System Requirements

Minimum Hardware

• Windows XP (SP1 or later), Windows 2000 (SP3 or later), Windows Server 2003, or Windows Vista
• .NET Framework 1.1
• 400 MHz processor (Recommended: 800 MHz or faster)
• 128 MB RAM (Recommended: 512 MB or more)
• 1024 x 768 screen resolution
• 50+ MB hard drive space

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.

Special System Notes

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

• Windows 2000

  Printing and scanning are not available because WIA 2.0 (Windows Image Acquisition) is only included in Windows XP SP1 or later, and Windows Server 2003. Please see our FAQ for more information.

• Tablet PC support (requires Windows XP Tablet PC Edition)

  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). The shape tools support the asynchronous input, but not pressure.

• Dual Core and Dual Processor

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