Paint.NET 3.2

License:Free
Editor's Rating:
Average User Rating: (out of 413 votes) Rate it!
Downloads: 1,266,210
Requirements: Windows XP/2003 Server/Vista, Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
Limitations: No limitations
Date Added:December 17, 2007

Publisher's description of Paint.NET

From dotPDN:

Paint.NET is free image and photo editing software for computers that run Windows. 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 3.2 features ability to draw Fixed Ratio and Fixed Size selections with the Rectangle Select tool.

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Editor's review of Paint.NET

Don't 'shop it - Paint.NET it!

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.