System Requirements

Minimum Requirements

• Windows XP (SP2 or later),
  or Windows Vista,
  or Windows Server 2003 (SP1 or later),
  .NET Framework 2.0
• 500 MHz processor (Recommended: 800 MHz or faster)
• 256 MB of RAM (Recommended: 512 MB or more)
• 1024 x 768 screen resolution
• 200+ MB hard drive space
• 64-bit support requires a 64-bit CPU that is running an x64 edition of Windows, and an additional 128 MB of RAM

Please note that Paint.NET uses your hard drive to store temporary files related to undo/redo. Because of this, actual disk space requirements will depend on the type of actions you perform on an image, and on the size of the image. These temporary files will be compressed if you are using the NTFS file system. This will result in less disk space being required, and better performance due to less hard drive activity.

Special System Notes

Some systems have special attributes that change the way Paint.NET works or performs:

• Dual Core and Quad Core

  Paint.NET is heavily optimized for systems with multiple processors and/or multiple cores. These systems include (but are not limited to) those with Intel Core 2, Intel Xeon, Intel Pentium D, AMD Opteron, and AMD Athlon 64 X2 processors. You will see a dramatic performance increase over single core and single processor systems.

• 64-bit Support

  Since version 2.6, Paint.NET has had full, native support for 64-bit processors. Benefits of 64-bit mode include better performance and the ability to work with larger or more images. This support requires that you have both a 64-bit capable processor and a 64-bit operating system installed. An example would be an Intel Core 2 Duo processor with a 64-bit version of Windows Vista.

  You do not need to perform any additional configuration steps to enable 64-bit mode: as long as both your processor and operating system are 64-bit capable, Paint.NET will run in 64-bit mode.

• Tablet PC support

  Drawing with the stylus using the paintbrush tool is functional with complete pressure and asynchronous input support (it will always keep up, no matter your processor's speed).

  This feature requires that you are running Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, or Windows Vista Ultimate Edition.