Overview

• Users can now save editable Paint projects as .paint files that reopen with layers preserved.
• Microsoft says the update is in testing with Windows Insiders in the Dev and Canary channels.
• Paint adds an opacity slider for brush and pencil tools to control stroke transparency.
• Windows 11’s Snipping Tool gains quick markup with a highlighter, pen, eraser and easy re-cropping.
• Notepad on Copilot Plus PCs introduces free write, summarization and rewrite using local models, without a Microsoft 365 subscription.