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 Krita, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Paint.NET are GIMP, Adobe Photoshop, Affinity and Photopea.

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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 Android, Mac, Linux, Online, iPhone, 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. WidsMob Retoucher icon

    WidsMob Retoucher

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    WidsMob Retoucher is an excellent photo retouching program, which is able to reduce image noise, portrait retoucher, film pack, adjust effects, fish eye effects, vignetting and more other features to photos with ease.

    145 WidsMob Retoucher alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    add artistic photo effects
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  2. Pho.to icon

    Pho.to

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    Improve and play with your digital pictures at Pho.to site with easy yet powerful editing tools and services. Enhance your pictures, have fun with your photos online, retouch portraits and share your photos for free. Free Pho.to services:

    112 Pho.to alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • RU flagRussia
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  4. PhotoStyler icon

    PhotoStyler

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    PhotoStyler is the easiest way to style your digital photos with your Mac. This simple, fast and accurate native solution combines the powers of Apple’s core technologies with the flexibility and efficiency of proprietary application-specific modules.

    107 PhotoStyler alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    Vintage and retro photos
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    Fotor

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  7. ImagePlay icon

    ImagePlay

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

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    ImagePlay screenshot 1
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  9. Home Photo Studio icon

    Home Photo Studio

     2 likes

    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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    • Windows
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    Home Photo Studio screenshot 1
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  10. Texeled icon

    Texeled

     1 like

    Simple texture viewer and editor for Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Texeled screenshot 1
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  12. 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.

    125 Growly Draw alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • US flagUnited States
    Growly Draw screenshot 1
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  13. PhotoViewerPro icon

    PhotoViewerPro

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    Revolutionary Photo Editor and Graphic Designer.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • US flagUnited States
    PhotoViewerPro screenshot 1
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  14. 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

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • US flagUnited States
    showing 3D Paint Tools
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  15. 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 type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • US flagUnited States
    MyBrushes screenshot 1
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