Rick Brewster
rickbrew.bsky.social
Rick Brewster
@rickbrew.bsky.social
I'm Rick Brewster, author of Paint​.NET! I'll be tweeting about .NET, C#, Paint​.NET, graphics, Windows things. http://getpaint.net
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Paint​.NET 5.1.11 is now available! This is a hotfix for the just-released 5.1.10 to fix the new IDxgiAdapterService2 that didn't land correctly for some reason. forums.getpaint.net/topic/134168...
Paint​.NET 5.1.11 is now available! This is a hotfix for the just-released 5.1.10 to fix the new IDxgiAdapterService2 that didn't land correctly for some reason. forums.getpaint.net/topic/134168...
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Paint​.NET 5.1.10 is now available! Just a few bug fixes, a new translation (Romanian), and updates to the bundled FileType plugins (AVIF, JPEG XL, and WebP). Enjoy! forums.getpaint.net/topic/134166...
November 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Paint​.NET 5.1.9 is now available! This is mostly a maintenance release with some important bug fixes, but it also adds a new Bulgarian translation. Enjoy! forums.getpaint.net/topic/133998...
July 31, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Paint​.NET 5.1.8 is now available. This is mostly a maintenance release that fixes some bugs and updates the bundled DDS FileType plugin. forums.getpaint.net/topic/133570...
May 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Paint​.NET 5.1.7 is now available. It's a hotfix for brush rendering to not occasionally have segments that are drawn twice. forums.getpaint.net/topic/133433...
March 22, 2025 at 11:19 PM
For the rest of March, Paint​.NET is on sale on the Microsoft Store for $9.99 instead of the usual price of $14.99 😁 Buying it on the Store is a great way to help fund development of the app, and you also get automatic updates. No more update prompts! www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/pain...
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Paint.NET® is image and photo editing software for PCs that run Windows. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide var...
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March 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Paint​.NET 5.1.6 is now available. It's hotfix for a memory leak, and for a crash on ARM64 with the bundled JpegXLFileType plugin. forums.getpaint.net/topic/133399...
March 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Paint​.NET 5.1.5 is now available! JPEG XL (*.jxl) support has been added, quantization color quality has been improved, and AVIF HDR->SDR tone mapping is also improved. forums.getpaint.net/topic/133399...
March 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I just pushed out a beta for Paint​.NET 5.1.5 -- this update includes JPEG XL (*.jxl) support, quality improvements for quantization and for AVIF HDR image loading, and of course some more bug fixes. Check it out! forums.getpaint.net/topic/133371...
March 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Paint​.NET 5.1.4 is now available! This update is mostly a hotfix that fixes installation on Windows Server systems. forums.getpaint.net/topic/133318...
February 14, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Paint​.NET 5.1.3 is now available! Lots of small improvements and bug fixes in this release. forums.getpaint.net/topic/133303...
February 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I just posted a beta for Paint​.NET v5.1.3 -- this update has
a whole bunch of general improvements, performance optimizations, and bug fixes. Check it out! forums.getpaint.net/topic/133299...
February 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Paint​.NET 5.1.2 is now available! Fixed some more bugs, particularly the flickering and mouse trails caused by NVIDIA's "Fast VSync" option. forums.getpaint.net/topic/133147...
December 19, 2024 at 9:54 PM
If you're getting black and white flickery/glitchy artifacts in Paint​.NET since version 5.1, I finally figured it out:

TURN OFF NVIDIA'S "FAST VSYNC"

This isn't a PDN bug, it's just NVIDIA giving everyone a footgun that sounds really cool. Apparently it's a nasty hack.
December 18, 2024 at 11:53 PM
Paint​.NET 5.1.1 is now available! Mostly bug fixes from 5.1, including workarounds for a crash and hang caused by Sentinel One (enterprise AV), and display issues on some NVIDIA GPUs w/ VRR displays. Also added a Fill option to Image->Canvas Size. forums.getpaint.net/topic/132777...
December 5, 2024 at 2:33 AM
If you've been experiencing crashes, screen blanking, or visual artifacts with Paint​.NET 5.1, please try the 5.1.1 Beta (build 9102) that I've posted: forums.getpaint.net/topic/132717...
Paint.NET 5.1.1 Beta (build 9102)
This beta build has some more fixes, particularly for systems with NVIDIA GSYNC enabled. Change Log Changes since 5.1.1 Beta (build 9098): Fixed Edit->Cut and Edit->Crop to Selection not zeroing out t...
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December 2, 2024 at 4:04 AM
Looks like I'm on Bluesky now too 👍
November 19, 2024 at 4:48 PM