Paint.Net (ALPHA)

A new Version update to Paint.Net 4.2.16 Is out. I have been using it and it is very stable.

You can get it by using the update feature or by going to the links/website below.​

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paint.net 4.3 alpha build 7881​

Direct download links:

• Installer EXE
  • Any CPU (x64, x86, ARM64): https://www.getpaint.net/files/zip/test/paint.net.4.300.7881.3082.install.anycpu.fdd.aot.zip
    
• Portable ZIPs
  • Intel/AMD 64-bit (x64): https://www.getpaint.net/files/zip/test/paint.net.4.300.7881.3082.portable.x64.scd.aot.zip
  • Intel/AMD 32-bit (x86): https://www.getpaint.net/files/zip/test/paint.net.4.300.7881.3082.portable.x86.scd.aot.zip
  • ARM64: https://www.getpaint.net/files/zip/test/paint.net.4.300.7881.3082.portable.arm64.scd.aot.zip

Changes since 4.3 alpha build 7879:

• Fixed: EdHarvey's Effects now work as-is without the need to install an updated version (which is not yet available)

The complete list of changes so far for 4.3, as compared to 4.2.16:

• New: The app has been migrated to .NET 5, and performance has been greatly improved as a result.
• New: ARM64 is now natively supported
• Installation is much faster now due to no longer needing the "Optimizing performance for your system" stage (NGEN has been replaced with ReadyToRun via crossgen).
• Portable ZIPs are now officially available, utilizing self-contained deployment, and do not require the installation of .NET 5. You must manually update to newer versions of the app, however.
• Improved performance of most effects and other compute-intensive tasks by about 20% on average, due to .NET 5's improved code generation
• Improved:Many areas of the app have been optimized to use SIMD (SSE2/3/4.1, AVX2) on x86/x64
  • Drawing on an image with a large number of layers is faster
  • Drawing with the Gradient Tool's alpha mode is faster
  • Drawing with the Recolor tool is faster
  • Drawing with the Erase or Clone Stamp tool is faster when using a color whose alpha value is less than 255
  • Drawing with the Overwrite blend mode is faster
  • Drawing with the Shapes tool is faster, due to improved compositing performance
  • Drawing with a brush tool without antialiasing is faster
  • Tile compression has lower overhead due to being optimized for SSE2 and AVX2
  • Working with complex selections is faster
  • Many other optimizations all throughout the application and rendering engine
• Improved: Selection antialiasing quality is now better by way of using a 4x4 super sampling filter instead of 3x3. The code has also been optimized to use SSSE3 on x86/x64.
• Improved: Performance should be significantly better on systems without HyperThreading (by reserving 1 core for the UI), and also a bit better on systems with it (by utilizing more of the logical cores)
• Improved: Effect and File Type plugins can now be organized into folders -- the plugin loader will recursively search for DLLs up to 1 folder deep
• Fixed a bug in Polar Inversion that was causing hangs
• Improved performance of Polar Inversion by 3x, due to the aforementioned bug fix (and a little bit is due to .NET 5)
• Fixed: There were some issues with zooming in/out using the keyboard, where the anchoring (centering) point was not calculated correctly, causing the canvas to drift in the wrong direction.
• Fixed a bug when saving with "Auto Detect" bit-depth that was causing fidelity loss on some images that already had 256 colors or less. This was reported here: Images already with 256 or fewer colors being dithered when saved with palette
• Changed: A processor that supports SSSE3 (yes 3 S's) is now required for x86/x64 systems (previously only SSE2 was required). All CPUs released since about 2006 (e.g. Core 2 Duo) support this.
• Known Issue: Due to crashing, GPU accelerated effects (Gaussian Blur, Motion Blur, Radial Blur) on ARM64 will actually use the CPU for rendering.

Thanks.. I got that one yesterday.

Thanks, I have been using it for about a week and it is stable. All of His Alpha's Build are.

Josey Wales said:

Thanks, I have been using it for about a week and it is stable. All of His Alpha's Build are.

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I use that from time to time. It's a decent tool and it fits my needs.

It is The only Graphics tool that I use. I will not pay for what Photoshop costs and I do not need it. I am not a Graphic Artist and this is simpler to use than Gimp and it is also available in Windows Store.

Josey Wales said:

It is The only Graphics tool that I use. I will not pay for what Photoshop costs and I do not need it. I am not a Graphic Artist and this is simpler to use than Gimp and it is also available in Windows Store.

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I have a photoshop subscription because I use it a lot to edit photos I take. For me it's worth the monthly cost... but that's me and as usual,. YMMV

BunnyJ said:

I have a photoshop subscription because I use it a lot to edit photos I take. For me it's worth the monthly cost... but that's me and as usual,. YMMV

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It is good and far better than Paint.Net. but I do not take many photos and do not do Theming anymore. I used to have it years ago and is quite easy to use.

Yeah, I also got it a while back, and it definitely is rock solid. I'm using it almost every day now, and it;s amazing how I've had almsot no issues with using non-stable builds of PdN without issues.