---
name: "kolourpaint"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "kolourpaint"
version: "4:3.5.9-3+lenny3"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kolourpaint"
---

# kolourpaint(1)

KDE Paint Program

## NAME

kolourpaint - KDE Paint Program

## SYNOPSIS

**kolourpaint** \[*Qt-options*\] \[*KDE-options*\] \[*file*\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **KPaint** KDE Application. This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

**KPaint** is a simple bitmap drawing program that can also be used to modify existing image files and convert between image file formats.

This program is part of the official KDE graphics module.

### Generic options:

- **--help**

  Show help about options

- **--help-qt**

  Show Qt specific options

- **--help-kde**

  Show KDE specific options

- **--help-all**

  Show all options

- **--author**

  Show author information

- **-v**, **--version**

  Show version information

- **--license**

  Show license information

- **--**

  End of options

### Arguments:

- file

  File or URL to open

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **KPaint** is maintained as a docbook manual.  If the **khelpcenter** program is properly installed at your site, the command

-

  **khelpcenter help:/kolourpaint**

should give you access to the complete manual.

## AUTHOR

KPaint was written by Richard J. Moore \<rich@kde.org\>, Robert Williams \<rwilliams@jrcmaui.com\>, Mario Weilguni \<mweilguni@kde.org\>, Christian Oppel \<uzs84g@uni-bonn.de\>, John Califf \<jcaliff@compuzone.net\> and Laurent Montel \<lmontel@mandrakesoft.com\>.\
 Please use http://bugs.kde.org to report bugs, do not mail the authors directly.\
 This manual page was prepared by Karolina Lindqvist \<pgd-karolinali@algonet.se\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).