HOW TO INSTALL PLUGINS/General Plugin Troubleshooting Thread

[Red ochre 1,440]

Hello alfredo55,
Many older plugins do not have sample images built in - so cannot show a 'preview' image.
Does the plugin browser show sample images for my plugins or TechnoRobbo's ? (I know these all have sample images).
If it does then the plugin browser is working as expected.

[lylcoup 1]

On 9/1/2006 at 1:29 PM, entY8 said:

One little mistake :wink:

Hello all,

 

I read that the fonts should be put in the "filetypes in the paint.NET folder, but I thought they belonged in the c/windows/fonts folder.  I want to be sure although I think it is the latter where they belong.  Could you confirm this for me please?  Thank you all you are very helpful.

 

(Please ignore my sig, I made it years ago when I first started using PDN and haven't changed it lol)

On 9/1/2006 at 1:29 PM, entY8 said:

  RaveN said:

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Find Program files, and find Paint.NET, and find effects, place the .dll file in there, if it is a font, find filetypes in the paint.NET folder

 

Edited March 2, 2017 by lylcoup

[Ego Eram Reputo 2,273]

Fonts do not belong in the /filetypes/ folder. You're right about C:/windows/fonts/

 

Tip: Double click on the font file and you'll get a preview window that has a handy Install button in the toolbar

 

 

 

[earthangel 0]

Hi whenever I upgrade to new versions of paint.net I loose nearly all plugins I downloaded and fonts and have download them all over..it is a pain!  So  now I avoid upgrading to new verions

[IRON67 357]

Sounds for me extremely strange. You make something completely wrong or your PCs filesystem is heavy damaged. I've NEVER lost any plugins or fonts.

 

Fonts are installed and managed by the operating system, not by PDN.

Edited March 23, 2017 by IRON67

[Ego Eram Reputo 2,273]

@earthangel paint.net does not remove plugins or fonts when updating.

 

The only thing you might find following an upgrade, is one or two older plugins which might no longer be supported.

 

Can you give us a specific example of a plugin which is going 'missing'?

[BoltBait 2,337]

The only way plugins would go missing is if you are doing a new install to a different directory than the old install.

[Nudelmaus 0]

Hey there, I am the new one. My english is not good. I only have one question. If i load down the updates for paint.net, are there all plugins in it or must i look by plugins. Then i have a problem or should someone write the index in german? . Thanks for answer.

[IRON67 357]

An update for paint.net only updates paint.net. Plugins must be updated seperately, if neccessary.

 

You can send me a PM in german, I'm from Berlin.

Edited May 12, 2017 by IRON67

[BBP 0]

Greetings, I downloaded paint.net 4.0.19 After opening the newly installed program I noticed there is no chroma key plugin under "effects". I am using Windows 10 and after doing some research (reading/watching tutorials, reading forum entries, etc) I am still having difficulty locating the paint.net program files let alone the "effects" folder. I tried creating an "effects" folder, selecting "show hidden files" and other recommendations I have come across in my 4 day attempt to fix this problem. I have the .dll chroma key plugin downloaded and everything...any assistance would be great appreciated :-)

[Ego Eram Reputo 2,273]

Hey BPP, welcome to the forum.

 

Did you install the Windows Store version or Classic from the paint.net website?

[BBP 0]

Thank you for your swift response, Ego Eram Reputo. I downloaded it from the Windows Store.

[Ego Eram Reputo 2,273]

Follow this link https://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/InstallPlugins.html

 

The bit you need to focus on is the second yellow note. The Store version of pdn needs some folders to be created to house third party plugins. Good luck!

[BBP 0]

I will give it a try, thank you!

[BBP 0]

OMG it worked. God bless you! :-) Thanks again

[Ego Eram Reputo 2,273]

You're welcome. I'm very glad you got it sorted.

 

[Lou 0]

Hi,

First things first, as a first time poster: I love paint.net and thank you to everyone involved! That's an amazing software and the plugins are awesome too.

I hope this is the right place to ask this: I downloaded two plugins which have the exact same name (ColortoAlpha.dll). I tried to rename one of the .dll (ColortoAlpha_W.dll, also tried Colortoalpha .dll)  and I do get two items "Color to Alpha" in Effects/Color menu, but unfortunately they are the same plugin (whichever .dll file comes first alphabetically gets repeated twice).

Is there a way I can rename the plugin itself and not just the .dll file?

Thanks.

 

[BoltBait 2,337]

Lou, what version of Paint.NET are you using?

[Lou 0]

4.0.21

[LITMirror22 0]

I have a plug-in downloaded from the paint.net forum, but I'm unable to follow directions for installing them due to not being able to select Open File Location under the Properties for paint.net.  What do I do?

[toe_head2001 1,359]

1 hour ago, LITMirror22 said:

I have a plug-in downloaded from the paint.net forum, but I'm unable to follow directions for installing them due to not being able to select Open File Location under the Properties for paint.net.  What do I do?

 

There are special instructions for when Paint.NET is installed from the Microsoft Store.

https://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/InstallPlugins.html#4

[LITMirror22 0]

Thank you, again, @toe_head2001!  Works perfect and I can move forward with my design  

[Bryan Eggers 0]

Greetings! I've installed Paint.Net and it's great. I've run into trouble installing TR's Alpha Cutter. I read the lengthy instructions on installing plugins and moved all the files into the Effects directory but the plugin doesn't appear on any of the menus. It seems like those instructions are for plugins with DLLs but this one doesn't have any. So please let me know how do I install it. Thanks in advance.

 

Bryan

[toe_head2001 1,359]

@Bryan Eggers, you've mistakenly downloaded the source code for TR's Alpha Cutter.

Simply return to the webpage for the plugin, and click on the correct link.

https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/26966-trs-alpha-cutter-v304-april-7th-2014/