Download Paint.NET 4.0.3 build 5316

The third update for Paint.NET version 4.0 has been released. As the name suggests, this program needs the .Net framework to do its job. It started as a study assignment for Washington State University to replace the Paint included with Windows, but now contains a lot of functionality that we also see in more extensive, commercial packages. Version 4.0 works a lot faster, especially on multicore processors, but does have at least Windows 7 as a system requirement. Version 4.0.3 includes a modest collection of bug fixes and optimizations.

Changes in 4.0.3:

• Further improved performance when working with images that have a lot of layers.
• Fixed some flickering in the Layers form.
• Fixed the Language selector in the Settings dialog.
• Fixed 2-finger touchpad and touch screen scrolling.
• Aero peek thumbnails now include the pixel grid if it’s enabled.
• Fixed a crash in the thumbnail renderer that sometimes happened when switching between images.
• Ctrl+W no longer exits the application if zero images are open.