Paint.NET is a photo and image editing tool designed for computers running Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000. It serves the digital imaging community as a free alternative to the standard paint application included with Windows. It brings powerful features to the desktop, a myriad of special effects, plug-in extensibility, and layer manipulation. It enhances the image editing experience for tablet owners with Windows XP Tablet Ink support. Digital photographers and artists can enhance their images with features and effects such as levels adjustment, cross-layer cloning, anti-aliased tools, motion blur, and red eye removal.
Software License: Open Source
Operating Systems Support: Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, 2003
Download Link: Paint.NET 2.1
Homepage: Paint.NET
Version ChangeLog:
Many bug fixes and miscellaneous user interface tweaks
Installation via Group Policy is now supported
Rendering quality, usage, and performance of selections is improved
Much better performance all around
Magic Wand selection tool
Ellipse/circle selection tool
PNG transparency is now supported
GIF save quality significantly improved
JPEG quality selector and preview, and file size preview
Upgraded PDN file format to support very large images
Thumbnails are now shown for .PDN files in Windows Explorer
Much higher quality rendering when zooming out
Background layer is no longer "locked"
EXIF data is now preserved for supporting file formats
Lower memory usage. History items are now saved to disk instead of completely stored in memory
Better Tablet PC support. Also, Ink isn't used unless you have a Tablet PC; this has increased compatibility and performance on regular systems
Ability to resize image based on a percentage
Brand new image resampling routines for Image->Resize menu item (no more transparent borders)
No more flickering in the UI
More optimizations for multiprocessor and multicore systems
Startup time is greatly reduced
