Run miniPaint - Browser Based Image Editor - on Windows

#miniPaint #ImageEditor #Windows

Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0894.html

What is miniPaint?

[miniPaint is an] online image editor lets you create, edit images using HTML5 technologies. No need to buy, download, install or have obsolete flash. No ads. Key features: layers, filters, HTML5, open source, Photoshop alternative. miniPaint operates directly in the browser. You can create images, paste from the clipboard (ctrl+v) or upload from the computer (using menu or drag & drop). Nothing will be sent to any server. Everything stays in your browser. - https://github.com/viliusle/miniPaint

Installing miniPaint

   01. Log into the Windows device    02. Download the latest miniPaint release  https://github.com/viliusle/miniPaint/releases/latest    03. Download NodeJS  https://nodejs.org/en/download/current/    04. Install NodeJS, accepting all defaults    05. Extract the downloaded miniPaint files    06. Rename the extracted folder miniPaint    07. Cut the miniPaint folder to a location it can safely run from, C:\Program Files\miniPaint in this example    08. Hold the SHIFT key and right click in the white space ≫ Open PowerShell windows here...    09. Run the following commands in the PowerShell window          # install dependencies          npm install          # build minipaint          npm run build          # run minipaint          npm run server    10. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:8080    11. Welcome to miniPaint

Run miniPaint on System Startup (Optional, but recommended)

   01. Press CTRL + C to kill the running miniPaint process    02. Open a text editor and paste the following          :: Start miniPaint server          cd /D "%~dp0"          start "miniPaint" /b npm run server    03. Save the file as minipaint.bat in the miniPaint directory, C:\Program Files\miniPaint in this example    04. Click on the Start Button ≫ Type task ≫ Launch Task Scheduler    05. Right click the Task Scheduler Library folder in the left pane ≫ Create Basic Task...    06. Set the name to miniPaint and optionally set a Description ≫ Click Next    07. For the Trigger, select When the computer starts ≫ Click Next    08. For the Action, select Start a program ≫ Click Next    09. Complete the form fields as follows:          Program/script: "%ProgramFiles%\miniPaint\minipaint.bat"          Add arguments:          Start in:    10. Click Next    11. Check the Open the Properties dialog checkbox ≫ Click Finish    12. In the Properties dialog, click the Change User or Group... button    13. Type System in the Object name field ≫ Click OK    14. Check the Run with highest privileges box    15. Click OK to create the scheduled task    16. Right click the miniPaint task ≫ Run    17. Refresh the open web browser to verify miniPaint is now running from the scheduled task   Source:  https://github.com/viliusle/miniPaint/wiki/Build-instructions  

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