Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.

4recommend
0warn against
Jan 25, 2026first mention
Jun 9, 2026latest mention
Nov 25 – Oct 26
Used forpalettized pixel artdeluxe paint clone

Why people recommend it

“fire up https://github.com/mriale/PyDPainter for that classic Deluxe Paint IIe vibe”

“there's a DeluxePaint clone someone released that is pretty cool to play around with”

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“The UI is very much reminiscent of the original.”

Caveats and dissent

No one in these comments warned against it.

All comments 4

“fire up https://github.com/mriale/PyDPainter for that classic Deluxe Paint IIe vibe”

“there's a DeluxePaint clone someone released that is pretty cool to play around with”

There is also VGA Paint 386. It runs everywhere since it is a DOS application. https://www.bttr-software.de/products/vp386/

“The UI is very much reminiscent of the original.”

Threads where it came up

Data: pydpainter.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.

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