---
name: "lazpaint"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lazpaint-qt5"
version: "7.2.2.1-2.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lazpaint"
---

# lazpaint(1)

Image editor

## NAME

LazPaint - Image editor

## SYNOPSIS

**lazpaint** \[INPUT FILE\] \[OUTPUT FILE\]\
 **lazpaint** \[INPUT FILE\] \[ACTION\]... \[OUTPUT FILE\]

## DESCRIPTION

Graphics viewer and editor.

Can read layered files (lzp, ora, pdn, oXo), multi-images (gif, ico, tiff), flat files (bmp, jpeg, pcx, png, tga, xpm, xwd), vectorial (svg), 3D (obj). Has drawing tools, phong shading, curve adjustments, filters and render some  textures.

## OPTIONS

If supplied, the INPUT FILE is loaded. If the OUTPUT FILE is supplied, the image is saved and the program ends. Otherwise, the GUI of the program is displayed.

- **-scriptbasedir** DIRECTORY

  set the directory where Python scripts for LazPaint are located.

- **-script** FILENAME

  runs the specified Python script. It must have a ".py" extension.

- **-quit**

  quits the program even if no output file was provided. Can be useful when only running scripts.

- **-new** WIDTH,HEIGHT

  creates an empty image of size WIDTH x HEIGHT.

- **-resample** WIDTH,HEIGHT

  resamples the image to the size WIDTH x HEIGHT.

- **-opacity** ALPHA

  applies the opacity to the image. ALPHA is between 0 and 255.

- **-gradient** R1,G1,B1,A1,R2,G2,B2,A2,TYPE,X1,Y1,X2,Y2

  renders a gradient from point X1,Y1 to point X2,Y2. TYPE can be linear, reflected, diamond, radial or angular. The starting color is (R1,G1,B1,A1) and final color is (R2,G2,B2,A2).

- **-horizontalflip**

  flips selection or image horizontally.

- **-verticalflip**

  flips selection or image vertically.

- **-swapredblue**

  swap red and blue channels.

- **-smartzoom3**

  resample the image 3 times bigger with smart detection of borders.

- **-rotatecw**

  rotates the image clockwise.

- **-rotateccw**

  rotates the image counter-clockwise.

- **-rotate180**

  rotates the image 180 degrees.