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Image and photo editing software for Windows.

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Release activity

Release activity — 7 releases across 7 days in the last year. Each cell is one day; darker means more releases that day. Older weeks are hidden at this screen width.
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SundayNo releases on May 24, 2026No releases on May 31, 2026No releases on Jun 7, 2026No releases on Jun 14, 2026No releases on Jun 21, 2026No releases on Jun 28, 2026No releases on Jul 5, 2026No releases on Jul 12, 2026No releases on Jul 19, 2026No releases on Jul 26, 2026No releases on Aug 2, 2026No releases on Aug 9, 2026No releases on Aug 16, 2026No releases on Aug 23, 2026No releases on Aug 30, 2026No releases on Sep 6, 2026
Monday1 release on May 25, 2026No releases on Jun 1, 2026No releases on Jun 8, 2026No releases on Jun 15, 2026No releases on Jun 22, 2026No releases on Jun 29, 2026No releases on Jul 6, 2026No releases on Jul 13, 2026No releases on Jul 20, 2026No releases on Jul 27, 2026No releases on Aug 3, 2026No releases on Aug 10, 2026No releases on Aug 17, 2026No releases on Aug 24, 2026No releases on Aug 31, 2026No releases on Sep 7, 2026
TuesdayNo releases on May 26, 2026No releases on Jun 2, 2026No releases on Jun 9, 2026No releases on Jun 16, 2026No releases on Jun 23, 2026No releases on Jun 30, 2026No releases on Jul 7, 2026No releases on Jul 14, 2026No releases on Jul 21, 2026No releases on Jul 28, 2026No releases on Aug 4, 20261 release on Aug 11, 2026No releases on Aug 18, 2026No releases on Aug 25, 2026No releases on Sep 1, 2026No releases on Sep 8, 2026
WednesdayNo releases on May 27, 20261 release on Jun 3, 2026No releases on Jun 10, 2026No releases on Jun 17, 2026No releases on Jun 24, 2026No releases on Jul 1, 2026No releases on Jul 8, 2026No releases on Jul 15, 2026No releases on Jul 22, 2026No releases on Jul 29, 2026No releases on Aug 5, 2026No releases on Aug 12, 2026No releases on Aug 19, 2026No releases on Aug 26, 2026No releases on Sep 2, 2026No releases on Sep 9, 2026
ThursdayNo releases on May 28, 2026No releases on Jun 4, 2026No releases on Jun 11, 2026No releases on Jun 18, 2026No releases on Jun 25, 2026No releases on Jul 2, 2026No releases on Jul 9, 2026No releases on Jul 16, 2026No releases on Jul 23, 2026No releases on Jul 30, 2026No releases on Aug 6, 2026No releases on Aug 13, 2026No releases on Aug 20, 2026No releases on Aug 27, 2026No releases on Sep 3, 2026No releases on Sep 10, 2026
FridayNo releases on May 29, 2026No releases on Jun 5, 2026No releases on Jun 12, 2026No releases on Jun 19, 2026No releases on Jun 26, 2026No releases on Jul 3, 2026No releases on Jul 10, 2026No releases on Jul 17, 2026No releases on Jul 24, 2026No releases on Jul 31, 2026No releases on Aug 7, 2026No releases on Aug 14, 2026No releases on Aug 21, 2026No releases on Aug 28, 2026No releases on Sep 4, 2026
SaturdayNo releases on May 30, 2026No releases on Jun 6, 2026No releases on Jun 13, 2026No releases on Jun 20, 2026No releases on Jun 27, 2026No releases on Jul 4, 20261 release on Jul 11, 2026No releases on Jul 18, 2026No releases on Jul 25, 2026No releases on Aug 1, 2026No releases on Aug 8, 2026No releases on Aug 15, 2026No releases on Aug 22, 2026No releases on Aug 29, 2026No releases on Sep 5, 2026

7 releases in the last year

Changelog

5.2Latest

Paint.NET 5.2 Alpha (build 9719)

