Last updated: 11 June 2026
Licensor: PawWorks ("PawWorks", "we", "us")
Software: PawPaint and its accompanying files (the "Software")

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By installing, copying, or using the Software you agree to be bound by this End User License Agreement (the "Agreement"). If you do not agree, do not install or use the Software. If you acquired the Software through a distribution platform (e.g. Steam), that platform's own terms also apply to your acquisition and use.


Subject to your compliance with this Agreement, PawWorks grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non transferable license to install and use the Software on devices you own or control, for its intended purpose - creating, editing, and exporting textures, materials, and related artwork - for either personal or commercial projects. You may keep one copy of the Software solely for backup purposes. This license may be revoked only as set out in Section 12 (Termination).

Your content is yours. PawWorks claims no ownership of the artwork, textures, models, or other output you create with the Software (your "Output"). You are responsible for ensuring you have the rights to any assets
you import.


The Software includes default assets - brushes, materials, images, masks, environment maps, fonts, and presets (the "Bundled Assets"). You may use the Bundled Assets within your Output, including Output you sell or use commercially. You may not extract, redistribute, resell, or share the Bundled Assets on a standalone basis (for example, as part of an asset pack or library), whether modified or not, except as embodied in your Output.


The Software provides a scripting interface for user-created plugins and scripts. You own the plugins and scripts you write, and you may share or sell them as you wish. Plugins and scripts created by third parties are not part of the Software: PawWorks does not review them and is not responsible for them, and you install and run them at your own risk. Plugins and scripts must not be used to circumvent this Agreement (for example, to extract Bundled Assets for standalone redistribution).


You may not, except to the extent applicable law expressly permits despite this limitation:

• modify, adapt, or create derivative works of the Software itself (as distinct from your Output and your own plugins and scripts);
  
• reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Software, or attempt to derive its source code;
  
• copy (except as permitted in Section 2), redistribute, resell, rent, lease, sublicense, or otherwise transfer the Software;
  
• remove, alter, or obscure any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices, including those in the "LICENSE" and "THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md" files;
  
• circumvent or disable any licensing, entitlement, or technical protection measures; or
  
• use the Software in violation of applicable law.

The Software is licensed, not sold. PawWorks and its licensors retain all right, title, and interest in and to the Software, including its code, shaders, Bundled Assets, user interface, and the PawPaint name and branding. No rights are granted except as expressly set out in this Agreement.


The Software incorporates third-party open-source components licensed under their own terms (MIT, BSD, zlib, and similar). Those components and the full text of their required notices are listed in the "THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md" file distributed alongside the Software. Nothing in this Agreement limits your rights under those third-party licenses with respect to those components. Bundled fonts and environment maps are used under their respective licenses as noted there.


PawWorks may provide updates, patches, or new versions of the Software (for example, through Steam). Updates are governed by this Agreement unless a separate agreement accompanies them. PawWorks may modify, suspend, or discontinue features of the Software at any time.

PawWorks may also make pre-release, beta, or test builds of the Software available. Pre-release builds are provided for evaluation and feedback only; they may be incomplete or unstable, and may stop working or be discontinued at any time.


The Software runs locally and does not itself collect or transmit personal information. If you acquired or run the Software through a distribution platform (e.g. Steam), that platform may collect data as described in its own privacy policy, which is independent of this Agreement.


THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. PAWWORKS DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE OF HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT IT WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or statutory consumer guarantees, so some or all of the above exclusions may not apply to you. Nothing in this Agreement excludes rights that cannot lawfully be excluded - see Section 11 (Consumer rights).


TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, PAWWORKS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, OR GOODWILL, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SOFTWARE OR THIS AGREEMENT. PAWWORKS' TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR THE SOFTWARE.

Consumer rights. Nothing in this Agreement excludes, restricts, or modifies any rights or guarantees you have under laws that cannot be excluded by agreement, including (if you are in New Zealand and acquire the Software for personal, domestic, or household use) the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993. If you acquire the Software for the purposes of a business, you agree that, to the extent permitted by law, the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 does not apply.


This Agreement and your license terminate automatically if you breach any of its terms. On termination you must stop using the Software and delete all copies in your possession. Termination does not affect your ownership of, or rights in, Output you created before termination. Sections 2 (as to your Output), 3, 5–7, and 9–14 survive termination.


This Agreement is governed by the laws of New Zealand, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. The courts of New Zealand have non-exclusive jurisdiction over disputes arising out of or relating to this Agreement, subject to any mandatory consumer-protection rights you have in your place of residence.


This Agreement is the entire agreement between you and PawWorks regarding the Software and supersedes any prior understandings, except that any platform terms applicable to your acquisition of the Software are unaffected. If any provision is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect. PawWorks' failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of it. You may not assign this Agreement; PawWorks may assign it as part of a sale or reorganization of its business.


For questions about this Agreement or the Software, contact:
contact.pawworks@gmail.com