NPS Image Editor is a free, unique image editing program that is perfect for pixel art, drawing, and photo editing. It is lightweight, customizable, and intuitive, yet surprisingly powerful.
Release date: October 27, 2012Select a file to download
Changes in 3.0.72
- Fixed format detection bug. All JPEG files should now be correctly detected and opened.
- Fixed Resize dialog settings -- image and canvas settings are now properly saved for each individual dialog
- Fixed UI bug where double-clicking on the Open toolbar button caused a program crash
- Pressing Ctrl+V with no image opened will now paste a new image
- Paste as New Image will now mark the image as modified (so you will be prompted to save before closing)
- Fixed NPS Online link
- Added better error handling for color palette modification where file permissions may be denied
- Fixed Component Manager > Color Selectors defaults.
- Fixed NPS integrity checking logic when started via shell. No more false positives.
- Fixed icon on Document Recovery dialog
- Added support
- Added Swap Alpha/Mask feature
- Added the choice to open an image dropped into NPS as either a new document or a selection
Added and Improved Functionality
- Added Skew
- Added Color Matrix
- Added warning when loading indexed images
- Added transparency warning when the image contains transparency and is being saved in a non-transparency-supporting format
- Added support for extra image formats
- Added raw bitmap saving support (high performance)
- Added filters: Grayscale (updated), Gaussian Blur, Channel Mapper, Render Noise
- Improved undo/redo buffer performance by using raw bitmap
- Added rounded tools: filter brush, eraser, warp tool, clone, Texture Brush
- Added to filter tool: color addition/subtraction/multiplication, blur, red eye removal
- Added cursor outline for more accurate drawing estimate
- Added Polygon tool
- Added Freeform Select (lasso)
- Added clipboard support for masked selection regions
- Added Offset feature
- Added mouse cursor
- Added fill (hatch) style menu and dialog, and enabled for shapes and standard brushes
- Added Eraser intensity adjustment
- Added transparency awareness (now enabled by default) and Inverse mode to flood fill
- Added Bezier tool
- Added Channel Picker
- Added support for saving and editing brushes directly from the main editor window
- Transparency mode will now auto-select depending on image format
- Added new splash screen and About box
- Updated credits
- Added startup integrity check for installation
- Moved palette picker to top of palette
- Added support for flat buttons and custom text color to color schemes
- Added skinning directives: DialogControls,
- Added preview functionality when changing color schemes
- Added document recovery dialog
- Added brush editing functionality
- Rearranged toolbox buttons for more intuitive selection
- Added panning with middle button regardless of tool
- Added custom transparent background color support
- Added skins: Elegant (Fire, Slate, and System), Basic (System and Orange).
- Set default skin to Elegant: Fire
- Added initial WIA scanner/camera import functionalty. CURRENTLY BROKEN.
- Added descriptive labels to some adjustment controls
- Made most paint tool settings persistent
- Added information about current document size in px and bytes to status bar
- Added option to save undo steps to RAM instead of disk (caution with large images!)
- Added error logging for crashes.
- Added Component Manager: brush editor, file formats
- Changed interpolation mode while zoomed out for improved performance
- Added 2-color and 1-color mode selector for line and border patterns.
- Added Brush Manager
- Removed transparency warning for legacy filters for images without any transparency data. This avoids the nagging dialog in situations where there is no possible loss of image quality.
- Added customizable Ctrl, Shift, Alt scroll wheel modifiers
- Added customizable grip size (helpful for touchscreens or high-resolution displays)
Bugs Fixed
- Fixed Flip menu
- Added "Do not show" option for default behavior when pasting
- Made rotation act on selection when a selection is present
- Fixed clipboard transparency handling
- Pressing Esc will clear selection
- Fixed filter category sorting
- Fixed single-pixel drawing bugs with several tools
- Fixed selection rectangle border 1px off bug
- Fixed selection 1px transparency line appearing on the left/top
- Fixed selection movement with arrow keys
- Image Size, Tile now work correctly for selection
- Hid irrelevant functions in Rotate dialog when in selection mode
- Fixed transparency bug where resizing the image in opaque/keyed mode would destroy transparency in the rest of the image
- Fixed Screen color picker bugs: label background and history display
- Disabling the Welcome panel will revert NPS to auto-opening a new image
- Updated toolbox icons -- fixed bugs when using dark UI, updated designs
- Fixed Filter Tool so it works properly at 1px drawing width
- Fixed menus for Warp tool direction
- Fixed high DPI issues: toolbar button scaling, toolbar appearing above menu bar for no particular reason
- Fixed shape fill and preview offset bugs (noticeable when semitransparent colors are used)
- Fixed background colors of slider controls to match color scheme.
- Fixed keyboard shortcuts for text tool
- Fixed numerous high-DPI bugs
- Fixed custom brush sizing bug due to high DPI
Removed Functionality
- Gradient and Magic Wand tools have been scrapped. However, you can use Filter > Render > Gradient to generate gradients.
- Removed Uninstall shortcut from start menu to reduce clutter. You can still uninstall via Control Panel.
Known Issues
- This build is NOT optimized for performance. You may experience general slowness, especially with larger images.
- Occasional zoom and rounding bugs, especially when using fractional zoom levels like 150%