PINT

PINT is a revolutionary painting Web-app rocking on JavaScript and HTML5 canvas.

The latest build is available on Heroku.

Features

PINT is an open source alternative to the Glorious Microsoft Paint. Most standard features are therefore available:

• Line and shape drawing
• Selection, copy and paste
• Pen drawing
• Fill tool
• Transparency channel
• Layers with composition settings
• Import/export image

Moreover it can either be built as:

• a standalone client-side app.
• a server hosting multiple drawings and that features online collaboration.

Development

PINT is written in Typescript 2.5.3. The source code documentation is available here. You can find hints to understand the structure of the project.

Installation

Requirements:

• a keyboard
• a computer
• NodeJS 6.x

Project setup:

• npm install -g grunt-cli (might need to be as root)
• npm install

Build

• Standalone client build: grunt standalone-client
• Server build: grunt server

Run and test

Server

• Start server: npm start

Client

• A folder named pint-<arch> should have been created after build. Launching pint-<arch>/pint should launch the app.

Misc

• Documentation: grunt doc
• Tests: npm test
• Clean: grunt clean