Looking for a quality all-purpose photo editing program for everyday use? Paint.NET is a free app which is a useful addition to your Windows system.
寻找日常使用的高质量通用照片编辑程序？ Paint.NET是一个免费应用程序，是Windows系统的有用补充。
Installation
安装
During the installation process you will have the opportunity to choose between a Quick Install and a Custom Install. In the same install window you will also be able to specify the language that best suits your needs. Both options are very nice to have. You should also make sure you have the Microsoft .NET Framework installed first, but if you don’t the installer will direct you to the site to download it.
在安装过程中，您将有机会在快速安装和自定义安装之间进行选择。 在同一安装窗口中，您还可以指定最适合您的语言。 两种选择都非常好。 您还应该确保首先安装了Microsoft .NET Framework，但如果没有安装，安装程序会将您定向到该站点以进行下载。
Note: Custom Install setup shown here.
注意：此处显示“自定义安装”设置。
Along with being able to choose the install directory of your choice, you will also be able to make selections for image defaults, creating a shortcut on your Desktop, and two types of automatic updates to check for.
除了能够选择所需的安装目录外，还可以选择映像默认值，在桌面上创建快捷方式以及要检查的两种自动更新。
Before the install process begins Paint.NET will create a restore point.
在安装过程开始之前，Paint.NET将创建一个还原点。
Paint.NET will also work to optimize performance for working on your system…yet another nice feature.
Paint.NET还将努力优化系统性能，这是另一个不错的功能。
Paint.NET
Paint.NET
Once you have finished the installation and started Paint.NET, this is what it will look like. Except for the floating toolpad, everything else is at the top giving Paint.NET a nice uncluttered look.
一旦完成安装并启动Paint.NET，将是这样。 除了浮动工具栏之外，其他所有内容都位于顶部，这使Paint.NET看起来整洁美观。
Menu Set for Paint.NET
Paint.NET的菜单集
Time for a good look at the menus available for Paint.NET. Here you can see the File, Edit, View, and Image Menus…
是时候仔细看看Paint.NET可用的菜单了。 在这里，您可以看到文件，编辑，视图和图像菜单…
Followed by the Layers and Adjustments Menus.
接下来是“图层和调整”菜单。
And finally the Effects, Window, and Help Menus.
最后是“效果”，“窗口”和“帮助”菜单。
Note: Notice the pre-plugin look of the Effects Menu…it will not be a small menu for long!
注意：请注意效果菜单的插件前外观……这将不是一个小菜单！
Plugins
外挂程式
Plugins are one of the terrific things about Paint.NET…choose only what you like (or need). Once you have the zip files for the plugins that you choose downloaded and unzipped, simply place them in the “Effects Folder” and restart Paint.NET. Everything will automatically be ready to go!
插件是Paint.NET的绝佳功能之一……仅选择您喜欢(或需要)的东西。 找到下载并解压缩的插件的zip文件后，只需将它们放在“效果文件夹”中，然后重新启动Paint.NET。 一切都会自动准备就绪！
Note: The link for the plugins repository is provided at the bottom of the article…
注意：插件存储库的链接在文章底部提供。
And here is our Effects Menu after we added in our favorite plugins. The Main and Sub Menus are filled with lots of picture modifying goodness now (very nice).
在添加了我们最喜欢的插件之后，这就是我们的效果菜单。 现在，主菜单和子菜单中充满了许多图片修改效果( 非常好 )。
Paint.NET in Action
Paint.NET的实际应用
For our example we decided to crop an area out of a larger picture. Using the “Rectangle Select Tool” from the floating toolpad, we focused on the girl in the center of the picture. Notice the slight change in color and nice dotted outline marking the exact area selected…then all that we had to do was go to the “Edit Menu” and use the “Copy” & “Paste in to New Image” commands.
对于我们的示例，我们决定从更大的图片中裁剪出一个区域。 使用浮动工具栏中的“矩形选择工具”，我们将焦点对准了图片中央的女孩。 注意颜色的微小变化和漂亮的虚线轮廓标记了选定的确切区域，然后我们要做的就是转到“编辑菜单”，然后使用“复制”和“粘贴到新图像”命令。
And there is our new cropped image…all ready to save and/or modify further.
并且有我们新的裁剪图像……都可以保存和/或进一步修改。
Conclusion
结论
If you have been looking for a free all-purpose photo editor that is very dependable and useful to have around, then Paint.NET is a program that you should definitely have installed on your system.
如果您一直在寻找一款非常可靠且实用的免费通用照片编辑器，那么Paint.NET是您绝对应该在系统上安装的程序。
Links
链接
Download Paint.NET (version 3.36.3158.38068) – Stable
下载Paint.NET(版本3.36.3158.38068)–稳定
Download Plugins for Paint.NET (Listed as A-L & M-Z)
Works On: Windows XP (SP 2+), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server (2003 SP 1+)
适用于： Windows XP(SP 2 +)，Windows Vista，Windows 7，Windows Server(2003 SP 1+)
翻译自: https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/4187/paint.net-is-a-quality-photo-editing-app-for-windows/