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License:
Free
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Downloads:
2,786,624
- Requirements:
Windows XP/2003 Server/Vista, Microsoft .NET Framework 2
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
November 07, 2008
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Publisher's description of Paint.NET
Paint.NET is free image and photo editing software. 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. An active and growing online community provides friendly help, tutorials, and plug-ins. Version 3.36 includes unspecified updates.
Editor's review of Paint.NET
5.0 stars
- "Don't 'shop it - Paint.NET it!"
If all you want is a quick image retouch, Photoshop is overkill. Paint.NET, on the other hand, is an open-source freeware editor with all the essentials, including tools to crop, rotate, resize images, adjust colors, and create collages.
Paint.NET supports common image formats--JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, and others--but not high-resolution RAW files. There are enough basic and intermediate effects and features to keep image-tweakers happy, though the red-eye removal tool is notably weak; those images may require manual attention.
Unlike most free image editors, Paint.NET supports layers and has an actions manager. The pleasing interface boasts semitransparent windows for ease of use.
Version 3 fixes many old quibbles, including a convenient thumbnail manager for handling multiple image editing, and improved program graphics. Paint.NET is far more advanced than Microsoft Paint, and given its free price, it's a must-have for anyone needing to fix images.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 4.2 stars out of 716 votes
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Version: Paint.NET 3.36
"Has some excellent features that are intuitive."
Pros: The layers feature and the ability to paste objects into the edit screen are useful features that are not in most free programs that I have tried.
Cons: While it has a text ability, the feature is very limited. This is an area that needs serious development, such as the ability to use colored text or 3D with light and texture controls and tapered or contoured text or text on a curve, et cetera.
Summary: This program gives the user considerable control over editing the image, but for a full featured set of tools, one must edit with more than one program.
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Paint.NET 3.36
Pros: no answer! na
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Paint.NET 3.36
Pros: Great on my XP Pro system, caused me headaches on my Vista system. Dell Inspiron D530 with NVIDIA display & as soon as I installed Paint.net, my graphics settings destabilized. Same PC, on XP, it's great! I use it often and love it,
Cons: This is a nightmare for me. I use my Vista more then my XP & now I'm without this app. As soon as I did a system restore, everything went back to normal.
Summary: Guess I'll be changing hard drives more often & using XP more! Over all its a great free app. Well worth downloading on XP. If your running Vista, 21 bit & you install it & your display settings start acting funny, system restore will fi... read more >>
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Version: Paint.NET 3.36
"Love it - Fantastic for free!"
Pros: Easy to use!
Cons: No cons yet!
Summary: Great for free!
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Paint.NET 3.36
Pros: Easy to use, many functions, FREE
Cons: for my uses, none... for professional use, I suppose not as many functions as other programs
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