pdn-avif

A Paint.NET filetype plugin that allows AVIF images to be loaded and saved with transparency.

This plugin is bundled with Paint.NET 4.2.14 and later.

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.

Installation

1. Close Paint.NET.
2. 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

3. Restart Paint.NET.

License

This project is licensed under the terms of the MIT License.
See License.txt for more information.

Source code

Prerequisites

• Visual Studio 2022
• Paint.NET 5.0 or later

Building the plugin

• 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

3rd Party Code

This project uses the following libraries. (the required header and library files are located in the 3rd-party sub-folders).

• aom (v3.6.0 tag)