Microsoft will launch the classic Paint in an app for Windows 10

PaintOne of the most "traditional" Windows tools of all time, it may undergo a modernization within the platform in the coming months. And it is that, according to a report that has been released recently, those of Redmond would be working on a app for your store, identical in options to the program that now comes standard in Windows 10.

Although over the years, the classic Paint has gone to the background, many will keep fond memories of this image editor and its great utility when manipulating photos, creating covers, montages, etc. The point is that it is definitely a fairly basic program if we compare it with PhotoShop or even with GIMP and with the passage of time it has been somewhat covered.

Paint: a new asset for the universal app catalog?

For now, what is known about this development is very little, the application was listed in the database of the Windows Store as "Newcastle", although screenshots of it were not shown and the description speaks of the football team that takes its name from a city located in the north of England. In fact, as soon as the news has leaked, his file has disappeared. The boys of MSPowerUser they managed to download it before that happened and, indeed, confirmed that it is a version of Paint.

As we can read in Windows Central, the application has for now practically the same options and functions as its desktop variant, although it is not clear if it will continue to be included in the official version of the system distributed on all computers or if it will become a tool Download Center from the app store. Perhaps more information on this can be expected with the 10 Anniversary Windows Update.

The future of the platform looks exciting despite doubts

In its quest for an integrated platform, Windows 10 is undergoing a revision of some of its most emblematic services, which wash its face and adapt the interface and controls to any of the screens on which the OS can run. Just a few days ago we told you that VLC was also preparing to join Project Rome..

Intel's goodbye to tablets leaves a complicated picture in Windows 10

On the other hand, now is when it is more up to those of Redmond to tighten on certain weak points of its ecosystem to ensure that such integration is not sterile. The smartphone segment is mortally damaged and entry-level and mid-range tablets have suffered a severe setback recently with the decision to Intel to cancel its next processors dedicated to that range.