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
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 5.1.11 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 5.1.10 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 5.1.10 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...
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 5.1.9 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...
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 5.1.8 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...
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
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...
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 5.1.6 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...
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
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...
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
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...
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 5.1.4 is now available! This update is mostly a hotfix that fixes installation on Windows Server systems. forums.getpaint.net/topic/133318...
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
Paint.NET 5.1.3 is now available! Lots of small improvements and bug fixes in this release. forums.getpaint.net/topic/133303...
And here's how it looks with the fix in place. I won't highlight the frames, it should be obvious if you looked at the previous screenshot. This is MUCH better! Each frame is always quick, and they're obviously happening at a much more regular pace.
February 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
And here's how it looks with the fix in place. I won't highlight the frames, it should be obvious if you looked at the previous screenshot. This is MUCH better! Each frame is always quick, and they're obviously happening at a much more regular pace.
Here's how this looks with a Systrace flamegraph. I've highlighted each frame that the canvas renders over 2.2 seconds or so. Notice the frames at the beginning and towards the end are obviously taking a lot longer, and the overall pacing is just bad:
February 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Here's how this looks with a Systrace flamegraph. I've highlighted each frame that the canvas renders over 2.2 seconds or so. Notice the frames at the beginning and towards the end are obviously taking a lot longer, and the overall pacing is just bad:
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...
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
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...
a whole bunch of general improvements, performance optimizations, and bug fixes. Check it out! forums.getpaint.net/topic/133299...
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
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...
It says in the control panel:
December 19, 2024 at 3:07 AM
It says in the control panel:
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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...