# Deluxe Paint web clone

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Deluxe Paint web clone and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free browser image editor modeled on Deluxe Paint, with readable code and color cycling. Main caveat: non-integer zoom levels, bad for pixel art.

## What people warn about

- Non-integer zoom levels (1 comments): "The only thing that stops me from recommending it is non-integer zoom levels, which is especially bad for pixel art." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46761136))
- Demanding on system resources (1 comments): "While this is a great piece of work, lets take a second to consider how much resources the Amiga 500 had, and how much is needed to run this clone." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46763886))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Moss pixel canvas](https://hackerapproved.com/p/moss.md): 46 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Deluxe Paint web clone", https://hackerapproved.com/p/web-based-image-editor-modeled-after-deluxe-paint/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).