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 Pinta, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Paint.NET are Krita, GIMP, Adobe Photoshop and Pixelmator.

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  1. Our Paint icon
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    Our Paint is a featureless but programmable painting program.

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    • itch.io
     
  2. Pixeluvo icon
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    Pixeluvo is a beautifully designed photo and image editor for PC. It supports everything from simple color and contrast tweaks, cropping and resizing, to complex photo montage with multiple layers, masks and effects.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  3. showFoto icon
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    You can use it to view your photographs and improve them. Showfoto is the standalone image editor of the digiKam project.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • KDE
     
  4. Pixia icon
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    Pixia is a freeware bitmap graphics editor program for Windows, created by Isao Maruoka. It was originally designed for the anime/manga community but has also been used in other branches of art.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  5. PixaFlux icon
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    PixaFlux is a node based image processing application. PixaFlux creates and edits images in a non destructive way, using a node graph to organize the workflow without restrictions of size, position or color mode.

    31 PixaFlux alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  6. Edit and manage photos on Windows with cropping, resizing, rotating, filters, stickers, drawing, collage layouts, organization tools, and support for JPG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, BMP. Features frames, blur, automatic enhancement, and a simple interface for easy editing.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  7. PixelStyle icon
     10 likes

    PixelStyle Photo Editor for Mac is an all-in-one photo editing and graphic design software, providing professional high-quality photo processing tools to edit the photos, enhance and touch up photos on Mac OS X.

    150 PixelStyle alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  8. RealWorld Paint icon
     23 likes

    RealWorld Paint is an free portable image/photo/animation editor. It supports layers with styles and can import and export Photoshop, GIMP and Paint.net images with layers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. AliveColors icon
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    AliveColors is comprehensive graphics and photo editing software for Windows and Mac. It comes in Free, Home, and Pro versions, with differing levels of functionality.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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