paint.net 5.0.13 is now available!

[Rick Brewster]

This is a small update that fixes some bugs, adds a new Latvian translation, and updates the bundled AvifFileType plugin.

Get the Update

There are two releases of Paint.NET:

• Microsoft Store release (recommended)
  • You can purchase it here. This helps fund development and is an alternative or supplement to sending in a donation.
  • If you already have it installed, the update should happen automatically once Microsoft certifies the update, usually within the next day or so. To get the update immediately (once it's certified), you can follow the instructions listed here.
     
• Classic Desktop release
  • Download the installer from the website. This is the recommended download if you don't have Paint.NET installed. It can also be used to update the app.
  • If you already have it installed, you should be offered the update automatically within the next few days, but you can also get it immediately by going to ⚙ Settings -> Updates -> Check Now.
  • Offline Installers and Portable ZIPs are available over on GitHub.

Change Log

Changes since 5.0.12:

• New: Latvian (lv) translation
• Fixed the Colors window sometimes showing up at weird sizes if the system scaling (DPI) was changed between sessions
• Fixed a crash in the Simulate Color Depth plugin (reported by @toe_head2001)
• Updated the list of libraries/contributors in the About dialog with some libraries that got missed (mostly from Microsoft)
• Fixed some clipped/invisible text in the installer when going through the Custom flow
• Added the GPU driver version to Diagnostics info
• Fixed HistogramEffect's Bins property https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/124026-getting-an-error-when-trying-to-use-histogrameffect-codelab-sample/?do=findComment&comment=618040
• Updated the bundled AvifFileType plugin to version 1.1.30.0 (thanks @null54!)

 

[Pixey]

Downloaded

 

Now I can practice my Latvian (joke)

[sogun]

I collected all useful effects plugins for PN_v4.3.12, while I had Win7. From the Plugin Index it was implied and also the forums pointed out many times, that none of the old plugins work for newer versions of PN. So I took the Plugin Index version filters as a rule: v4 plugins work for v4, v5 plugins work for v5, etc.. So I took it as granted that no old amazing effects work in newer versions...

 

Now I'm on Win10,  and recently I needed effects. I started up my old trusty PN_v4.3.12 from a backup folder with my favorite effects collection. Last year I spent weeks  picking useful plugins and testing them, deleting useless ones for my work and so I tested and cleaned all stuff in the entire Plugin Index list.

 

But to my dismay I found the distort effects in PN_v4.3.12 are crashing a lot now on Win10. Couldn't work with them to produce the needed result.

 

On a whim, I simply dumped all my picked amazing old effects DLL-s into the latest paint.net 5.0.13 effects folder and started it up. It complained only about one DLL. Quickly I deleted that one.

To my surprise I found out that all the hand-picked 180 or so effects plugins work wonderfully in PN v5!  Haven't tried all adjustments yet..   Also in PN_v4.3.12 the "DPI-discrepancy" caused fonts to be unreadable in older plugins, like Asmageddon's. But in PN 5 even those menu texts are now 3/4 visible and a lot more readable! Also PN 5 cleared up the old plugin menu-slider looks. So I can control old plugins a lot more easily!  So thank you for reworking the plugin UI display!

 

I quickly got rid of buggy PolyGlitch as I'm working in 3D, so I don't need it. So I'm finding it amazing that PN 5 is no longer crashing in Effects-Distort or in all the Effects menu with my picked plugins!!

 

That I think is a considerable achievement, gentlemen!  You definitely deserve your donations!

 

Congratulations!

 

PS: Thank you for making this forum WRAP TEXT. It allows me to CTRL+MouseWheelZoom  on an old 5:4 monitor and all the text wraps beautifully, remains on-screen!  Unlike most webpages nowadays:  they zoom out to the right into "infinity" - pushing text outside of my screen, causing most of the sentences to be unreadable on other sites.

Edited May 8 by sogun

[Rick Brewster]

54 minutes ago, sogun said:

v4 plugins work for v4, v5 plugins work for v5, etc..

I take backwards compatibility very seriously with regard to plugins. Only occasionally will plugins break, and usually I find a way to make it work again in the next update. So, yes it's back-breaking work sometimes (v4.3 especially!!!!), but your expectations should be "it just works" and not "uh oh what's going to break." If something breaks, report it here! I'll do my best to fix it. (although do make sure to check if there's an update to the offending plugin(s) first)