pdn-jpegxl

A Paint.NET filetype plugin that loads and saves JPEG XL images using libjxl.

Installation

1. Close Paint.NET.
2. Place JpegXLFileType.dll, JpegXLFileTypeIO_ARM64.dll and JpegXLFileTypeIO_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
• The libjxl package from vcpkg

Building the plugin

• Open the solution
• Change the PaintDotNet references in the JpegXLFileType 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