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It is one of few softwares, I believe MSFT should simply sponsor and promote, maybe make it opensource. It is a perfect application, Windows only built in dotne
by blackoil 3y ago
It is one of few softwares, I believe MSFT should simply sponsor and promote, maybe make it opensource. It is a perfect application, Windows only built in dotnet, loved by users and has a perfect positioning.
- Fnoord 3y agoIt used to be FOSS: > Initially, Paint.NET was released under a modified version of the MIT License, with the exclusion of the installer, text, and graphics.[7] However, citing issues with the open source code being plagiarized by others that had rebranded the software as their own and bundled user content without their permission, the availability of the source code was restricted, in December 2007 Brewster announced his intent to restrict access to components of the program (including its installer, resources, and user interface).[8] In November 2009, the software was made proprietary, restricting the sale or creation of derivative works of the software.[8][9] [[1]] I quit using it when it wasn't anymore. I now use Pixelmator Pro on macOS, and I love it, but it isn't FOSS. Price was OK though. Is it the best? I don't know. [[1]] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint.NET https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint.NET
- alisonatwork 3y agoBig cosign on this. Paint.net is about as good as it gets in the freeware closed source world. The other one I love is MusicBee, which is a fantastic music library organizer and player. I always try to pick open source options when they're available, but these two apps are so great it's hard to find a replacement.
- kqcso 3y agoIf you are looking for nice Windows-only open source photo editor with lots of Paint and Photoshop-like features, I recommend PhotoDemon: https://photodemon.org/ https://photodemon.org/