# Paint.NET 5.2 — Paint.NET 5.2 Alpha (build 9688)

- Product: Paint.NET (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/paint-net)
- Vendor: dotPDN LLC
- Date: 2026-07-11
- Version: 5.2
- Original notes: https://blog.paint.net/2026/07/10/paint-net-5-2-alpha-build-9688/
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/paint-net/releases/5.2-47a3084a

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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** — Support for CICP metadata
- **added** — HDR to SDR tone mapping when opening HDR images with supported file types
- **changed** — Quality of life improvement for the Move tools