Paint.NET 3.36 Fileforum Pick

4.7 out of 5 stars 4.7 (1401 votes)

(August 26, 2008)

Windows 2003/2008/Vista/XP / Open Source / 5,483,870 downloads

Paint.NET is image and photo manipulation software designed to be used on computers that run Windows. It supports layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools. It started development as an undergraduate college senior design project mentored by Microsoft, and is currently being maintained by some of the alumni that originally worked on it. Originally intended as a free replacement for the MS Paint software that comes with Windows, it has grown into a powerful yet simple tool for photo and image editing. The programming language used to create Paint.NET is C#, with a small amount of C++ for installation and shell-integration related functionality.

Paint.NET is freeware, but the team is accepting donations here.

  • Publisher

    Paint.NET Team

  • Homepage

    Paint.NET

  • Uninstaller

    Yes

  • Latest Changes

    - Improved: Effect rendering should be a little faster now

    - Changed: Implemented some changes to the "Add Noise" effect that were suggested by a forum member

    - Changed: The canvas background color is now always #c0c0c0

    - Changed: The auto-updater should now correctly detect .NET 3.5 and newer, which will help to save bandwidth when Paint.NET v4.0 is released (it will require .NET 3.5)

    - Fixed: Paint.NET now works on a system that has the .NET 3.5 SP1 "Client Profile" installed

    - Fixed: When zoomed in and the cursor is to the top-left of the image (negative coordinates), the ruler is now highlighted in the correct area. Fixed: The effect rendering system no longer sets the "Tag" property on the configuration dialog

  • Other Versions

    Paint.NET (Alpha)

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  1. 2 out of 5 stars
    EMOgirl

    Reviewing 3.36 (May 27, 2009)

    aaaa

  2. 3 out of 5 stars
    rom8_3139

    Reviewing 3.36 (Mar 6, 2009)

    Although I think paint.net is a great update to ms paint, I'm very disappointed that they left out one of the most important tools you can have, and that is the spray tool....darn!

  3. 4 out of 5 stars
    brucola

    Reviewing 3.36 (Jan 23, 2009)

    Layers, effects, tools....II couldn't ask more for free. It's easy, complete and robust enough for every home user.

  4. 4 out of 5 stars
    MikeB

    Reviewing 3.36 (Dec 10, 2008)

    Great free program, 4 out of 5 from me. I would have given it higher but it doesn't support the .8bf format ( http://dotwhat.net/8bf/6039/ ) among others - which is a slight shame.

  5. 5 out of 5 stars
    shelb

    Reviewing 3.36 (Nov 29, 2008)

    Is there ANY free or affordable program that includes magnetic lasso? No- so it is irrelevant to mention it. Paint.net is a good balance between ease of use and features. GIMP is more powerful, but only a few % of people will be able to learn to use it. Picasa can't do much. If you need TWAIN it only takes a few seconds to scan/upload to Irfanview and then copy and paste into paint.NET.

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