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Re:Paint.net 5.2 alpha now runs on Linux by gertop on Wednesday September 02, 2026 @02:40PM (#49540527)
Pinta is the continuation of this source, it already exists.
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Re:Paint.net 5.2 alpha now runs on Linux by Macha on Wednesday September 02, 2026 @02:47PM (#49540626)
Note Pinta was only ever a port of the engine, Pinta's UI is a from-scratch Gtk# clone. Given the compelling reason to use Paint.NET was arguably the UI, that's a pretty big drawback.
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Re:Paint.net 5.2 alpha now runs on Linux by mminer237 on Wednesday September 02, 2026 @03:46PM (#49541419)
The UI is pretty similar. It's very intuitive for someone used to Paint.NET. Pinta definitely satisfies my desire for Paint.NET on Linux.
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Re:Paint.net 5.2 alpha now runs on Linux by theevilsharpie on Thursday September 03, 2026 @08:30AM (#49549131)
I have tried to use Pinta at several independent points in time over the past 10+ years, and every time I have tried it, it has been so buggy as to be practically unusable.

It's a shame. It would be the perfect application for my basic image editing needs, if only I could actually rely on it to work.

These days, I just use Krita. It's on the heavier side, but functionally, it does what I need.

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