Classic Microsoft Paint Online — Free in Your Browser
Play classic Microsoft Paint right in your browser on FriendRewind. This is a pixel-perfect recreation of the original Windows 98 Paint — every tool, every menu, every dithering pattern, every sound effect. Powered by JS Paint, the open-source faithful rebuild of MS Paint, it runs on any device with a browser. No download, no Windows required, no ads.
The Paint You Remember — Rebuilt for the Modern Web
Classic Paint shipped with every copy of Windows from 1985 through 2017, and it was the first drawing program for an entire generation. FriendRewind brings it back exactly as it was in Windows 98 — the grey title bar, the beveled buttons, the 16-color palette, the polygon tool, the airbrush, the fill bucket. It is the same program that made you draw the S-shape in elementary school, only now it runs on your phone.
Every Classic Paint Tool
All the Original Tools
Pencil, brush, airbrush, fill bucket, text tool, eraser, color picker, line, curve, rectangle, ellipse, rounded rectangle, polygon, free-form select, and rectangle select — all behaving exactly like they did in the original.
Classic 16-Color Palette
The iconic Windows 98 Paint palette is the default, with full access to the custom color editor for that real "pick from a rainbow" experience. You can also load full palettes from .pal files.
Full Undo History
Unlimited undo and redo, just like the later versions of classic Paint. Step back through every brush stroke, every fill, every accidental pixel. Use Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y shortcuts.
Open and Save Images
Open existing images by drag-and-drop or File > Open. Save your drawings as PNG, JPEG, BMP, GIF, or even classic Windows ICO files. PNG preserves transparency.
Touch & Stylus Support
Paint works flawlessly on touchscreens. Draw with your finger, an Apple Pencil, a Wacom stylus, or an S-Pen. Pressure-sensitive input is fully supported via the Pointer Events API.
Multiple Themes
Switch between Windows 98, Windows XP, and Windows 7 Paint themes, plus a modern light theme and a modern dark theme. Each one is pixel-accurate to the OS it is recreating.
Classic Sound Effects
The original Paint had subtle beeps and clicks when you changed tools or hit errors. They are all here, recreated from the Windows 9x system sounds. Mute them any time from the menu.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Every keyboard shortcut from the original works — Ctrl+S to save, Ctrl+Z to undo, Ctrl+A for select all, plus all the tool hotkeys. If you learned Paint twenty years ago, your muscle memory still works.
Save, Share, and Post Your Art
Download Any Format
Export your drawing as PNG, JPEG, BMP, GIF, or ICO. PNG for transparency, BMP for that real 1998 file-extension authenticity, GIF for animations and pixel art.
Save to FriendRewind Gallery
Logged-in users can save drawings directly to their FriendRewind gallery with one click. Your art is organized alongside your photos and available for profile use, blog posts, and comments.
Post to Your Profile
Insert any Paint drawing straight into your profile, About Me, blog post, bulletin, or comment. Classic MS Paint doodles are the original social content — time to bring them back.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Microsoft Paint?
Do I need to install anything to use MS Paint online?
Can I save my Paint drawings?
Does it work on mobile?
Does it support pressure-sensitive drawing tablets?
Can I open and edit existing images?
Does it have the classic Windows 98 look?
Is there an undo button?
Can I share my Paint drawings on FriendRewind?
The Program That Taught Us to Draw
Microsoft Paint shipped with every version of Windows from Windows 1.0 in 1985 through Windows 10, and for most of us it was the first drawing program we ever used. The grey UI, the spray-paint tool, the rainbow pencil hack, the "draw the S-shape" challenge at school — Paint was where a generation learned what it meant to make something digital.
In 2017 Microsoft announced Paint would be deprecated in favor of Paint 3D. In 2024 they finally gutted the classic version and replaced it with an AI-generation tool. The program that launched a thousand MS Paint memes, the program that made kids feel like artists, was effectively gone.
FriendRewind runs JS Paint — an open-source, faithful, pixel-accurate recreation of classic Paint — right in your browser. Every tool. Every menu. Every quirk. Free, unlimited, and integrated with your FriendRewind profile so you can draw something stupid on your phone in five seconds and post it as your new status. That is what the internet used to feel like.