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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows XP
- Date added: April 07, 2008
- Total Downloads: 3,829,428
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 869 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 3.30.3019 RC1 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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Version 3.30.3019 RC1 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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Version: Paint NET 3.30.3019 RC1
Pros: If you can do it in photo shop you most likely can do it in Paint NET. I can't believe I settled for gimp, this has totally beat gimp.
Cons: None, unless you don't like photoshop.
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