Paint.net was supposed to be the second coming of Paint: the basic, bundled graphics application found in Windows. The original Paint is still here, and Paint.net has become something much more ...

It’s a new year, time for focusing on those New Year’s resolutions. One of my resolutions was to spend more time outdoors, but it’s the rainy season so I’m stuck indoors for now. In that case, I ...

Last month, the developer of Paint.NET confirmed plans to bring the app to the Windows Store. Now, Rick Brewster has shared a few more details on those plans. Paint.NET is a popular image editing ...

The alpha version of paint.net now natively supports ARM64. Its recent update also improves the speed of the Magic Wand and Paint Bucket tools. The app is also moving to a web installer, which helps ...

I was all set to give you all a great Friday Focus today on Paint.net. Paint.net is a great Windows based graphics program that gives you 80% or more of Photoshop for free. I have the screen shots ...

Launch Paint.NET and bring the mouse cursor to the “Effects” tab. Scroll down to “Objects” and from there, users will see the option that says “Drop Shadow.” Don’t click on it just yet, because first, ...

Paint.NET is an image and photo manipulation application. Every feature and user interface element was designed to be immediately intuitive and quickly learnable without assistance. Paint.NET is an ...

Update 07/25/2017: Microsoft acknowledges fan outcry and says it will save Paint by turning it into a Windows Store app. Read all about it in our follow-up news story. The writing’s on the wall: ...

Microsoft Paint is the first painting application to be introduced on a computer, and it has been around since the early versions of Windows. It is a classic painting utility known for its simplicity, ...

Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog posts. He writes CNET's popular Cheapskate blog and co-hosts Protocol 1: A Travelers Podcast (about the TV show ...

Removing features to streamline Windows is no easy task. Microsoft's casual threat to remove Paint highlights the frustrating dynamic of progress versus our collective nostalgia for simpler times.

Highly anticipated: After almost killing the iconic Windows graphics editor, it appears Microsoft is finally set to release Paint's first significant overhaul in over a decade. In addition to dark ...