Paint.NET Alternatives

Paint.NET is described as 'Free image editor for Windows, offering layer support, plugins, special effects, and portable use without installation. Lightweight and ad-free' and is a leading digital painting tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Paint.NET for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, Linux and iPhone apps. The best Paint.NET alternative is Pinta, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Paint.NET are Krita, GIMP, Adobe Photoshop and Pixelmator.

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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. Other popular filters include Linux, Android, Mac, Online, iPad, Android Tablet and Windows. 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.
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  1. Home Photo Studio icon

    Home Photo Studio

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    Home Photo Studio is powerful and easy-to-use photo editing software offering a complete set of image manipulation tools. Thanks to a convenient interface and a detailed help system, the software is simple to learn but provides enough options to keep any photo enthusiast...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. ImagePlay icon

    ImagePlay

     12 likes

    ImagePlay is a rapid prototyping tool for building and testing image processing algorithms.

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Adobe Photoshop

    Comprehensive raster graphics editor offering advanced photo and image editing features. Supports multiple layers, masks, alpha compositing, various color models, and has limited vector graphics, 3D, and video capabilities. Exten...

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  6. ArcBrush icon

    ArcBrush

     1 like

    Build non-destructive image pipelines with 79 composable nodes. One graph produces every color variant, every format, every export, automatically.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Paint 3D Official icon

    Paint 3D Official

     1 like

    Paint 3D is a free, beginner-friendly 2D and 3D design app for Windows 10 and 11, originally developed by Microsoft. It lets you create 2D drawings and 3D models using brushes, shapes, stickers, textures, and a built-in 3D model library — all without needing design experience.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. Texeled icon

    Texeled

     1 like

    Simple texture viewer and editor for Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. Growly Draw icon

    Growly Draw

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    Everyday drawing There are hundreds of painting and drawing apps on the App Store. This one is a bit different. It doesn’t want to grow up to be Photoshop, Illustrator, or Draw Anything the Next Generation. It’s not intended for professional artists.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. PhotoViewerPro icon

    PhotoViewerPro

     1 like

    Revolutionary Photo Editor and Graphic Designer.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. MyBrushes icon

    MyBrushes

     22 likes

    MyBrushes Paint for Mac app allows you to paint on infinite canvas and PLAYBACK whole drawing.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  13. Darkr icon

    Darkr

     2 likes

    Darkr is the darkroom-inspired app that lets you develop photos similar to how you would in a real dark room.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Darkr screenshot 1
     
  14. imEditor icon

    imEditor

     1 like

    ImEditor is a simple image editor, supporting PNG, JPEG, WEBP, BMP, and ICO file types. It offers several tools to easily modify an image.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  15. Phoduit icon

    Phoduit

     1 like

    Phoduit is a non-destructive photo editor with a node-based user interface. Rapidly refine and retouch your photos, batch process, develop RAW images and more.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Retouch photos non-destructively
     
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