/pdn-jpegxl

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

Primary LanguageC#MIT LicenseMIT

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
  1. 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