u/Connect_Sherbert_298

I switched to Linux and really missed Paint.NET, so I built a native open-source clone with C++/Qt6 — no Wine, no .NET runtime, no VM.

🎨 What it does

• Layers — opacity, blend modes, smart merge, live thumbnails
• 20+ tools — brush, pencil, eraser, bucket, gradient, shapes, line, text, clone stamp, color picker, magic wand, lasso…
• 13 adjustments + 30+ effects, all with live preview (drag the sliders, see the result)
• Selections with feather / grow / shrink, non-destructive history, autosave & crash recovery
• Native .psw layered format (keeps your layers) — or export to PNG/JPEG/…
• FR/EN UI, light & dark themes matching Paint.NET

⚙️ Under the hood

• MIT licensed, builds from source: cmake -B build && cmake --build build
• CI runs a 196-test suite on every push

🔗 Repo: https://github.com/Univers4craft/paint.software

It's an early v1.0 — I'd love feedback on what's missing, and contributions (fork → PR) are very welcome!

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🇫🇷 En bref : un clone open-source de Paint.NET pour Linux (C++/Qt6, natif, sans Wine/.NET). Calques, 30+ effets avec aperçu en direct, format natif .psw, interface FR/EN, licence MIT. Dépôt ci-dessus — retours bienvenus !