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It <a href="features.html"> features</a> an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools. An active and growing <a href="https://www.getpaint.net/redirect/forum.html">online community</a> provides friendly help, <a href="https://www.getpaint.net/redirect/tutorials.html"> tutorials</a>, and <a href="https://www.getpaint.net/redirect/plugins.html">plugins</a>.</h5> <h5>It started development as an undergraduate college senior design project mentored by Microsoft, and is now maintained and developed by Rick Brewster. Originally intended as a free replacement for the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ms_Paint">Microsoft Paint</a> software that comes with Windows, it has grown into a powerful yet simple image and photo editor tool. It has been compared to other digital photo editing software packages such as <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photoshop">Adobe<sup><font size="1">庐</font></sup> Photoshop<sup><font size="1">庐</font></sup></a>, Corel<sup><font size="1">庐</font></sup> <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint_Shop_Pro">Paint Shop Pro<sup><font size="1">庐</font></sup></a>, Microsoft Photo Editor, and <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIMP">The GIMP</a>.</h5> <p> <p> <i><font size="1" color="#808080"> Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.<br> Adobe and Photoshop are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.<br> Corel and Paint Shop Pro are trademarks or registered trademarks of Corel Corporation and/or its subsidiaries in Canada, the United States, and/or other countries.</font></i></td> <td width="3%"> 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