New in v3.5.5:

• Fixed the bug where saving as 8-bit PNG/GIF/BMP wasn’t always working, usually with larger images.
• Improved the performance of the Gaussian Blur effect by 30-40%.
• Improved the performance of all the layer blending modes by 15-30%.
• Improved the performance of zooming with the mouse wheel on dual-core Intel Atom systems.
• Updated to support .NET 4.0 if no other version of .NET is installed.
• Reduced download size from 4.8MB down to 3.5MB.
• Fixed a small error in the Chinese translation.

Service Pack 3 (SP3) is now required for Windows XP users. For those using Windows Vista, Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed is required. Paint.NET also depends on Microsoft's .NET Framework 3.5 SP1, which is automatically installed if it isn't already on the system.

According to the website, Paint.NET is a freeware, free for all uses including personal, business, commercial, government, and school; however the source code is not available for download at this time.

Paint.NET v3.5.5 was released on 25 April 2010, 2 months after the previous Paint.NET v3.5.4 release.

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