1
Performance
Starting the app is nearly instantaneous and every feature has been thoroughly optimized to take advantage of the latest multicore CPUs, GPUs, and NVMe SSDs.
2
File formats
Paint.NET supports a wide variety of popular and standard file formats, including: PNG, JPEG, JPEG XL, AVIF, HEIC, WebP, JPEG XR, BMP, GIF, TIFF, DDS, TGA, and of course PDN (Paint.NET's native image type that supports layers).
3
Color management
Paint.NET now has full color management support, a feature commonly found in more expensive or complicated imaging software.
4
Background updates
If you are using the Microsoft Store release, updating is done in the background when you aren't using the app.
5
Special effects
Everything from blurring, sharpening, red-eye removal, distortion, noise, and embossing are included.
6
3D Rotate/Zoom
Also included is our unique 3D Rotate/Zoom effect that makes it very easy to add perspective and tilting.
7
Image adjustment
Adjustments are also included which help you tweak an image's brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, curves, and levels.
8
Shape drawing
Paint.NET includes simple tools for drawing shapes, including an easy-to-use curve tool for drawing splines or Bezier curves.
9
Selections
The facilities for creating and working with selections is powerful, yet still simple enough to be picked up quickly.
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