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freitasm | karma 322 | avg karma 2.0 · 2024-03-30 05:09:35

I use Paint.Net on my Windows machines. It's a great piece of software—and free. I bought the Microsoft Store version to support the author, although I continue to install the free download.

I also run https://github.com/viliusle/miniPaint using Cloudflare Pages so it's hosted in one of my sub-domains as minipaint.[mydomainhere] and it's great for quick jobs.

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cglong | karma 4310 | avg karma 6.03 · 2024-03-30 05:14:19

Why do you prefer the standalone installer to the Store version?

sedatk | karma 4557 | avg karma 2.78 · 2024-03-30 09:23:44

My guess would be that they needed instant updates. Rick had said that MSStore took days to publish updates, IIRC.

freitasm | karma 322 | avg karma 2.0 · 2024-04-01 21:47:17

1. The store version has a limit on the number of computers - not that I am currently close to the limit, but I don't like it. 2. Not updated fast enough. 3. I want to keep my Microsoft Account separate from my Work account on my work laptop, and I don't want to create a Microsoft Account for work.

pogue | karma 222 | avg karma 1.23 · 2024-03-30 05:55:03

That's a cool tip! Can you run Minipaint for free on Cloudflare or do you have to subscribe to their services to use it?

How does it compare to something like photopea.com ?

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freitasm | karma 322 | avg karma 2.0 · 2024-04-01 21:44:04

Cloudflare Pages are free. Mine is on https://minipaint.freitasm.com