{"id":43529,"date":"2023-01-04T16:26:21","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T16:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=43529"},"modified":"2023-01-04T16:26:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T16:26:21","slug":"paint-net-clone-pinta-2-1-released-webp-google-drive-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2023\/01\/paint-net-clone-pinta-2-1-released-webp-google-drive-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Paint.NET Clone Pinta 2.1 Released! WebP &#038; Google Drive Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pinta-icon.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-35810\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pinta-icon-250x250.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pinta-icon-250x250.webp 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pinta-icon-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pinta-icon-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pinta-icon-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pinta-icon.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The free and open-source Paint.Net 3.0 clone, Pinta image editor got a new major release after 1 year of development.<\/p>\n<p>The new Pinta 2.1 came with some exciting new features, including <b>WebP image support<\/b> via <code>webp-pixbuf-loader<\/code> library, and updated icons with improved support for dark theme and HiDPI displays.<\/p>\n<p>The Gradient tool now has a &#8216;<i><b>Transparency Mode<\/b><\/i>&#8216;. The release also adds support for loading files from network drive, meaning user can now open pictures from Google Drive folder.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pinta-gradient-transparent-mode.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-43530\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pinta-gradient-transparent-mode-600x366.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pinta-gradient-transparent-mode-600x366.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pinta-gradient-transparent-mode-300x183.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pinta-gradient-transparent-mode-768x468.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pinta-gradient-transparent-mode.webp 1135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other changes in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinta-project.com\/releases\/2-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pinta 2.1<\/a> include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Update screenshot tool to make it work in Wayland.<\/li>\n<li>Support images with unknown extension but valid contents.<\/li>\n<li>Improve canvas rendering performance<\/li>\n<li>Improve .ora files support.<\/li>\n<li>Update to .NET7, though .NET6 also supported.<\/li>\n<li>Various bug-fixes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to Install Pinta 2.1 in Ubuntu Linux<\/h3>\n<p>Pinta offers official Linux package through both <b>Snap<\/b> and <b>Flatpak<\/b> package. Choose either one that you prefer.<\/p>\n<p><b>NOTE: Both packages now do NOT support for WebP images. Try to <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/PintaProject\/Pinta\/blob\/master\/readme.md#building-on-linux\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">build it from source<\/a> by yourself if you like this feature.<\/b><\/p>\n<h4>Option 1: Snap package<\/h4>\n<p>Ubuntu 20.04 | 22.04 and higher user can easily install the package from Ubuntu Software. NOTE: There are 2 Pinta packages in Software Center, choose the one from Snap Store.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pinta-21-snap.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-43531\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pinta-21-snap-600x371.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pinta-21-snap-600x371.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pinta-21-snap-300x186.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pinta-21-snap-768x475.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pinta-21-snap.webp 937w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Option 2: Flatpak package<\/h4>\n<p>Pinta is also available to install as another universal Flatpak package format. Just press <b>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> on keyboard to open terminal, then run commands below one by one to install it.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>First, install the daemon package in case you don&#8217;t have it:\n<pre>sudo apt install flatpak<\/pre>\n<p><i>For the old Ubuntu 18.04, add <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~flatpak\/+archive\/ubuntu\/stable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this PPA<\/a> first before installing Flatpak.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/apt-flatpak-jammy.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-39141\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/apt-flatpak-jammy-600x229.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/apt-flatpak-jammy-600x229.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/apt-flatpak-jammy-300x115.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/apt-flatpak-jammy-768x294.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/apt-flatpak-jammy.webp 777w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Then, install Pinta as flatpak by running command:\n<pre>flatpak install https:\/\/dl.flathub.org\/repo\/appstream\/com.github.PintaProject.Pinta.flatpakref<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/flatpak-pinta.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-43532\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/flatpak-pinta-600x407.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/flatpak-pinta-600x407.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/flatpak-pinta-300x203.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/flatpak-pinta-768x521.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/flatpak-pinta.webp 786w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Tip: if you&#8217;ve already installed Pinta as Flatpak, run the command below to check updates:<\/p>\n<pre>flatpak update com.github.PintaProject.Pinta<\/pre>\n<h3>Uninstall Pinta:<\/h3>\n<p>For the Pinta Snap package, just remove it either using Ubuntu Software app or by running command in a terminal window:<\/p>\n<pre>snap remove pina<\/pre>\n<p>To remove the Flatpak package, run command:<\/p>\n<pre>flatpak uninstall --delete-data com.github.PintaProject.Pinta<\/pre>\n<p>Also run <code>flatpak uninstall --unused<\/code> to remove useless run-time libraries.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The free and open-source Paint.Net 3.0 clone, Pinta image editor got a new major release after 1 year of development. 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