Website: http://www.getpaint.net/ Software Provider: Rick Brewster Current Version: Paint .Net 3.36 Operating Systems: Windows 98, 2000, XP, Vista License: Freeware
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.
About:
Paint.NET is free image editing and photo manipulation software designed to be used on computers that run Windows. It supports layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools.
It started development as an undergraduate college senior design project mentored by Microsoft, and is currently being maintained by some of the alumni that originally worked on it. Originally intended as a free replacement for the MS Paint software that comes with Windows, it has grown into a powerful yet simple tool for photo and image editing.
The programming language used to create Paint.NET is C#, with a small amount of C++ for installation and shell-integration related functionality.
