eraser. It is also possible to increase or decrease the stroke size, use a magnifying glass to zoom in and out and pick colors with an eye-drop tool.

Besides drawing a picture from scratch, you can also import images from your local folder and use the same drawing tools to make annotations. Additionally, you can look through the menus, on the upper edge of the screen, to find various options. You can use them to rotate, flip and crop images, spell check your text, insert special characters and much more. Drawings or annotated pictures can be saved in JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF or TIFF format.