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Tux Paint is a free, award-winning drawing program originally created for children ages 3 to 12, but enjoyed by all! It combines an easy-to-use interface, fun sound effects, and an encouraging cartoon mascot who guides children as they use the program. You're presented with a blank canvas and a variety of drawing tools to help them be creative. Along with paintbrush, shapes and text, Tux Paint includes a "stamp" feature to add pre-drawn or photographic imagery to pictures, and a set of "magic tools" that provide filter effects (like blur, tint and waves) and interesting drawing tools (like train tracks, bubbles and grass). Tux Paint includes a collection of "starter" images, both coloring-book style and photo-realistic, and a large collections of stamps are available as a separate download. Additional content can be added by parents & teachers, or downloaded from 3rd parties. Tux Paint is available for Windows, macOS, Android, Linux, & Haiku operating systems, among others.

PyCAPGE (Python Classic Adventure Point and Click Game Engine) is a versatile, open-source framework designed for creating retro-style 2D graphic adventures using Python and Pygame. Inspired by the golden age of SCUMM games, it features a customizable 9-verb interface and robust inventory management. Key features include a Scene Manager supporting parallax scrolling, walk-behind masks, and depth-based character scaling. It implements intelligent Pathfinding to navigate complex environments automatically. The engine natively supports Multi-Character gameplay, allowing dynamic switching between protagonists. Developers can build rich narratives using the branching Dialogue System and a Cutscene Manager for scripted events. The architecture is data-driven: texts and definitions are separated into YAML files for easy localization. Includes a JSON Save/Load system and debug console.