Microsoft Paint

Summary

Microsoft Paint is a Microsoft Windows component^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of microsoft_windows_component entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,676 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Microsoft Paint's instance of is recorded as Microsoft Windows component^[3].
• Microsoft Paint's instance of is recorded as raster graphics editor^[4].
• Microsoft Paint's developer is recorded as Microsoft^[5].
• Microsoft Paint's copyright license is recorded as proprietary license^[6].
• Microsoft Paint's software version identifier is recorded as 1809 (17763.404)^[7].
• Microsoft Paint's software version identifier is recorded as 1909 (10.0.18363.815)^[8].
• Microsoft Paint's software version identifier is recorded as 2004 (10.0.19041.746)^[9].
• Microsoft Paint's Commons category is recorded as Microsoft Paint^[10].
• November 1985 marks the founding of Microsoft Paint^[11].
• Microsoft Paint was released on 1985^[12].
• Microsoft Paint's distributed by is recorded as Microsoft Store^[13].
• Microsoft Paint's official website is recorded as https://microsoft.com/windows/paint^[14].
• Microsoft Paint's official website is recorded as https://www.microsoft.com/el-gr/windows/paint^[15].
• Microsoft Paint's readable file format is recorded as Microsoft Paint, version 1^[16].
• Microsoft Paint's readable file format is recorded as Microsoft Paint, version 2^[17].
• Microsoft Paint's readable file format is recorded as Windows Bitmap^[18].
• Microsoft Paint's readable file format is recorded as ICO^[19].
• Microsoft Paint's readable file format is recorded as Portable Network Graphics^[20].
• Microsoft Paint's readable file format is recorded as JPEG^[21].
• Microsoft Paint's readable file format is recorded as Microsoft Paint Project File^[22].
• Microsoft Paint's readable file format is recorded as GIF^[23].
• Microsoft Paint's readable file format is recorded as TIFF^[24].
• Microsoft Paint's writable file format is recorded as Microsoft Paint, version 1^[25].
• Microsoft Paint's writable file format is recorded as Microsoft Paint, version 2^[26].
• Microsoft Paint's writable file format is recorded as Windows Bitmap^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include Microsoft Windows component^[3] and raster graphics editor^[4].

Origins

November 1985 marks the founding of Microsoft Paint^[11].

Influence

Things named for Microsoft Paint include MS Paint Adventures^[28], a group of works^[29], founded in 2007^[30], written by Andrew Hussie^[31].

Why It Matters

Microsoft Paint ranks in the top 3% of microsoft_windows_component entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,676 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for it include MS Paint Adventures^[28], a group of works^[29], founded in 2007^[30], written by Andrew Hussie^[31].