A paint chat is an online chat room

Chat room

The term chat room, or chatroom, is primarily used by mass media to describe any form of synchronous conferencing, occasionally even asynchronous conferencing...

 that allow its participants to draw together in real-time while they chat. The chat box is usually at the bottom, with the drawing area on top. Paint chats generally attract the same demographics as Oekaki

Oekaki

is the Japanese term to describe the act of drawing, meaning "doodle or scribble".-Ekaki uta/drawing songs:In Japan, songs that describe how to draw animals and/or favorite characters are called "Ekaki Uta". These songs are supposed to help children remember how to draw something by incorporating...

s. Anime

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

 characters are a popular subject.

Browser based

Scriblink

An online whiteboard

Whiteboard

A whiteboard is a name for any glossy, usually white surface for nonpermanent markings. Whiteboards are analogous to chalkboards, allowing rapid marking and erasing of markings on their surface...

 with real-time collaboration. The site is built using Java

Java (programming language)

Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform. The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities...

 and requires no registration. Logging onto the site automatically connects users to their own private whiteboard and other features. Also allows embedding in web pages.

Groupboard

Based on a multi-user drawing/chat Java applet that was developed for the Etchinghill Studios website in March 1997. The applet was further developed so that multiple whiteboard and chat sessions could be hosted on the same server, and in 1998 it was released as Groupboard. Since then over 90,000 people have set up their own Groupboard.

PaintChatApp(or just Paintchat)

A closed-source freeware

Freeware

Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...

 website, and consists of a server and client applet written in Java. It was originally developed in 2000 by Japanese programmer Shi-chan. The last version released in 2003, and has enjoyed significant popularity.

RateMyDrawings DrawChat

Part of the "RateMyDrawings" community that allows people to draw and chat at the same time using a Flash

Adobe Flash

Adobe Flash is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements, games and flash animations for broadcast...

 based drawing tool.

Twiddla

A browser based paint chat tool with voice support (requires Java) and a focus towards hosting web meetings. It has been live since April 2007.

Draw My Thing

A game made by OMGPOP.com

Omgpop

Omgpop is a casual online multiplayer gaming website built entirely in Flash. Omgpop states on its homepage that it is "a place to hang out, play free online multiplayer games, and make friends....

. Similar to Pictionary

Pictionary

Pictionary is a guessing word game designed by Robert Angel and first published in 1985 by Seattle Games Inc. The game is played with teams with players trying to identify specific words from their teammates' drawings.-Objective:...

, the game features public rooms in which you have a 60-second time limit to draw a given word or phrase in a turn-based format. The other players must use chat to guess the object. If guessed correctly, the guesser gets two points and the artist gets one. The length of each match varies based on the number of players (1-7 players and 3-1 rounds) and does not require an account.

iSketch

iSketch

ISketch

iSketch is a browser-based drawing game that is similar to Pictionary.Players take turns in drawing a word or words while the other players try to guess. Puzzles come in over twenty languages and over two hundred themes. Difficulty level ranges from easy to expert...

 is a web based competitive drawing game.

Queeky MultiDraw

Part of the Queeky online drawing tools, it enables collaborative multi-user drawing in real time. Each user can create an own paint chat room and invite friends to collaborate on it. Finished drawings can be saved to Queeky's art gallery.

Sketcher

A multi-user Java system with realistic brushes, created by Jotun Technologies Inc. There are free, public rooms on ArtGrounds.com.

iScribble

Similar to PaintChat, although it requires registration. It can have both public and private boards. iScribble has currently banned roleplaying. However, roleplaying in private boards is acceptable.

Colabopad

A browser based whiteboard tool with custom widgets.

BrainStormSketching

A beta multi-user drawing and chat. Only works on Windows 7 and Windows Vista

Windows Vista

Windows Vista is an operating system released in several variations developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, and media center PCs...

, no installation required.

Non-browser

openCanvas

openCanvas

OpenCanvas

openCanvas is a paint/drawing software developed and published by PGN Co. Ltd. It was originally released as freeware in 2000, but moved to a demo/retail model starting with version 2...

 is a Japanese image editing program whose old freeware versions featured network support. One user could host a session and the program would accept up to 3 other users via incoming TCP connections. None of these features exist in openCanvas 2.x and later. Copies of oC11b72.exe (openCanvas 1.1b72) remain in wide circulation on the Internet because of this.

PictoChat

Nintendo's PictoChat

PictoChat

PictoChat is a communication utility that comes pre-installed on the Nintendo DS, Nintendo DS Lite and Nintendo DSi consoles. Up to sixteen people can paint chat with each other using it, connected wirelessly through a system-to-system wireless connection. It allows for simple input of keyboard...

 software, built into Nintendo DS

Nintendo DS

The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...

firmware, operates over a local-area wireless network. It does not connect to the Internet.