​ This new alpha build introduces 8 new effects, fixes some crashes and other glitches, fixes compatibility with some old plugins, and adds some debugging options to assist with the WINE effort. You c…

Added 2
  • Added 8 new effects
  • Added debugging options to assist with the WINE effort
Fixed 2
  • Fixed crashes and other glitches
  • Fixed compatibility with some old plugins
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5.2

Paint.NET 5.2 Alpha (build 9688)

This new alpha build has a quality of life improvement for the Move tools, support for CICP metadata, and good quality HDR->SDR tone mapping when opening HDR images with supported file types (includin…

Added 2
  • Support for CICP metadata
  • HDR to SDR tone mapping when opening HDR images with supported file types
Changed 1
  • Quality of life improvement for the Move tools
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5.2

Paint.NET 5.2 Alpha (build 9650)

​ This is an updated alpha build for 5.2 that fixes some more bugs and crashes. You can read more about 5.2 and what it includes by reading the release notes for the first alpha. Change Log Changes si…

Fixed 1
  • Fixed bugs and crashes in the alpha build
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5.2

Paint.NET 5.2 Alpha (build 9641)

​ This is an updated alpha build for 5.2 that fixes a handful of issues and crashes. You can read more about 5.2 and what it includes by reading the release notes for the first alpha. Change Log Chang…

Fixed 1
  • Fixed a handful of issues and crashes
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5.1.12

Paint.NET 5.1.12 is now available

This is a small update that adds a new translation (Kazakh) and updates the bundled DDS and JPEG XL FileType plugins to their latest versions. Get the Update There are two releases of Paint.NET: Micro…

Added 1
  • Add Kazakh translation
Changed 2
  • Update bundled DDS FileType plugin to latest version
  • Update bundled JPEG XL FileType plugin to latest version
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5.1.11

Paint.NET 5.1.11 is now available

This is a hotfix for 5.1.10 that fixes the DxgiAdapterService, which is used by plugins that initialize DirectX using their own interop. The 5.1.10 update was a maintenance release that added a Romani…

Fixed 1
  • Fix DxgiAdapterService used by plugins that initialize DirectX using their own interop
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5.1.10

Paint.NET 5.1.10 is now available

This is a maintenance release that adds a Romanian translation, fixes some important bugs, and updates the bundled FileType plugins. Get the Update There are two releases of Paint.NET: Microsoft Store…

Added 1
  • Add Romanian translation
Changed 1
  • Update bundled FileType plugins
Fixed 1
  • Fix important bugs
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5.1.9

Paint.NET 5.1.9 is now available

This is a maintenance release that adds a Bulgarian translation and fixes some important bugs. Get the Update There are two releases of Paint.NET: Microsoft Store release (recommended) You can purchas…

Added 1
  • Bulgarian translation
Fixed 1
  • Important bugs fixed
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5.1.8

Paint.NET 5.1.8 is now available

This is a simple maintenance release that mostly fixes a few small bugs, and updates the bundled DDS FileType plugin. Get the Update There are two releases of Paint.NET: Microsoft Store release (recom…

Changed 1
  • Updated the bundled DDS FileType plugin
Fixed 1
  • Fixed a few small bugs
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5.1.7

Paint.NET 5.1.7 is now available

This is a hotfix for brush rendering to not occasionally have segments that are drawn twice. The 5.1.6 update was a hotfix for a memory leak, and also updated the bundled JPEG XL plugin to fix a crash…

Fixed 3
  • Brush rendering no longer occasionally draws segments twice
  • Memory leak from 5.1.6
  • Crash in bundled JPEG XL plugin
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5.1.6

Paint.NET 5.1.6 is now available

This is a hotfix for 5.1.5 that fixes a memory leak, and also updates the bundled JPEG XL plugin to fix a crash on ARM64. The 5.1.5 update added JPEG XL (*.jxl) support, improved quantization color qu…

Fixed 2
  • Fix memory leak
  • Update bundled JPEG XL plugin to fix crash on ARM64
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