Microsoft Paint is getting its own Photoshop-like project files

Microsoft has been steadily improving its Paint app for Windows 11 successful caller years with a dark mode, transparency and layers, and adjacent AI-powered image creation. Now, Microsoft is adding 2 caller Photoshop-like features to Paint.

You’ll soon beryllium capable to prevention your Paint creations arsenic a task file, overmuch similar a Photoshop Document (.PSD). The Paint task files are presently being tested with Windows Insiders successful the Dev and Canary Channels. “You tin present prevention your instauration arsenic an editable Paint task record and seamlessly prime up wherever you near off,” explains Dave Grochocki, main merchandise manager pb for Microsoft’s Windows inbox apps.

Paint files volition beryllium stored with, you guessed it, a .paint record extension. Paint files volition store your layers wrong the file, too. “When you’re acceptable to return, simply unfastened the record to motorboat it successful Paint, close wherever you near off,” says Grochocki.

Microsoft is besides adding opacity sliders to set the transparency of the pencil and brushwood tools successful Paint. “To get started, prime either instrumentality and usage the slider connected the near broadside of the canvas to set the opacity to your desired level,” says Grochocki.

If you’re a instrumentality of the Snipping Tool successful Windows 11, Microsoft is besides adding a speedy markup diagnostic that makes it easier to annotate screenshots. There’s a highlighter, pen, and eraser instrumentality successful the markup toolbar, arsenic good arsenic the quality to easy re-crop an image.

Finally, Microsoft is besides adding AI-powered write, summarization, and rewrite arsenic a escaped diagnostic wrong Notepad for Copilot Plus PC users. You won’t request a Microsoft 365 subscription to usage this, but Grochocki says you tin “seamlessly power betwixt section and unreality models based connected your needs.” Microsoft is utilizing the section models connected Copilot Plus PCs to powerfulness this Notepad feature.