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Hell freezes over, MS Paint adds support for layers and PNG transparency(arstechnica.com)

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Automated background removal was also added recently.

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WindowsEnjoyer@sh.itjust.works
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I’ll stick to good ol’ https://jspaint.app/

Works on Linux too.

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SUKKONDIS@lemm.ee
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Yes jspaint.app is perfect! Highly recommended

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heird@lemmy.ml
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https://www.photopea.com/

Actual Photoshop in your browser

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WindowsEnjoyer@sh.itjust.works
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Also works great on Linux :) And free.

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CherryRedDragon@lemmy.world
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Excellent! Now I can draw things on the wrong layer in yet another program

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etler@programming.dev
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Have you tried using descriptive layer names like layer 1, later 2, later 3?

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Why9@lemmy.world
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Layer 1, Later 2, Lazer 3.

FTFY

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dukk@programming.dev
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Or just use only one layer.

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Queen HawlSera@lemm.ee
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Huh… I thought they discontinued this program.

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tmijail@lemmy.world
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They discontinued Paint 3D

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Lyrl@lemm.ee
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They did. I guess the community outcry was so loud even Microsoft had to heed it and reverse course.

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Piers@lemmy.world
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No. Wordpad is the one being discontinued. Paint is one of several programs that can now be uninstalled from Windows by end users without any special tricks.

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kamenLady.@lemmy.world
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I read that WordPad also was being discontinued, in the same article stating the same about MS Paint iirc

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dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Who told you that? MS Paint is basically a critical windows utility.

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jadegear@lemm.ee
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If you remove mspaint.exe then Windows will refuse to boot. It’s true, I knew a guy!

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Aux@lemmy.world
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Jokes aside you can boot Windows without Windows at all. By that I mean you can boot Windows NT without Win32.

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Anders429@lemmy.world
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I thought so too. I remember looking for alternatives for when it would be removed completely.

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Blackmist@feddit.uk
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Paint.NET has been my simple go to for over a decade. I’ve never got on with Gimp or Photoshop. Paint.NET is more like Paintshop Pro used to be.

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Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
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I honestly didn’t realize I had been installing it… I went to boot paint.net and was surprised I couldn’t find it on my work computer… that’s how critical it is… or how often I don’t change personal hardware

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jayandp@sh.itjust.works
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What’s the low-down on if extracting the EXE and putting it on Windows 10 works?

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TWeaK@lemm.ee
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I found this guide: https://beebom.com/how-get-windows-11-paint-app-windows-10/ haven’t verified it or anything though. It’s a bit old but it should still be possible in any case.

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AndreTelevise@lemm.ee
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Do they have variable weight? Are they planning to add that? Because I’d really like that for quick sketching and doodling.

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