If you buy Paint.NET in the Windows Store, you'll be supporting its development directly (normally we ask for a donation). It has been compared to other digital photo editing software packages such as Adobe® Photoshop®, Corel® Paint Shop Pro®, Microsoft Photo Editor, and The GIMP. Originally intended as a free replacement for the Microsoft Paint software that comes with Windows, it has grown into a powerful yet simple image and photo editor tool. It started development as an undergraduate college senior design project mentored by Microsoft, and is now maintained and developed by Rick Brewster. An active online community provides friendly help, tutorials, and plugins. 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. Paint.NET® is image and photo editing software for PCs that run Windows. We are working with Microsoft on a solution.

This app performs with core functionality on Windows 10 S but some 3rd party plug-ins do not work. IMPORTANT: This app works with Windows 10 Pro and Home.