Post by Asaemon on Jan 27, 2020 15:08:53 GMT 1
Paint.NET is image and photo editing software for PCs that run Windows. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools. An active and growing online community provides friendly help, tutorials, and plugins.
Top Plugins
AA's Assistant
Used to soften the edges of an object in order to blend it with a background. Object must be surrounded by transparent pixels to find the edges.
Used to soften the edges of an object in order to blend it with a background. Object must be surrounded by transparent pixels to find the edges.
BoltBait's Plugin Pack for v4.1+
Effects: Color Balance, Hue/Saturation+, Temperature/Tint, Transparency, Flip (Horizontal or Vertical), Dream, Oil Painting+, Pastel, Gaussian Blur Plus, Fill from Clipboard, Fill from File, Bevel Object, Feather, Inner Shadow, Object Shadow, OldFeather, Outline, Paste Alpha, Switch Alpha to Gray, Switch Gray to Alpha, Combined Adjustments, Level Horizon, Remove Dust, Sharpen Landscape, Seam Carving (Horizontal/Vertical), Vignette+, Polygon/Stars, Flames, Gradients, Gird/Checkerboard, Bevel Selection, Blur Selection Edge, Feather Selection, Inner Shadow Selection, Outline Selection, Floyd-Steinberg Dithering. One palette file and 45 Shapes included. Plugin pack comes with it's own exe installer.
Effects: Color Balance, Hue/Saturation+, Temperature/Tint, Transparency, Flip (Horizontal or Vertical), Dream, Oil Painting+, Pastel, Gaussian Blur Plus, Fill from Clipboard, Fill from File, Bevel Object, Feather, Inner Shadow, Object Shadow, OldFeather, Outline, Paste Alpha, Switch Alpha to Gray, Switch Gray to Alpha, Combined Adjustments, Level Horizon, Remove Dust, Sharpen Landscape, Seam Carving (Horizontal/Vertical), Vignette+, Polygon/Stars, Flames, Gradients, Gird/Checkerboard, Bevel Selection, Blur Selection Edge, Feather Selection, Inner Shadow Selection, Outline Selection, Floyd-Steinberg Dithering. One palette file and 45 Shapes included. Plugin pack comes with it's own exe installer.
Color Flip/Rotate
Quickly apply a color change to the image by clicking on one of many recolored thumbnails. Also known as Color Channel Flip/Rotate. Found in Ed Harvey Effects v3.5
Quickly apply a color change to the image by clicking on one of many recolored thumbnails. Also known as Color Channel Flip/Rotate. Found in Ed Harvey Effects v3.5
Drop Shadow
Creates a highly configurable shadow around an object. Found in Kris VDM's Plugin Pack.
Creates a highly configurable shadow around an object. Found in Kris VDM's Plugin Pack.
Emboss+
A rewritten version of PS Emboss. This version more accurately mimics Photoshop's Emboss.
A rewritten version of PS Emboss. This version more accurately mimics Photoshop's Emboss.
Filter Forge
Powerful filter tool which runs as a standalone app, or within paint.net using the Photoshop filter plugin PSFilterPDN by null54. Filter Forge can create new filters, textures and effects or download and apply from an extensive online library. The built-in filter editor is intuitive and easy to use. FF 7.0 must be purchased but generously offers has a free 30 day trial.
Powerful filter tool which runs as a standalone app, or within paint.net using the Photoshop filter plugin PSFilterPDN by null54. Filter Forge can create new filters, textures and effects or download and apply from an extensive online library. The built-in filter editor is intuitive and easy to use. FF 7.0 must be purchased but generously offers has a free 30 day trial.
Plugin for loading and saving Photoshop files. Version 2.5.0 (released on September 11, 2016) requires paint.net 4.0.11+
PS Emboss
Embossing effect. Simulates the one in Photoshop.
Embossing effect. Simulates the one in Photoshop.
PSFilterPDN
Run (some) Photoshop Filters using paint.net.
Run (some) Photoshop Filters using paint.net.
Rotate Text
Write text to the canvas at an angle. The dll named RotateTextSUI.dll is enhanced for larger displays. Found in dpy's Pack
Write text to the canvas at an angle. The dll named RotateTextSUI.dll is enhanced for larger displays. Found in dpy's Pack
Spiral Text
Writes text on a spiral. Found in dpy's Pack
Writes text on a spiral. Found in dpy's Pack
Text Distortion
Create text and simultaneously apply a preset distortion to warp the result.
Create text and simultaneously apply a preset distortion to warp the result.
Text Pro (free trial)
Impressive Word Art package for paint.net. Registration is required to remove watermark protection.
Impressive Word Art package for paint.net. Registration is required to remove watermark protection.
Text+
Render text specifying line spacing, location, direction, color and font pitch. Useful for when you need precise placement of text.
Render text specifying line spacing, location, direction, color and font pitch. Useful for when you need precise placement of text.
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