PaulJ Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 (edited) Hey guys, I was wondering if in the future there could be a port for Android of Paint.net? I use it a lot (thanks for this awesome tool btw!!) and I am trying to stop using computers and use only smartphones thanks to the desktop mode. The only problem is that android is missing things on software side. Paint.net is one application that I would love to use there. NOT as a mobile app. But as a desktop app with mouse cursor/window mode. As you can do with Samsung Dex, Huawei EMUI or the newer Android 10. I'm using a Honor-View-20 on a <snip> and it's really a great desktop experience. It's just sad that so many software are still missing... Thanks Edited September 18, 2019 by toe_head2001 Removed self-promotion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Sorry, absolutely no plans for this. The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulJ Posted September 18, 2019 Author Share Posted September 18, 2019 No plan for now but maybe in the future? Maybe I could work on a port myself if that interest you. Is the source open for such ? I never wondered if your project was an open source one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 There are no plans because the source code to Paint.NET is over half a million lines of code that relies on the .NET platform. Android doesn’t have the .NET platform on it. Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulJ Posted September 18, 2019 Author Share Posted September 18, 2019 With https://dotnet.microsoft.com/apps/xamarin it would not be possible to build without too much modifications? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toe_head2001 Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 (edited) 17 minutes ago, PaulJ said: With https://dotnet.microsoft.com/apps/xamarin it would not be possible to build without too much modifications? Correct, it would not. Paint.NET still has many Windows dependencies that aren't even part of .NET. For example: WIC, Direct2D, and DXGI. 36 minutes ago, PaulJ said: NOT as a mobile app. But as a desktop app with mouse cursor/window mode. As you can do with .... the newer Android 10. I'm not sure what Android 10 has to do with anything here. Mouse and keyboard support was added in Android 3.1, and multi-window support was added in Android 6. Edited September 18, 2019 by toe_head2001 (September 25th, 2023) Sorry about any broken images in my posts. I am aware of the issue. My Gallery | My Plugin Pack Layman's Guide to CodeLab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reptillian Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 There's the big issue of having to change interface and testing if it works well. And the complication of coding in general, it's a pain to work with code already. G'MIC Filter Developer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 1 hour ago, PaulJ said: No plan for now but maybe in the future? Maybe I could work on a port myself if that interest you. Is the source open for such ? I never wondered if your project was an open source one. No, not now and not in the future. Paint.NET is not open source. This project is not happening. I already said as much. I realize you're enthusiastic about the idea, and that's a really great attitude to have, but I'm definitely not enthusiastic about it. So please let it rest. 1 The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawingbear Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 On 9/18/2019 at 2:44 PM, Rick Brewster said: No, not now and not in the future. Paint.NET is not open source. This project is not happening. I already said as much. I realize you're enthusiastic about the idea, and that's a really great attitude to have, but I'm definitely not enthusiastic about it. So please let it rest. can we use a windows emulator of sorts perchance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 How would I know Old thread is old and was already answered. Closed The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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