Paint.NET 3.31

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Popularity:
#2 in Image Editing (out of 1098 products)
Editor's Rating:
5.0 stars
Average User Rating:
4.0 stars (out of 689 votes) Rate it!
Downloads:
2,196,840
Requirements:
Windows XP/2003 Server/Vista, Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
Limitations:
No limitations
Date Added:
May 03, 2008
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Publisher's description of Paint.NET 3.31

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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 3.31 fixes some bugs with the Open/Save dialogs that were causing headaches for many users.

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Editor's review of Paint.NET 3.31

5.0 stars
"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.

User reviews of Paint.NET 3.31

Average user rating: 4.2 stars out of 689 votes
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4 stars

4 out of 5 people found this review helpful

Version: Paint.NET 3.31

"It's not Paint Shop Pro, it's better!"

by Charles K on May 26, 2008

Pros: It's better because of it's simplicity and because it's free. It does whet I was hoping it would. In combination with Image Mender (offered here), I can easily mend, touch up, modify and repair my digital photos and wallpapers.

Cons: No cons. It's great for an old man who has difficulty figuring out complicated programs. Does what I need.

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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

Version: Paint.NET 3.31

"It's the simplest"

by KenFougere on May 5, 2008

Pros: It has everything that an intermediate user could need.

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5 stars

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

Version: Paint.NET 3.31

"Best Free Image Editing Tool I've Ever Seen"

by Kevy_MT on May 5, 2008

Pros: Paint.NET is a very good, and easy program to edit images. I particularly like the Cropping. My normal image editing program is Paint Shop Pro, and I really dislike PSP's cropping. So I was very happy with Paint.NET! This program helps to "clean up" photographs and any other image you have. Noise reduction, photo sharpening, and several other image adjusting tools make Paint.NET very worthwhile.

Cons: None that I have found.

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5 stars

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

Version: Paint.NET 3.31

"it's paint all grown up"

by corkuba on May 23, 2008

Pros: this is a good descendant from paint but my favorite is still photoscape

Cons: no cons

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5 stars

Version: Paint.NET 3.31

"Great Freeware"

by phil8656 on June 2, 2008

Pros: It takes a little while to learn. It's like a supercharged Paint.

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