SAI (software)
Paint Tool SAI 1.1.0 running on Windows 7
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| Developer(s) | Systemax Software Development |
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| Initial release | February 25, 2008 |
| Stable release |
1.2.5 / April 25, 2016
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| Preview release | |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Size | 2MB |
| Available in | Japanese, English |
| Type | Raster graphics editor |
| License | Shareware (30-day trial) |
| Website | systemax |
SAI or Easy Paint Tool SAI (ペイントツールSAI) is a lightweight raster graphics editor and painting software for Microsoft Windows developed and published by Systemax Software. Development of the software began on August 2, 2004, and the first alpha version was released on October 13, 2006. SAI's official release (1.0.0) was on February 25, 2008, and an update preview was released shortly after.
The painting application is available in both Japanese, and an official English translation. An unofficial user-made translation for the software also exists. Sai can be purchased directly through the developers' website, and purchases through PayPal are now also accepted in addition to the BitCash and TelecomCredit payment systems that have been available for Japanese users.
Paint Tool SAI is available on Microsoft Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 and 10.
SAI is a lightweight painting application. The user interface allows multiple documents to be opened at the same time. The drawing canvas can be both zoomed and rotated using the sliders on the navigator or the hotkeys configured on the keyboard. The toolbar on the top part of the screen also includes a button to mirror the drawing view without mirroring the actual drawing. It is also possible to open multiple viewports to the same document. An application-wide scratchpad (which can be used as a color mixing panel) is provided, which is saved between sessions. Colors can be stored in the swatches panel.
Various raster drawing tools are implemented, such as the Airbrush, Watercolor, Pen, and Marker, which can all be easily customized, and stored in slots in the user interface of the application. There is also a set of vector drawing tools intended for inking, which, like the raster tools, can be configured to be pen pressure-sensitive.
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