Paint — Windows XP
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Paint for Windows XP — run it in your browser

Microsoft Paint (mspaint 5.1) in your browser: pencil, brush, airbrush, fill, curves, shapes and text on a bitmap canvas.

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About Paint in Windows XP

Paint began as a licensed copy of ZSoft PC Paintbrush in Windows 1.0. The Windows XP release is the last classic, unthemed Paint before the ribbon arrived in Windows 7: a left-hand toolbox of 16 tools, a colour box along the bottom and no layers, no transparency, only a single undo history of three steps. That simplicity is exactly why it became an internet-art tool for a generation.

What works in this simulator

  • The 16-tool toolbox: Free-Form Select, Eraser, Fill With Color, Pick Color, Magnifier, Pencil, Brush, Airbrush, Text, Line, Curve, Rectangle, Polygon, Ellipse, Rounded Rectangle
  • Flip/Rotate, Stretch/Skew, Invert Colors and Attributes dialogs
  • Opens and saves images in the virtual file system
  • Colour box with Edit Colors

Frequently asked questions

Which version of Paint came with Windows XP?
Windows XP shipped Paint 5.1 (mspaint.exe). It was the last version with the classic toolbox and colour box before Windows 7 introduced the ribbon interface.
How many times can I undo in Windows XP Paint?
Three. Paint 5.1 only remembers the last three actions for Edit > Undo (Ctrl+Z).

This is a free recreation of Windows XP Professional SP2 (Luna blue theme) written in HTML, CSS and JavaScript — nothing is downloaded or installed, and your files stay in your own browser. Open the full Windows XP desktop.

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