- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows XP
- Date added: April 09, 2008
- Total Downloads: 3,314,678
- Downloads last week: 45,019
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 848 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
If all you want is a quick image retouch, Photoshop is overkill. Paint.NET, on the other hand, is an open-source freeware editor with all the essentials, including tools to crop, rotate, resize images, adjust colors, and create collages.
Paint.NET supports common image formats--JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, and others--but not high-resolution RAW files. There are enough basic and intermediate effects and features to keep image-tweakers happy, though the red-eye removal tool is notably weak; those images may require manual attention.
Unlike most free image editors, Paint.NET supports layers and has an actions manager. The pleasing interface boasts semitransparent windows for ease of use.
Version 3 fixes many old quibbles, including a convenient thumbnail manager for handling multiple image editing, and improved program graphics. Paint.NET is far more advanced than Microsoft Paint, and given its free price, it's a must-have for anyone needing to fix images.
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Publisher's description
From dotPDN :Paint.NET is free image and photo editing software. 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. An active and growing online community provides friendly help, tutorials, and plug-ins.
Version 3.22 adds a new Reduce Noise effect.
What's new in this version:
Version 3.22 adds a new Reduce Noise effect.
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User reviews of Paint NET 3.22
- Average user rating: 4.2 stars out of 848 votes
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Paint NET 3.22
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Version: Paint NET 3.22
Pros: Easy to use, great graphics, and its FREE!!!!
Cons: Nothing
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Paint NET 3.22
"Amazingly powerful & easy to use."
Pros: Easy to learn & intuitive interface that makes sense. No annoying dead-ends on the menus. Fast & powerful. After 4 days it hasn't given me any insurmountable problems or irritations.
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Version: Paint NET 3.22
"You can control options [0-100%]"
Pros: This one of the few programs where you can control options [0-100%]. Other programs are decided for you [like the intensity of the magic wand tool].
Cons: Poor documentation...trial and error?
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Version: Paint NET 3.22
"Lots of features, could use better user provided tutorials"
Pros: This free program has loads of features for a 'free' program. It's not the most intuitive of the free programs, but has more features than the others. The program takes some getting used to but is worht the effort.
Cons: Assistance at learning the program's feature set is dependent on self practice combined with user provided tutorials that vary in value.
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