Microsoft Paint vs Paint.NET
A side-by-side look at Microsoft Paint and Paint.NET. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.
Microsoft Paint
Photos & Graphics
Microsoft Paint is a simple raster graphics editor that comes pre-installed with Microsoft Windows. It allows users to draw simple images, crop and resize images, and apply basic edits like rotating images and changing color palettes. Common uses are making simple diagrams, editing screenshots, and basic image manipulation.
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Paint.NET
Photos & Graphics
Paint.NET is a free, open source raster graphics editor for Windows. It has an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers, transparency, special effects, and plugins. Paint.NET is a lightweight yet powerful alternative to paid software like Photoshop.
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