Microsoft’s latest Paint update lands as a surprisingly consequential usability upgrade: a native, editable project container (.paint) and a per-tool opacity slider for Pencil and Brush tools, both of which ship to Windows Insiders now and materially change how the app fits into everyday image...
Microsoft Paint has quietly gained a Photoshop‑style workflow: Windows Insiders can now save layered, editable projects as a single .paint file and reopen them later to continue exactly where they left off, while Pencil and Brush tools gain an opacity slider for semi‑transparent strokes—changes...
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dev channel
dev-channel
file save as project
layered editing
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lightweight editor
multisession projects
opacity slider
opacity-slider
paint app
paint project files
pencil-tool
photoshop like features
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Microsoft’s long‑running habit of quietly modernizing its smallest apps reached a clear milestone this week as Paint, Snipping Tool, and Notepad received coordinated feature updates in Windows Insider builds — features that push these familiar utilities from convenience tools toward real...
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider builds are shipping a new, full-screen renewal prompt aimed at lapsed Microsoft 365 subscriptions — an eye-catching SCOOBE (Second‑Chance Out‑of‑Box Experience) screen that insiders and early reports describe as a full‑screen nag to renew rather than a...
Microsoft Paint’s long, slow transformation from a nostalgic Windows toy into a lightweight, modern image editor reached a pragmatic milestone this week with the arrival of editable Project files (.paint) and a per‑tool Opacity slider — changes that make everyday sketching, shading, and...
.paint
casual creators
classroom use
copilot integration
data loss prevention
editable project
enterprise guidance
export to png
file portability
freeware productivity
layered editing
local ai features
multi layer workflow
onedrive sync
opacity slider
paint app
paint project files
photoshop like project files
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Microsoft’s latest Paint update reframes the long‑running app as a serious low‑friction image editor by adding an editable project file format and per‑tool opacity controls — features that put Paint squarely in the conversation as a free, entry‑level alternative to Photoshop for everyday tasks...