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Life & fun · June 6, 2020

JS Canvas

Classic MS-Paint redone as a web application

JS Canvas launched on June 6, 2020 with 72 votes, #661 of 4,317 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

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What it does

Do you ever feel like going back to the old times where you would just draw lines or masterpieces (based on your artistic skill) on the classic MS Paint. Well then, this is the product for you!! More about the app: https://github.com/AshtrayShetty/JS-Canvas

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