Download Paint.NET 2.72

Version 2.72 of Paint.NET has just been released. This photo editing program gets its name from the fact that it is developed in C#, which means that the .NET Framework is required to run the program. It once started as a graduation assignment at Washington State University under the supervision of Microsoft, but is now a standalone product. The download is only 3.5 MB in size, but there is also a 49 MB download that bundles the program with version 2.0 of the .NET Framework. This release adds one new filter and fixes several minor issues. The changelog has this to say about it:

Changes in version 2.72:

• New effect: Zoom Blur
• Fixed: DPI was not being saved or loaded correctly for file types other than PDN and JPEG
• Fixed: Text Tool now works with Alt+#### special character entry without moving the cursor
• Fixed: Loading PNG images with alpha was often resulting in incorrect, off-by-1 color values

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