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by EspressoGPT 957 days ago
I switched to macOS several years ago and the only thing I still miss from Windows is something like Paint.NET.
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Have you tried Pixelmator Pro?
Yes, and I've even purchased it as it seems to offer the best balance between feature-richness and usability. But its concept are still quite different from those of Paint.NET and I'm yet to dig into it – right now, I'm googling everything.
What's wrong with Krita?
Krita is great for drawing, but it's no photo editor. It probably shouldn't be, either, that's more GIMP's space.

In my experience, Paint.NET walks a very fine line between "more complex than MS Paint" and "GIMP/Photoshop/Photopea levels of complexity". Great for altering screenshots and applying filters, but not as overwhelming as a dedicated artist's tool.

I'd say Pinta serves a purpose very similar to Paint.NET on Linux. It's it quite as polished as Paint.NET is, but it's still a good balance when KolourPaint is too simple and when GIMP is overkill.

I don't know about the Mac version but I find the Linux version a bit on the slow side and the interface look and feel is a bit off to me but I chalk it up to "that's because I am not used to it and I have decades of light photoshop usage ingrained in my brain".

But don't get me wrong. Krita is awesome and it's a better substitution to Photoshop than Gimp is.