Paint.NET Alternatives

Paint.NET is described as 'Free image editor for Windows, offering layer support, plugins, special effects, and portable use without installation. Lightweight and ad-free' and is a leading digital painting tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Paint.NET for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, Linux and iPhone apps. The best Paint.NET alternative is Krita, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Paint.NET are Pinta, GIMP, Adobe Photoshop and Pixelmator.

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Paint.NET alternatives are mainly Image Editors, but if you're looking for Digital Painting Tools or Photo Editors you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Android, Mac, Online, iPhone, Windows and Android Tablet. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Paint.NET.
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  1. Darkr icon
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    Darkr is the darkroom-inspired app that lets you develop photos similar to how you would in a real dark room.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  2. imEditor icon
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    ImEditor is a simple image editor, supporting PNG, JPEG, WEBP, BMP, and ICO file types. It offers several tools to easily modify an image.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3. Phoduit icon
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    Phoduit is a non-destructive photo editor with a node-based user interface. Rapidly refine and retouch your photos, batch process, develop RAW images and more.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Offers image and photo editing tools with support for painting, layers, photo effect filters, custom brushes, and natural media. Allows image import from TWAIN devices, creation of photo albums, animations, slide shows, 3D shapes, web art, and screen savers.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Gpaint icon
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    gpaint (aka GNU Paint), a small-scale painting program for GNOME, the GNU Desktop Environment. gpaint does not attempt to compete with GIMP, it is just a simple drawing package based on xpaint, along the lines of Microsoft Paint.

    77 Gpaint alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  6. Outline Image is an online tool designed for designers, content creators, and anyone who needs to quickly process images. We offer a free and easy-to-use platform that allows you to effortlessly remove backgrounds and add clear outlines to your image subjects.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. Edit image brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, and gamma with drag-and-drop ease in-browser. No uploads, logins, or limits. Secure processing happens locally. Download finished images as PNG or JPG after real-time preview. Free, unrestricted access provided.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. Graphiter icon
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    Graphiter is an easy to use, straight forward, and powerful Sketching App. Its aim is to reproduce a real life sketching workflow using simple tools, such as, a Graphite Pencil, a Blend tool and an Eraser.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. iPhotoDraw icon
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    Add name tag to people in the photo. Display objects with dimension information in the images. Add enlarged details for a particular part in the image. Annotations stored in separate file; original picture file is intact.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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