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24 alternatives to Mac Plus with MacPaint

A blast from the Mac's past, running in your browser.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Mac Plus with MacPaint launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Start Something New by Apple▲156

   Collection of artworks made with Apple products

   2015 · apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Paint▲326

   A simple Microsoft Paint inspired web app

   2025 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   FreshBackMac▲158

   Fresh backgrounds for your Mac from multiple sources

   2016 · arkanath.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Splashify▲194

   Beautiful desktop wallpapers for Mac and Windows

   2017 · splashify.net · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Live Desktop▲240

   Make your Mac desktop come alive with animated themes

   2016 · macappstudio.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Fluid▲215

   Turn Your Favorite Web Apps into Real Mac Apps

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Artful▲107

   The world's best art on your Mac desktop

   2014 · artfulmac.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Doo for Mac▲156

   The popular iOS to-do app, now on Mac

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   GIF Paint▲94

   Like MSPaint… for GIFs.

   2015 · beta.gifpaint.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Safari Technology Preview▲157

    Preview Apple's latest web technologies.

    2016 · developer.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Proud for Mac▲303

    Break down tasks & boost your productivity

    2016 · useproud.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Palette For Mac▲205

    A menu bar based colour contrast analyser

    2016 · often.studio · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Fetching for Mac▲215

    The personal search engine of all the webpages you've seen

    2014 · fetching.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    CSS Toolkit▲161

    Crazy interactive CSS animation builder (Mac)

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    User interfaces▲132

    A daily delightful curation of User Interface animations.

    2015 · userinterfaces.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    macintosh.js▲198

    A 1991 Macintosh in an app - for Windows, Linux, and macOS

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    History of Icons▲195

    A visual brief on icon history through different UI and OS

    2017 · futuramo.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Falettes▲166

    Unlimited color palettes

    2017 · scrapdenton.org · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Priime Styles▲200

    Modern photo presets for Mac

    2016 · priime.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Safari 13▲192

    The new, faster and more efficient Safari

    2019 · apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Font Face Ninja▲196

    Browser extension to quickly find the webfonts a site uses

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Artpaper▲133

    Change wallpapers on your Mac to gorgeous paintings

    2016 · gikken.co · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Desktop Fruit▲140

    Curated Mac application designs

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Wallpaper by Behance▲154

    Discover the world's creative work through your Mac

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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