Painter may refer to any of the following:

  1. Painter is a shortened name for the Format Painter tool found in Microsoft applications, like Microsoft Word.

  2. Painter is a less often used name for the Microsoft Paint program.

  • Use the Microsoft Word Format Painter to copy formatting.

  1. Painter is the shortened name of the Corel Painter program. As of 2020, the latest version is Corel Painter 2021.

  2. In general, a painter is someone who paints pictures, murals, or another painting medium.

Paintbrush, Software terms