A Paint.NET filetype plugin that allows AVIF images to be loaded and saved with transparency.
If you need the features from a newer version you can still install the plugin.
The plugin will override the bundled version if it has higher version number.
- Close Paint.NET.
- Place AvifFileType.dll, AvifNative_ARM64.dll and AvifNative_x64.dll in the Paint.NET FileTypes folder which is usually located in one the following locations depending on the Paint.NET version you have installed.
Paint.NET Version | FileTypes Folder Location |
---|---|
Classic | C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\FileTypes |
Microsoft Store | Documents\paint.net App Files\FileTypes |
- Restart Paint.NET.
This project is licensed under the terms of the MIT License.
See License.txt for more information.
- Visual Studio 2022
- Paint.NET 5.0 or later
- Open the solution
- Change the PaintDotNet references in the AvifFileType project to match your Paint.NET install location
- Update the post build events to copy the build output to the Paint.NET FileTypes folder
- Build the solution
This project uses the following libraries. (the required header and library files are located in the 3rd-party
sub-folders).