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Downloads:
3,314,678
- Operating Systems:
Windows Vista, Windows XP
- Additional Requirements:
Windows XP/2003 Server/Vista, Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
June 13, 2007
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Publisher's description of Paint.NET 3.08
From dotPDN: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.
Version 3.08 improves keyboard/accessibility cues for some dialogs and fixes some bugs.
Editor's review of Paint.NET 3.08
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- "Don't 'shop it - Paint.NET it!"
- Version reviewed: Paint.NET 3.08
If you just want to retouch images a bit, Photoshop is overkill. Check out Paint.NET, an open-source freeware editor with all the essential tools, including those for cropping, rotating, resizing, adjusting colors, and creating collages.
Paint.NET supports the most popular image formats--JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, and others--but not superhigh resolution ones like RAW. However, you'll find such basic effects as Red Eye Removal, Emboss, Mosaic, and Oil Painting, and a few higher-end features such as Clone Stamp, Lasso Select, and Magic Wand. Like a full-fledged graphics package, Paint.NET even supports layers and an actions manager. The interface is very convenient, and the panels are semitransparent, so you won't need to hide them.
Version 3 fixes many old quibbles. Multiple-image editing is done through a convenient thumbnail manager in the upper-right corner of the app; blurry tool icons have been sharpened as well. Paint.NET is far better than Microsoft Paint, and given its free price, it's a no-brainer for anyone who does a lot of minor graphical tweaking.
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User reviews of Paint.NET 3.08
- Average user rating: 4.2 stars out of 802 votes
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6 out of 10 people found this review helpful
Version: Paint.NET 3.08
Pros: This has got loads of features to enhance/change your photos/images..
By far the easiest i have used not to confusing like a lot of the other image/edit tools are..
It has layers witch is unusual for freeware
this is perfect for beginners and more experienced users alike and all for FREE..
i am deff keeping this tool..
Cons: requires net framework 2 witch is 22mb download..
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Paint.NET 3.08
"Professional standard at no cost"
Pros: Fully professional image editor, yet simple enough for the casual user as well. Polished, highly configurable interface, which is a joy to use. The package as a whole is fast, reliable, extraordinarily versatile, and bears comparison with packages costing big money. All the expected tools and effects are present, and there is a vast choice of plugins freely available online. I'd like more than 5 stars to rate this!
Cons: Requires Microsoft .NET Framework, which is a big download (actually the executable is small - that then downloads the main code, which is not!) for anyone on a slow connection. But if you already have the .NET Framework, or are on a fast connection, there is nothing to beat this package.
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3 out of 7 people found this review helpful
Version: Paint.NET 3.08
Pros: Does everything it says it does, and it's free
Cons: Other free software is easer to use.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Paint.NET 3.08
"Useful application for Image editing"
Pros: Good application.
Easy to install, easy to pickup, easy on memory as well.
Handy toolbars, great collection of effects, useful for naive as well as advance users.
Cons: None so far.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Paint.NET 3.08
"Good soft for free, useful tool for web desiners..."
Pros: Gradient fill, layers, some effects, TTF's
Cons: Too much bluring after effects, text layers looks scratchy
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