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Paint.NET

Free Software for Digital Photo Editing·getpaint.net

Paint.NET is image and photo editing software for PCs that run Windows. It features an intuitive, tabbed user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo/history, special effects, adjustments, and a variety of drawing tools. Originally created as a free replacement for Microsoft Paint, it has grown into a powerful image editor comparable to Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, and GIMP. It is maintained and developed by Rick Brewster and supported by an active online community offering tutorials and plugins.

What it's for

Digital photo editingLayer-based image compositionDrawing with pressure-sensitive pens and tabletsApplying special effects (blur, sharpen, red-eye removal, distortion, noise, embossing)Adjusting brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, curves, and levelsConverting images to black and white or sepiaWorking with a variety of image file formats

Features 19

3D Rotate/Zoom effect
Adjustments (brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, curves, levels)
Automatic updates
Black and white / sepia conversion
Clone Stamp tool
Color management support with Windows Advanced Color / Display P3
Comprehensive file format support (PNG, JPEG, JPEG XL, AVIF, HEIC, WebP, JPEG XR, BMP, GIF, TIFF, DDS, TGA, PDN)
Extensible Shapes tool
Gradient tool
Layers
Magic Wand selection tool
Plugin support
Pressure-sensitive pen and drawing tablet support (Wacom, UGEE, Microsoft, and more)
Recolor tool
Shape drawing tools including curve/Bezier tool
Special effects (blur, sharpen, red-eye removal, distortion, noise, embossing)
Tabbed document interface with live thumbnails
Text editor tool
Unlimited undo/history

At a glance

free tier

TypeDesktop app

DeploymentInstalled (local)

PlatformsWindows

LanguagesEnglish, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Corsican, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian

CompanydotPDN LLC

Resources

Changelog

Pricing

Paint.NET is free to download. It can also be purchased via the Microsoft/Windows Store to support development, though the price is not publicly listed. Donations are also accepted.

FreeFree

Free download for Windows; updates are also free.