I just pushed a new alpha build for Paint​.NET 5.2! This is the build that adds support for CICP metadata and HDR->SDR tone mapping when opening HDR images of a supported type (AVIF, HEIC, JPEG XL, JPEG XR, PNG) forums.paint.net/topic/134511...

Some new functionality I'm adding for the upcoming paint.net v5.2 release, which will be in the next alpha build: - CICP metadata support - HDR -> SDR tone mapping support when loading images

I GOT THE DOMAIN! I FINALLY GOT IT!!!!!!!!!!1 🥳🎉 Paint​.NET is now at paint.net! Well, it will be just as soon as I push all the buttons to migrate content and set up redirects from getpaint​.net etc. For now it's just a "hey go here" redirect page.

The first public alpha of Paint​.NET v5.2 is now available! Lots of performance and quality-of-life improvements, and some major infrastructure upgrades that are laying the groundwork for v6.0. Enjoy! 😊 forums.getpaint.net/topic/134381...

Paint​.NET 5.1.12 is now available! This is a small update that adds a new translation (Kazakh) and updates the bundled DDS and JPEG XL plugins to their latest versions. forums.getpaint.net/topic/134336...

Paint​.NET 5.1.11 is now available! This is a hotfix for the just-released 5.1.10 to fix the new IDxgiAdapterService2 that didn't land correctly for some reason. forums.getpaint.net/topic/134168...

Paint​.NET 5.1.10 is now available! Just a few bug fixes, a new translation (Romanian), and updates to the bundled FileType plugins (AVIF, JPEG XL, and WebP). Enjoy! forums.getpaint.net/topic/134166...

Paint​.NET 5.1.9 is now available! This is mostly a maintenance release with some important bug fixes, but it also adds a new Bulgarian translation. Enjoy! forums.getpaint.net/topic/133998...

Paint​.NET 5.1.8 is now available. This is mostly a maintenance release that fixes some bugs and updates the bundled DDS FileType plugin. forums.getpaint.net/topic/133570...

Paint​.NET 5.1.7 is now available. It's a hotfix for brush rendering to not occasionally have segments that are drawn twice. forums.getpaint.net/topic/133433...

For the rest of March, Paint​.NET is on sale on the Microsoft Store for $9.99 instead of the usual price of $14.99 😁 Buying it on the Store is a great way to help fund development of the app, and you also get automatic updates. No more update prompts! www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/pain...

Paint​.NET 5.1.6 is now available. It's hotfix for a memory leak, and for a crash on ARM64 with the bundled JpegXLFileType plugin. forums.getpaint.net/topic/133399...

Paint​.NET 5.1.5 is now available! JPEG XL (*.jxl) support has been added, quantization color quality has been improved, and AVIF HDR->SDR tone mapping is also improved. forums.getpaint.net/topic/133399...

I just pushed out a beta for Paint​.NET 5.1.5 -- this update includes JPEG XL (*.jxl) support, quality improvements for quantization and for AVIF HDR image loading, and of course some more bug fixes. Check it out! forums.getpaint.net/topic/133371...

Paint​.NET 5.1.4 is now available! This update is mostly a hotfix that fixes installation on Windows Server systems. forums.getpaint.net/topic/133318...

Paint​.NET 5.1.3 is now available! Lots of small improvements and bug fixes in this release. forums.getpaint.net/topic/133303...

I just posted a beta for Paint​.NET v5.1.3 -- this update has a whole bunch of general improvements, performance optimizations, and bug fixes. Check it out! forums.getpaint.net/topic/133299...

Paint​.NET 5.1.2 is now available! Fixed some more bugs, particularly the flickering and mouse trails caused by NVIDIA's "Fast VSync" option. forums.getpaint.net/topic/133147...

If you're getting black and white flickery/glitchy artifacts in Paint​.NET since version 5.1, I finally figured it out: TURN OFF NVIDIA'S "FAST VSYNC" This isn't a PDN bug, it's just NVIDIA giving everyone a footgun that sounds really cool. Apparently it's a nasty hack.

Paint​.NET 5.1.1 is now available! Mostly bug fixes from 5.1, including workarounds for a crash and hang caused by Sentinel One (enterprise AV), and display issues on some NVIDIA GPUs w/ VRR displays. Also added a Fill option to Image->Canvas Size. forums.getpaint.net/topic/132777...

If you've been experiencing crashes, screen blanking, or visual artifacts with Paint​.NET 5.1, please try the 5.1.1 Beta (build 9102) that I've posted: forums.getpaint.net/topic/132717...

Looks like I'm on Bluesky now too 👍