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Paint.NET
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<p>Paint.NET (sometimes stylized as paint.net) is a <a href="/facts/Freeware/c8oGA9ju">freeware</a> general-purpose <a href="/facts/Raster_graphics_editor/rP4c280y">raster graphics editor</a> program for <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Microsoft Windows</a>, developed with the <a href="/facts/.NET_platform/J6QDAUhP">.NET platform</a>. Paint.NET was originally created by Rick Brewster as a <a href="/facts/Washington_State_University/m0GFu1vA">Washington State University</a> student project, and has evolved from a simple replacement for the <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Paint/axJPM2mx">Microsoft Paint</a> program into a program for editing mainly graphics, with support for <a href="/facts/Plugin_(computing)/351Du3Wu">plugins</a>. </p>