There are two releases of Paint.NET. One is free, the other is paid: Classic: The "Classic" release is downloaded from this website and is provided free-of-charge. Store: The "Store" release is downloaded through Microsoft's Windows Store and is paid.
Is Paint.NET safe and free?
Paint.net (stylized as Paint.NET or paint.net) is a freeware raster graphics editor program for Microsoft Windows, developed on the . NET Framework.
Is Paint.NET still around?
It started development as an undergraduate college senior design project mentored by Microsoft, and is now maintained and developed by Rick Brewster. Originally intended as a free replacement for the Microsoft Paint software that comes with Windows, it has grown into a powerful yet simple image and photo editor tool.
Why is Paint.NET not free?
The Store release of Paint.NET is not distributed free-of-charge. This allows many things to converge and solves a lot of problems, while still providing value for new and existing users (err, customers?). The “Classic” release will still be available and kept up-to-date on the same schedule as the Store release.
Is Paint.NET free on Windows 10?
Paint Net is free to download, install and use.
Does Paint.NET come with Windows?
Paint.NET® is image and photo editing software for PCs that run Windows. Originally intended as a free replacement for the Microsoft Paint software that comes with Windows, it has grown into a powerful yet simple image and photo editor tool.Sept 8, 2017
Is Paint.NET trustworthy?
Absolutely legit. It started out as a graduate project by some Stanford students.