Paint.NET Alternatives for Linux
Paint.NET is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Pinta, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Paint.NET and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Paint.NET are Krita, GIMP, LazPaint and MyPaint.
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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. 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.- Digital Painting Tool
- Free • Proprietary
101 Pinta alternativesPinta is a image editing, drawing and painting application with a simple yet powerful interface. Pinta has a wide range of drawing tools, including: freehand, rectangles, circles and lines. It also has over 35 effects to apply to your images, and also has the ability to create...
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- Free • Open Source
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United States
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Flathub
- Mono
Pinta VS Paint.NET
Comments about Pinta as an Alternative to Paint.NET
Comment summary: Pinta receives praise for closely resembling Paint.NET, making it a strong alternative, especially for basic tasks and cross-platform use. However, users also point out issues such as bugs, missing features compared to Paint.NET, and stopped updates, which hinder its effectiveness. Despite these drawbacks, many still consider it the best clone available for those needing a simple and lightweight alternative to Paint.NET.Top Positive CommentTop Negative CommentIt gives you a good taste of Paint.NET, but it's so broken and painful to work with that it just isn't worth using; e.g. the text function doesn't work.
Most Recent CommentThe latest update seriously munged the UI. Keyboard shortcuts aren't easy to figure out anymore, the most common menus are now split between the left, top, and top right of the screen. It used to be a fair equivalent to Paint.NET and now it's useless.
137 Krita alternativesFree, open-source painting software designed by artists for artists. Offers customizable UI, 9 brush engines, color management, tablet support, non-destructive editing, and privacy features. Portable and available on major platforms, supporting seamless texture creation.
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- Free • Open Source
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Netherlands
EU
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android Tablet
- Epic Games Store
- PortableApps.com
- Steam
Krita VS Paint.NET
Comments about Krita as an Alternative to Paint.NET
Comment summary: Krita is recognized as a strong alternative to Paint.NET, offering a range of tools and free cost, making it suitable for both basic and advanced image editing. While it has more painting and drawing features, it lacks some rapid photo editing capabilities found in Paint.NET. Users appreciate Krita's localization and customization options, but some find it less intuitive and heavier. Resampling filters in Krita are noted as an advantage for resizing images.Top Positive Commentbeng tangAs an alternative to Paint.NET for Linux, Krita is not exactly the same, but it has most of the same functionality and it can resize (Image > Scale Image to New Size) images using a variety of resampling filters including Lanczos3, which makes it better than GIMP for resizing photos.
Top Negative CommentVery good, but not focused to photo editing.
Most Recent CommentFiTeknoI was looking for a quick tool to combine multiple screenshots, for example. This succeeds with that but not as fast as with Paint.net. Good thing this is localized to many languages.
182 GIMP alternativesGIMP delivers powerful functionalities for photo retouching, image composition, and format conversion. As a versatile tool, it serves as both a simple paint program and a high-end retouching suite, and offers batch processing for mass image tasks in an accessible open-source platform.
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- Free • Open Source
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- United States
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
- Haiku
- Flatpak
- AmigaOS
GIMP VS Paint.NET
Comments about GIMP as an Alternative to Paint.NET
Comment summary: Paint.NET is praised for its simplicity and ease of use, making it suitable for basic image editing tasks, while GIMP is criticized for its complexity and steep learning curve. Many users find GIMP to be more of an alternative to Photoshop, due to its advanced features and professional tools, which can be overwhelming for casual users. Despite some positive feedback on GIMP's features and open-source nature, the consensus is that it lacks the user-friendliness and lightweight nature of Paint.NET.Top Positive Commentfree, open-source, cross-platform
Top Negative CommentzlelmefsThe #1 perk of paint.net is how lightweight and fast it is, it's intended as a competitor to Paint. GIMP is the complete opposite- it's a big, slow monster designed to compete with photoshop.
Most Recent Commentbeng tangGIMP has many good features but it has removed the option to use lanczos algorithm for resizing images. The alternatives it provides for this purpose produce blurer images and are not as good. As resizing an image is a pretty basic requirement for a raster image editing software package, I'm afraid this is a serious limitation.
39 LazPaint alternativesRaster & vector graphic editor with many tools and filters, written in Lazarus. Portable, 32bit & 64bit versions, ORA format & 16384x16384 image support. In app 3D import & rendering.
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- Free • Open Source
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Country of Origin
France- EU
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- PortableApps.com
- Flathub
- Flatpak
LazPaint VS Paint.NET
Comments about LazPaint as an Alternative to Paint.NET
Top Positive CommentsourlotiIs able to open and edit .pdn files! Especially handy if you're on Linux and aren't able/don't want to use paint.net.
Most Recent Commentbeng tangLazPaint comes close to Paint.NET in terms of ease of use and features. Unlike GIMP, LazPaint has good resampling / resizing algorithms including Lanczos. Unlike Krita, it's selection tool does not select outside the image and it can print images. Amongst the Linux image editors I have tried, it is so far the best alternative to Paint.NET.
Lightweight and available in Debian 11
121 MyPaint alternativesMyPaint is a fast, distraction-free, and easy painting tool for digital artists. It supports graphics tablets made by Wacom, and many similar devices.
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- Free • Open Source
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Switzerland
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- PortableApps.com
MyPaint VS Paint.NET
Comments about MyPaint as an Alternative to Paint.NET
superluminarMyPaint is a digital painting/drawing program, Paint.NET is a simple image editor.
MyPaint looks a lot like Photoshop. Paint.NET is so popular because of the simplicity. Photoshop is a beautiful program with a lot of options. Paint.NET is a simple "paint" program that allows you to go as you like, but keep it simple at the beginning. MyPaint is like a Photoshop lite.
33 Sly alternativesSly is a user-friendly, offline image editor requiring no expertise; adjust brightness, contrast, apply effects, and export in JPEG or PNG formats with control over metadata.
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- Free • Open Source
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- International
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- Mac
- Linux
- Android
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- Online
Sly VS Paint.NET
121 FireAlpaca alternativesFireAlpaca is the image editor that can be used readily and easily. We made it possible to provide the completely free download, in order for our products to be experienced by more users from all over the world. It is available for both Mac and Windows users!
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- Free • Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
FireAlpaca VS Paint.NET
Comments about FireAlpaca as an Alternative to Paint.NET
Ola JohanssonI just need a super simple tool to use as a web developer to crop and resave and stuff like that. I have always used Paint.net on Windows but this seems pretty good for Mac.
This functions in almost identical ways to Paint.NET, more so than any other program listed on here.