You can also use winget to install it, if you’re into package managers
winget install --id=dotPDNLLC.paintdotnet -e
That way you can still get semi-automatic updates
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Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 1 year agoSome other random company got the url “paint.net”, so confusingly you need getpaint.net to download the product paint.net
For those unfamiliar, it’s a free art program that’s… idk 80% of what photoshop is? But you can install community-made plugins to add features (shoutout to Grim Color Reaper).
Also on their download page, you want this one:
If you do the microsoft link, you’ll have to pay microsoft. For a free product. That microsoft doesn’t own. Dafuq.
lemmy___user@lemmy.world 1 year ago
lanolinoil@lemmy.world 1 year ago
insomniac@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
The developer of paint.net sells it on the Microsoft store to support the product. Not any different than buying an app through the App Store or Google play store.
It’s created by a Microsoft Engineer, not super surprising they leverage Microsoft tools to get paid.
Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 1 year ago
TIL. Thanks for the info - I’ll update my post.