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Paint.NET

Lightweight Windows photo editor with layers, effects and a large plugin community

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About

Paint.NET is an image and photo editor for Windows that began as a student project mentored by Microsoft and is now developed by Rick Brewster. It sits between Microsoft Paint and full professional suites: it supports layers with blend modes, unlimited undo with a history panel, selection tools, adjustments and a wide range of effects, while keeping a clean interface where several open images appear as tabs. Many effects are accelerated by the graphics card, and pressure-sensitive pens work through Windows Ink. A large community publishes free plugins that add file formats, effects and tools. The direct download is free of charge, and a paid edition on the Microsoft Store is offered as a way to support development. In 2026 the project took over the paint.net domain, which is now its official home.

Layers with blend modes and unlimited undo history
Tabbed interface for several open images
GPU-accelerated effects and adjustments
Pressure-sensitive pen support via Windows Ink
Extensible with community plugins

Before you download

Windows only: needs Windows 10 (21H2 or newer) or Windows 11 and a 64-bit CPU (x64 with AVX2, or ARM64).
The official site moved from getpaint.net to paint.net in 2026; getpaint.net now redirects there.
The free installer is served from the developer's dotpdn.com domain; offline installers, portable ZIPs and MSIs are on the project's GitHub releases page.
The Microsoft Store edition is paid; the direct download is free.

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