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.
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...
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...
This fixes the rare crash I mentioned in the previous build (5.1 beta build 9000). Soon I'll be able to start looking into a host of smaller issues now that the big rendering, presentation, and performance issues are out of the way (knock on wood!). Download and Install This build is available vi...
Download the installer from the website. This is the recommended download if you don't have Paint.NET installed. It can also be used to update the app. If you already have it installed, you should be offered the update automatically within the next few days, but you can also get it immediately by going to ⚙ Settings -> Updates -> Check Now.
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 crashes in the installer and hangs during app startup. ...
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...
Paint.NET documentation | Overview/FeaturesRevision Date: 23 August 2025 Overview/Features Paint.NET 5 is the best free image and photo editing application for Windows based PCs since Paint.NET 4. The application has been extensively rebuilt to improve functionality and ease of use while packing numerous new features into the now familiar user interface (UI). Paint.NET 5 works exclusively on ...
Paint.NET doesn't really know what to do with these for some of its theme colors, and this allows folks to set a color that is comfortable for their eyes and lighting conditions. Contrast. Sometimes when you're editing an image, the drop shadow can trick your eyes into thinking the image is a slightly different size than it actually is.
