A free image editing and manipulation program. Intuitive interface supports layers, special effects, and many powerful tools. Originally started at Microsoft as a replacement for Paint, Paint.NET has grown to be a powerful application comparable to packages like Photoshop or The GIMP.

Utilizes a tabbed document interface, in order to handle multiple images easily. Each tab displays a thumbnail of the image being edited, a feature unique to Paint.NET, which makes navigation very simple and quick.

Extensive work has been made to optimize the performance of Paint.NET, making it the fastest image editor available. Users will find that Paint.NET is very responsive and light on memory, even on low power netbook computers or tablets.