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. Darkr icon

    Darkr

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

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  2. imEditor icon

    imEditor

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

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
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  4. Phoduit icon

    Phoduit

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    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

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Retouch photos non-destructively
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  6. ImageForge - Freeware Edition icon

    ImageForge - Freeware Edition

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    Offers image and photo editing tools with support for painting, layers, photo effect filters, custom brushes, and natural media. Allows image import from TWAIN devices, creation of photo albums, animations, slide shows, 3D shapes, web art, and screen savers.

    132 ImageForge - Freeware Edition alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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  9. Outline Image Generator icon

    Outline Image Generator

     1 like

    Outline Image is an online tool designed for designers, content creators, and anyone who needs to quickly process images. We offer a free and easy-to-use platform that allows you to effortlessly remove backgrounds and add clear outlines to your image subjects.

    52 Outline Image Generator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  10. Image Online Editor icon

    Image Online Editor

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    Edit image brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, and gamma with drag-and-drop ease in-browser. No uploads, logins, or limits. Secure processing happens locally. Download finished images as PNG or JPG after real-time preview. Free, unrestricted access provided.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  11. Gpaint icon

    Gpaint

     9 likes

    gpaint (aka GNU Paint), a small-scale painting program for GNOME, the GNU Desktop Environment. gpaint does not attempt to compete with GIMP, it is just a simple drawing package based on xpaint, along the lines of Microsoft Paint.

    77 Gpaint alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
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  13. Graphiter icon

    Graphiter

     1 like

    Graphiter is an easy to use, straight forward, and powerful Sketching App. Its aim is to reproduce a real life sketching workflow using simple tools, such as, a Graphite Pencil, a Blend tool and an Eraser.

    90 Graphiter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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  14. iPhotoDraw icon

    iPhotoDraw

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    Add name tag to people in the photo. Display objects with dimension information in the images. Add enlarged details for a particular part in the image. Annotations stored in separate file; original picture file is intact.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  15. mpaint.net icon

    mpaint.net

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    free online image editor using HTML5. Edit, adjust your images, add effects online in your browser, without installing anything...

    8 mpaint.net alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
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    • Online
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