SMRTR ProgrammingMar 17, 2026Hacker News

Paintn't – A headless tribute to paint.exe, in TypeScript

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Paintn't is a headless TypeScript graphics library that mimics classic paint programs through code-only manipulation. It provides an in-memory bitmap API with drawing tools, selections, transformations, and clipboard operations without requiring a GUI or DOM. The library targets procedural generation, server-side image editing, bots, and retro tooling with deterministic rendering.

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