Features

Paint.NET is designed to be accessible and simple for most users while still allowing powerful and sophisticated operations to be performed on an image.

• Simple, intuitive user interface

  Every feature and user interface element was designed to be immediately intuitive and/or quickly learnable without assistance. It is also designed to be immediately familiar to users of Paint and Photoshop.

• Layers

  This allows you to compose one complete image from a stack of other images that are blended together.

• Unlimited History

  Every action you take on an image is recorded in the History window, and is only limited by available disk space and memory.

• Support for many popular file formats

  The following file formats are supported: PNG, JPEG, BMP, GIF, TGA, DDS, and TIFF. The native Paint.NET image type is PDN which preserves layering.

• Effects and Adjustments

  You can apply many special effects to your image, and support for image adjustments is also possible.

• Full Support for Dual- and Quad-Core CPU's, and 64-bit

  Paint.NET is fully optimized for the latest in processor technology enabling dramatic performance improvements and the ability to work with larger and more images.

• Enhanced for Windows 7

  Paint.NET v3.5 has been enhanced for the latest Windows release. Jump List support provides quick access to the list of recent images, and the user interface has been enhanced to take advantage of Aero and Glass. The font manager for the Text tool has been rewritten to use the new DirectWrite component, which greatly improves its quality and performance.

• Extensibility

  Paint.NET supports plugins that add new effects, adjustments, and file format support.

• Free

  Paint.NET is provided for no cost with generous licensing terms.