Fan support saves MS Paint

Microsoft will soon release Paint 3D, an app version of MS Paint, while the desktop version of MS Paint will soon be available to download for free from

You may have recently heard about Microsoft intention to discontinue support for the 32-year-old Microsoft Paint app in the upcoming Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, stating that MS Paint would ‘not be in active development and might be removed in future releases.’

It now appears that the computing giant has changed its mind following ‘an incredible outpouring of support and nostalgia around MS Paint,’ according to a blog post from Megan Saunders, General Manager of 3D at Microsoft.