If you want the classic Paint to open automatically when you edit images:
Microsoft didn't just update Paint; they replaced it. The modern "Paint 3D" and the subsequent "new Paint" app (with its centered icons, touch-friendly sliders, and missing classic hotkeys) feel like a foreign invader to power users. Sure, it can handle PNGs with transparency slightly better, but the soul is gone. winaero classic paint
: Obtain the setup program from the Official Winaero Classic Paint page . If you want the classic Paint to open
In Classic Paint, hold Right-click while using the eraser tool. Instead of erasing to white, it erases to your secondary color . This is a power user shortcut for fixing pixel art borders. : Obtain the setup program from the Official
If you accidentally click "Edit in Paint 3D" in the new app, it opens a slow UWP app. Classic Paint has no such "feature." You simply edit.
Before we praise the tool, we must praise the original. To understand why users are desperate for Classic Paint, you have to look at the UX disaster of the modern version.
Unlike modern UWP (Universal Windows Platform) apps, the classic desktop version typically launches in seconds.