Editing OpenCanvas (section)

{{lowercase|title=openCanvas}}
{{Infobox software
| name = openCanvas
| developer = PGN Corp.
| released = {{Start date and age|2000}}
| latest release version = 7.0.25
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2019|10|15}}
| operating system = [[Microsoft Windows]]
| language = Japanese and English.<ref>{{cite web|title=PaintingSoftware openCanvas / portalgraphics.net|url=http://www.portalgraphics.net/en/oc/|access-date=5 April 2011}}</ref>
| genre = [[Raster graphics editor]]
| license = [[Shareware]]
| website = [https://www.portalgraphics.net/en/oc/ portalgraphics.net]
}}
'''openCanvas''' is a raster graphics software developed and published by PGN Corp. It was originally released as [[freeware]] in 2000,<ref>{{cite web|title=Wayback Machine - portalgraphics.net (2000) |url=http://www.portalgraphics.net/ |access-date=6 April 2011 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000918084239/http://www.portalgraphics.net/ |archive-date=September 18, 2000 }}</ref> but moved to a [[shareware]] model starting with version 2.<ref>{{cite web|title=OpenCanvas 1.1 - English version|url=http://wistinga.online.fr/opencanvas/|access-date=5 April 2011}}</ref> All functions are available during the limited demo period.
A higher performance version "openCanvas Plus" has been released simultaneously since version 3.
Its functions are similar to [[Adobe Photoshop]] or [[Corel Painter]].

In 2009, portalgraphics.net ended the sales of the openCanvas English versions. At the same time, they ended the English version of the portalgraphics website and their online English Customer Services, including PGN User Community. English Customer Support was to be discontinued on July 31, 2010. However, the English portalgraphics website went active again shortly afterward, and portalgraphics has continued sales of openCanvas series to the present.

"openCanvas 5.5.18" was released on July 26, 2013 in Japanese and English.<ref>{{cite web|title=HEADLINE Jul/26/2013 openCanvas version 5.5.18 released!|url=http://www.portalgraphics.net/en/oc/download/|access-date=26 July 2012}}</ref> On July 3, 2014, "openCanvas 6.0.00" was released with 64-bit support.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}