The Windows 11 Paint Insider update also includes some more features to the app's zoom controls and the Image Properties dialogs have been updated to match the style of the new Windows 11 design
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Paint for Windows 11 finally receives the Dark theme but there's a catch. The new mode has been added by a third-party developer as Microsoft is yet to release the feature to Windows 11 Insiders.
Microsoft's Panos Panay has posted a teaser video showing off a redesigned Paint app for Windows 11. This is part of the firm's effort to modernize various in-box apps in Windows 11 before launch.
After announcing back in 2017 that Microsoft Paint was going to be making a move to the Microsoft Store, that never actually happened, although the store listing has finally shown up.
Microsoft's Windows Ugly Sweater returns this year with an MS Paint theme. The company is now selling all versions of the sweater on the Xbox Gear Shop and donating partial sales to Girls Who Code.
The latest 20H1 Insider build released to the Fast ring shows Microsoft is planning on making both the classic Paint app and WordPad as optional features, allowing them to be uninstalled.
Microsoft's Brandon LeBlanc confirmed today that the classic Paint will remain in Windows 10 for the time being and will be available as part of the May 2019 Update. Its removal alert is also gone.
After news broke of Microsoft choosing to overhaul its legacy Paint app as a Windows 10 app, someone has now posted the .appx files for anyone to get an early go at the redesigned app.