# Kid Pix

23 Hacker News commenters recommended Kid Pix and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for its easy interface, playful stamps and effects, and nostalgia from childhood, and parents still use it with young kids today.

## Why people recommend it

- Easy for kids to use (5 comments): "What a paradigm shift it was when us kids in the computer lab found out you can change the stamp size" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50087743)) "somehow Kid Pix would still let you use it without having to switch modes" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50092806)) "Kid Pix was for kids. Kids could understand it. Easily." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46663991))
- Large, fun stamp library (2 comments): "What a paradigm shift it was when us kids in the computer lab found out you can change the stamp size" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50087743)) "The amount of stamps in the library is insane!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50087614))
- Fun effects like the Bomb (2 comments): "The bomb was awesome. I loved how you could pause it and start another to create really cool moire-like patterns." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50088126)) "I was obsessed, particularly with the Bomb, thought it was just the coolest way to clear the screen" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50087577))
- Strong childhood nostalgia (4 comments): "The bright, glossy colors and sound effects from that version are what I remember the most." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50091823)) "It was definitely the favorite app amongst all the students back then" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50093342)) "So much hours spent with Kid Pix at our macintosh back in the days!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50094744))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Mr. Baby Paint](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mr-baby-paint.md): 11 recommend
- [Tux Paint](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tux-paint.md): 10 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Kid Pix", https://hackerapproved.com/p/kid-pix/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).