Troubleshooting & Bug Reports

5,445 topics in this forum

1. Large Image Save Bug

   By Eric Smith, October 1, 2017
   • 9 replies
   • 18.8k views
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   • Rick Brewster
   • October 7, 2017

2. The first 5mm of a freehand line are straight when using a tablet.

   By PTTG, August 28, 2018
   • 17 replies
   • 18.3k views
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   • null54
   • June 27, 2020

3. Missing Visual C++ redistributable

   By CroMagnon, June 8, 2011
   • 7 replies
   • 17.8k views
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   • Genseric
   • July 25, 2012

4. AAAHHH! Help. Crash with Unsaved Projects

   By sammys2, September 25, 2012
   • 4 replies
   • 17.7k views
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   • SerenityE
   • April 13, 2016

5. Spooky Downloading Problems!

   By Rick Brewster, September 15, 2005
   • 18 replies
   • 17.5k views
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   • Rick Brewster
   • March 5, 2006

6. Frosted Glass hangs indefinitely on a 1x1 pixel image

   By NinthDesertDude, November 20, 2017
   • 7 replies
   • 17.3k views
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   • Rick Brewster
   • December 24, 2017

7. Broken dialogs in v4.3.6 1 2

   By MarvelDream, January 4, 2022
   • 31 replies
   • 17.3k views
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   • Rick Brewster
   • January 4, 2022

8. Error 1603 (During install)

   By WittleDud, April 12, 2016
   • 5 replies
   • 17.1k views
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   • TheMoonKeeper
   • July 29, 2020

9. CLiP license device ID does not match the device ID in the bound device license

   By Bryce M, August 14, 2018
   • 2 replies
   • 17k views
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   • Syb
   • October 20, 2019

10. Paint.NET not recognizing fonts / crashing Text tool

    By AKN, March 10, 2011
    • 21 replies
    • 16.9k views
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    • Rick Brewster
    • March 24, 2011

11. TGA RLE Truecolor 1x1 image failed to load

    By MrOcelot, March 8, 2020
    • 1 reply
    • 16.5k views
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    • Rick Brewster
    • March 9, 2020

12. Unable to install Paint.NET

    By medicineman, April 27, 2010
    • 9 replies
    • 16.4k views
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    • david.atwell
    • August 26, 2013

13. JPG - can't save some file

    By AlexDolmatov, March 4, 2020
    • 6 replies
    • 15.5k views
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    • Rick Brewster
    • March 24, 2020

14. Some DDS files fail to load (examples included)

    By Oxyzarium, August 20, 2011
    • 8 replies
    • 15.5k views
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    • Oxyzarium
    • October 8, 2011

15. Color window is GONE!

    By ShelbiG, August 15, 2007
    • 4 replies
    • 15.4k views
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    • Rick Brewster
    • August 15, 2007

16. Trying to download paint.net has given my PC malware!

    By Deisel Weisel, May 15, 2012
    • 11 replies
    • 15.3k views
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    • Daikoku
    • May 26, 2012

17. Crop to selection

    By artyjon, November 30, 2011
    • 10 replies
    • 15.2k views
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    • artyjon
    • December 3, 2011

18. Moving points in lines not working how it's supposed to

    By RMSTITANIC, December 21, 2017
    • 7 replies
    • 15k views
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    • Rick Brewster
    • December 26, 2017

19. Windows Image Acquisition

    By 40Packard, July 25, 2010
    • 4 replies
    • 15k views
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    • david.atwell
    • October 16, 2011

20. Read the FAQ, and have the latest version of Paint.NET!

    By Rick Brewster, July 28, 2005
    • 0 replies
    • 14.8k views
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    • Rick Brewster
    • July 28, 2005

21. Discord's Unusual Flickering

    By pacificside18, October 22, 2019
    • 5 replies
    • 14.1k views
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    • Invalid_Entry
    • June 28, 2020

22. Can't install .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 or use Paint.NET. 3.36

    By jh1836, March 22, 2009
    • 14 replies
    • 14.1k views
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    • Rick Brewster
    • March 3, 2010

23. Common Problems and Solutions

    By Rick Brewster, June 18, 2010
    • 0 replies
    • 14.1k views
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    • Rick Brewster
    • June 18, 2010

24. Won't save with transparent backgrounds

    By Nekosota, November 20, 2011
    • 4 replies
    • 13.8k views
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    • Ego Eram Reputo
    • March 14, 2013

25. Not enough memory to load the image (I've read the sticky)

    By ace960, January 5, 2010
    • 4 replies
    • 13.4k views
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    • david.atwell
    • January 6, 2010