Tux Paint Portable for Windows download

Quick summary

Tux Paint Portable is a child-friendly drawing and painting program distributed free under the GNU GPL. Built by Tux4Kids, this Windows-only app is designed for young users who are just starting to explore digital art. Its straightforward controls and uncluttered interface make it especially suitable for children.

Platform and compatibility

The portable edition runs on Windows systems, including legacy releases such as Windows 2000 and earlier builds. Because it’s a lightweight application, it requires far less disk space than many other titles in the PC games category.

Supported languages

German
Spanish
English

Features that matter for kids

Simple, easy-to-learn tools tailored for beginners
Portable format: use without a full install
Coloring-focused design with large, clear icons

Where it’s popular

Greece
India
Lithuania

Version history and download figures

The current release is version 0.9.21, last updated on 2011-05-31. Since being added to our collection in 2011, it has been downloaded 85,428 times in total and recorded 8 downloads in the past week.

Technical

Title

Tux Paint Portable

Requirements

Windows

Language

English

Available languages

Arabic
Czech
Danish
German
Greek
English
Spanish
Finnish
French
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Dutch
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Swedish
Turkish
Chinese (Simplified)

License

Free

Latest update

2017-02-06

Author

Tux4Kids

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