I’m sure most of you already know about Paint.NET. There’s a new freeware image editor released today named Paint.COM which is capable of working with image in standard image formats such as .jpg, .png, .bmp.
Paint.COM can display images using any zoom factor and always shows 100% accurate preview of the drawn shape. It offers all the basic features like blur, drop shadow, bevel, color adjustments and Perspective projection but what makes it different from Paint.NET is
- Layers with assigned effects
- Gamma-aware blending
- Sub-pixel accuracy
- Smooth zoom-in
- Compatibility with Photoshop plug-ins
Other than the regular features, Paint.COM offers a couple of nifty functions which may not be very useful but fun to use.
- Invoke commands using mouse gestures - perform a gesture with right mouse button and something (configure it!) happens. Undoing was never easier.
- Vista glass-like effects – draw semitransparent shapes (using “Xxx with effect” tool) and the editor makes your shape look like a window frame on Windows Vista – it blurs background and adds shadow and reflection.
- Tool presets – save and quickly restore your favorite gradients, tool settings, or colors.
Try it out and let us know if you find it better than Paint.NET.
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Hi! This app is very good and it’s easy to use. The article is very interesting and I translated it in italian for my blog. Thank for the article!
I tried it, but i prefer to stick with good ol’ Paint.NET, much easier to use.