Website: http://www.getpaint.net/ Software Provider: Rick Brewster Current Version: Paint .Net 3.36 Operating Systems: Windows 98, 2000, XP, Vista License: Freeware
Full 64-bit support, for both x64 and Itanium systems
New "Curves" adjustment for editing an image's color curves
Seven new layer blend modes: Color Burn, Color Dodge, Reflect, Glow, Overlay, Negation, and Xor
Aesthetic improvements to the entire user interface
Better performance, especially for 64-bit systems
Zooming, esp. with the mouse wheel, has been enhanced
Rewritten layer composition engine is now mathematically correct, and faster
Deployment via AD/GPO is now much easier (use /createMsi with setup package)
User interface now works correctly in high-DPI (120dpi, 144dpi, 196dpi)
Layers window list is no longer "upside down"
Upgraded to use .NET Framework 2.0
Many other improvements and fixes
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.
