Automated background removal was also added recently.
Huh… I thought they discontinued this program.
No. Wordpad is the one being discontinued. Paint is one of several programs that can now be uninstalled from Windows by end users without any special tricks.
Who told you that? MS Paint is basically a critical windows utility.
If you remove mspaint.exe then Windows will refuse to boot. It’s true, I knew a guy!
Jokes aside you can boot Windows without Windows at all. By that I mean you can boot Windows NT without Win32.
They did. I guess the community outcry was so loud even Microsoft had to heed it and reverse course.
They discontinued Paint 3D
I thought so too. I remember looking for alternatives for when it would be removed completely.
I honestly didn’t realize I had been installing it… I went to boot paint.net and was surprised I couldn’t find it on my work computer… that’s how critical it is… or how often I don’t change personal hardware
I read that WordPad also was being discontinued, in the same article stating the same about MS Paint iirc
I’ll stick to good ol’ https://jspaint.app/
Works on Linux too.
Yes jspaint.app is perfect! Highly recommended
Actual Photoshop in your browser
Also works great on Linux :) And free.
Actually a truly useful update in a sea of bloatware crap.
Didn’t they say they were retiring ms paint in 2017 for some other program no one had heard of?
Wasn’t it something like Paint3D?
Yeah this was during the peak of VR hype when MS sunk a ton of money and effort into HoloLens and Mixed Reality.
I think they floated something like that, but there was push back.
What stops them from bundling paintdotnet instead?
The license allows for redistribution
Screw you Microsoft, I switched to Paint.net forever ago and I’ll be long dead in the cold, cold grave before I recognize Missourah, I mean switch back to Paint.
The single most historically aware yet still funny to the unaware joke that the Simpsons ever put out.
Some other random company got the url “paint.net”, so confusingly you need https://getpaint.net/ to download the product paint.net
For those unfamiliar, it’s a free art program that’s… idk 80% of what photoshop is? But you can install community-made plugins to add features (shoutout to Grim Color Reaper).
Also on their download page, you want this one:
If you do the microsoft link, you’ll have to pay microsoft. For a free product. That microsoft doesn’t own. Dafuq.The paid version from the microsoft store helps to support the product; however I suspect the devs will get more bang-per-buck if you DL the free version and make a direct donation at https://getpaint.net/donate.html
The developer of paint.net sells it on the Microsoft store to support the product. Not any different than buying an app through the App Store or Google play store.
It’s created by a Microsoft Engineer, not super surprising they leverage Microsoft tools to get paid.
TIL. Thanks for the info - I’ll update my post.
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You can also use winget to install it, if you’re into package managers
winget install --id=dotPDNLLC.paintdotnet -e
That way you can still get semi-automatic updates
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True, I was just saying the name.
I think is a bot it keeps saying that everytime somebody says “paint.net”. If not a bot is a weird guy for sure because in context of some of the other messages it doesn’t make sense to say that.
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I use paint nearly every day to save something quickly. Glad to see it continue to be supported.
I make all my memes with Paint(.)NET
Do they have variable weight? Are they planning to add that? Because I’d really like that for quick sketching and doodling.
As someone who enjoys doodling in Paint, this is great
What did you think of the changes between Paint XP and modern versions? I used to adore Paint XP, but brush smoothing (though toggleable) and a clunky interface really spoiled the newer versions for me, and I don’t enjoy using them as much. I think I just became so used to the primitive way of drawing well in the old versions that it sort of became it’s own art form. Now they there are more advanced tools and so many required extra clicks, it feels like baggage. In the words of Karl Havoc, “THERE’S TOO MUCH FUCKIN’ SHIT ON ME!”
Honestly, I never used Paint XP. I’ve only used the modern version.
I’m a hobbyist digital artist and have had to do a handful of graphic design projects for my mundane, non-art-in-anyway job.
As our computers are locked down Windows PCs, I’ve had to manage with MSPaint. It’s always taken me double the time as on any other program or app, and I have been wishing it had layers for years.
Since this update is Windows 11 only, I’ll have to for my company to upgrade, so I can look forward to layers in maybe 5 years.
Take a look at PhotoPea then. Needs nothing more than a browser. Runs fine in Edge and can be installed as PWA. That should work fine even on a locked down machine.
Try Paint.net. Layers, transparency, filters and even plugins. It’s free to download from their website. Install from Windows Store does have cost as a way to donate.
Paint.net is nice because it has plugin support.
Idk why you got downvote but paint.net is where its at.
Because OP said his PC is locked down.
There’s a portable version I’m pretty sure.
When a computer is locked down by an employer it doesn’t just mean you can’t install software, it means that you CANNOT RUN software that isn’t approved.
I’ve found that level of locked down to be rare, usually portable apps still work. That being said running portable apps is still risky since it’s likely against company policy and could be logged by IT.
Are you able to use WSL under Windows? Combined with something that can display X11 graphics (such as MobaXterm) you could pretty much use whatever Linux-based software from within the windows environment, including stuff like GIMP which does transparency and layers etc just fine
There are builds of GIMP for Windows.
LoL. You’re right. I keep forgetting that for some reason
It’d probably bore you to do things the easy way anyway. Accept happiness.
This is what I’ll be telling myself as I rock and cry myself to sleep at night.
I recommend Krita, it’s free and open source, and very good at making digital art of any kind.
I use Krita too. Was using Inskscape too but someone told me about Krita about 7 or 8 months back and its been so much easier.
Do you use krita for vector graphics?
Nah just for doodles. I’m not that good at art, LOL! I’ve even got a tablet to draw with
The commenter you replied to literally wrote the computers are locked down, ie no way to install any new software.
Krita
https://portableapps.com/apps/graphics_pictures/krita-portable
There’s a portable version that might work.
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I’ve never experienced this, I’ve only experienced that you cannot do anything you need an admin for, maybe the control panel and settings app were removed from sight.
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In case your browser isn’t completely locked down: there’s also image editors that run as web apps like photopea.
Very cool.
I like Paint for its simplicity, and since I don’t need all the extra bells and whistles most of the time, I’ve never bothered with learning how to use Photoshop or GIMP.
I’ve been using Paint.net for the last few years, but I’ll try the new Paint features as well and compare them to see which one I find better.
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They’re probably using an instance/app where any two words with a dot in between them automatically gets turned into a URL.
Yeah, I’m using paint.net for most of my editing (photopea for rest) but I would never have made the switch from just paint if it wasn’t for layers and transparency. Those are a big deal.
I really do like it for something that I want to just add quick/small edits to, or something that can be slapped together quickly. But I do hope this isn’t the start of a trend to bloat mspaint and aim to compete against more robust image editors.
The pessimist in me fears they’re going to, and start slapping on AI data harvesting measures that they’re integrating into Windows, like for training their own AI art generators. But this addition, in a bubble, is a welcome change.
What’s the low-down on if extracting the EXE and putting it on Windows 10 works?
I found this guide: https://beebom.com/how-get-windows-11-paint-app-windows-10/ haven’t verified it or anything though. It’s a bit old but it should still be possible in any case.
