# paintdotnet/release

Downloads for Paint.NET, such as installer EXEs and portable ZIPs

Repository: https://github.com/paintdotnet/release
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/paintdotnet-release
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-11T03:10:33+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 78/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 42, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1811, "days_push": 22, "days_rel": 178, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1842, forks 55 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:43.169709+00:00)

## What it is
The official download repository for Paint.NET, providing offline installer EXEs, portable ZIPs, and deployment MSIs for the Windows image and photo editing application. It serves as the distribution channel rather than containing source code, with release notes hosted separately.

## Use cases
- download paint.net offline installer
- get portable version of paint.net as a zip
- deploy paint.net silently across an organization with msi
- edit photos and images on windows
- find the right paint.net installer for my cpu architecture
- install paint.net on arm64 windows
- use an image editor with hdr display support

## When to choose
- you need to download or deploy Paint.NET on Windows 10/11 or Windows Server
- you want a portable ZIP version without installing
- you need MSI packages for enterprise software deployment
- you want a GPU-accelerated image editor with HDR/WCG support

## When to avoid
- you need the actual source code - this repo contains no source files
- you need an image editor for Linux or macOS
- your GPU lacks Direct3D 11 support and you need fast effect rendering
- you want a web-based or cross-platform editing tool

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, graphics, gui
- domain: image-processing, graphics, windows, media, photography
- platform: windows
- tags: image-editor, painting, photo-editing, offline-installer, portable-app, msi-deployment, hdr, gpu-accelerated, desktop

## Member repositories
- paintdotnet/release (main) score 78

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:43.169709+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:18:00.032413+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/paintdotnet/release (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:43.169709+00:00, sha 3aa0359a3221)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.