Revision Date: 15 January 2023

Settings Dialog 

The Settings dialog contains a number of configuration settings for paint.net as well as diagnostic tools and system information.  Open the Settings Dialog by clicking the gear icon in the upper right hand corner of the application window.

 User Interface

The first tab in the Settings Dialog contains options to configure how paint.net is presented to the user.

 Tools

The Tools tab contains the default actions, behaviors and settings for the various tools.
The current Toolbar settings can be loaded as defaults using the Load from Toolbar button.
To reset the tool defaults, click the Reset button.

 Pen & Tablet

The Pen & Tablet tab contains a setting to toggle Window Ink on and off, as well a providing a link to the Pen & Windows Ink dialog.

 Graphics

The Graphics tab contains a few settings for hardware acceleration, graphics configuration and the rendering device (graphics card).

 Updates

The Updates tab contains controls which determine if and when paint.net checks for available updates.

 Plugin Errors

The Plugin Errors tab in the Settings dialog holds information about plugins that failed to load or were blocked from loading due to known compatibility issues.
The plugin filename is shown in the upper pane while details of the problem or issue are shown in the lower pane.

 Diagnostics

The Diagnostics tab contains information about the system and the version of paint.net that is running.
The contents of this window can be copied to the clipboard for pasting into forum posts or emails to the developer. A link provides access to the system folder where crash logs are stored.