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Paint.NET is a freeware image manipulation program written in .NET.

As well as having extensive photo and image manipulation facilities built in it supports plugins so it's functionality can be extended by anyone. These can be downloaded from here.

It can be downloaded from getpaint.net

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Changing transparency in Paint.net

Given a bitmap image such as PNG (which may already have sections with varying degrees of transparency), how do I change the transparency level of a section?
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Removing Background color in Paint.net

I have a .jpg image of a text logo, it looks similar to the example image here: I am using paint.net. Now, I would like to change the image to .png, then I would like to remove all the white background, and make the image black text on a…
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How do I print an image at actual size?

I have paint .net and I got an image in PSD and PNG format and the print size it says is width 9.5cm and height 14.5cm. When I go to print, it shows up with that default Windows 7 print option where you choose full page, or wallet, all those…
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Paint.NET equivalent for Linux?

On Windows, my favorite image editor is Paint.NET. However, on Linux, GIMP is as unfriendly as photoshop despite having less features. (i.e. It takes ages to load, their's far too much stuff). Most of my image editing is simple things where…
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Replace "Paint" as default program for 'Edit' Explorer command

Default action in Windows 7 for 'Edit' is to open image in Paint. I don't use Paint. I hate Paint. I don't want to see it ever again. Can I reassign it to, say, Paint.NET? Or if I can't, how can I remove it altogether, so this link won't clutter my…
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Extracting layers from Paint.NET

Is there a way to automatically save layers as separate image files from a Paint.NET (pdn) file? For example, if I have 5 layers in a pdn file, I would like to save them as 5 separate .png files.
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Turn grayscale into alpha channel in Paint.net

I have a PNG image that has many shades of gray and no transparency: I would like to turn the grayscale into an alpha channel in Paint.net, so that the parts that are completely white would become completely transparent, the parts that are…
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Bulk reduce image size with Paint.net

Is there a way to reduce the image size for all the images you have open in Paint.Net in one set of actions or do you have to do each image one by one?
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How can I create a new image with transparent background in Paint.NET?

I would like to do some basic graphics using Paint.NET. I would like to start with a transparent background and draw on top of it, but I can't find any settings on how to do that. I only get a new image with a white background. How do I start…
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Specify coordinates with the rectangle select tool in Paint.NET

In Paint.NET, suppose I have an image that is 1920x1080. Is there a way to use the rectangle select tool to enter specific cords (e.g. 300,300,600,600) and have the rectangle selector appear there on the image? To which then, you are free to press…
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How do I create a tear effect at the bottom of a cropped image in Paint.net?

How do I create a tear effect at the bottom of a cropped image in Paint.net? Here's an example of what I'm looking for (I'm just looking to produce the tear along the bottom): I vaguely remember Windows Live Writer being able to do this with a…
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Is there a file size limit in Paint.NET

I can open smaller tifs no problem, but these tifs at 100+MB cannot be opened in Paint.NET. I don't think it's memory issue, because other software can open with no problems (IrfanView, XNViewPortable). Is this a software limitation? "There was an…
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How to select a diagonal area in Paint.net?

In Paint.net, is it possible to select a quadrilateral area with diagonal faces? If so, how do I do it?
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How to change the canvas background color from checkered to white in paint.net?

I am working with a .tif image with transparent background in paint.net I want to see what the image will look like on a white background. (The transparent sections. I can kludge it by creating an extra "bottom" layer and filling it with white, but…
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How to outline fonts with a different color?

I am trying to put letters on an existing image that are outlined in a different color. Example below. Note how the letters below have white color, yet the outline is in black. Directions on how to do that in Paint.NET or Photoshop or MS Paint…
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