Paint.NET is image and photo editing software for PCs that run Windows. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools.

Paint.NET uses your hard drive to store temporary files related to undo/redo history. Because of this, actual disk space requirements will depend on the actions you perform on an image, and on the size of the image.

Dec 5, 2024 · This is a small update that contains fixes for some bugs and that were discovered in 5.1, as well as a new Fill option in the Image -> Canvas Size dialog. It also has workarounds for some bugs in Sentinel One (antivirus) that were causing …

May 20, 2025 · This is a simple maintenance release that mostly fixes a few small bugs, and updates the bundled DDS FileType plugin. Get the Update There are two releases of Paint.NET: Microsoft Store release (recommended) You can purchase it here. This helps fund development and is an alternative or supplement...

Mar 11, 2025 · This update adds JPEG XL (*.jxl) support, improves quantization color quality, updates AVIF loading to better handle mapping HDR images to SDR, and fixes some bugs. Get the Update There are two releases of Paint.NET: Microsoft Store release (recommended) You can purchase it here. This helps fund ...

Dec 19, 2024 · This update fixes some small bugs, including flickering issues with NVIDIA Fast VSync, and should further soothe the screen blanking issues being reported on some systems with buggy MPO (multiplane overlay) support. Get the Update There are two releases of Paint.NET: Microsoft Store release (reco...

Feb 14, 2025 · This update is mostly a hotfix that fixes installation on Windows Server systems. Get the Update There are two releases of Paint.NET: Microsoft Store release (recommended) You can purchase it here. This helps fund development and is an alternative or supplement to sending in a donation. In additi...

Jan 15, 2023 · The Paint.NET installer will decompress the files necessary for installation. Extracting the installation files Once extraction is complete, the actual installation of the application will begin: Installation There are two installation options; Express and Custom. For most users, the "Express" install with default options should suffice.

Nov 12, 2024 · This is a major update to Paint.NET that includes a raft of technology upgrades including full color management, support for HDR and Wide Color Gamut displays, major improvements to input latency and memory usage, and new and revamped blur effects. In addition, the migration of effects and adjust...

Sep 3, 2017 · A DDS FileType plugin that allows Paint.NET to open and save the the some of formats introduced in DirectX 10 and later. Compatibility: Paint.NET 5.1.1+. This plugin is bundled with Paint.NET 4.2.2 and later. If you need the features from a newer version you can still install the plugin. The plug...