New Features/Improvements:

• Magic Wand tool selection modes (Union, Exclude, Xor, and Intersect).
• Layer blend modes.
• Reduced memory usage in the Open Images Pad (over 100mb in some cases).
• Significantly reduced memory usage for history (only the difference between the two images is stored)
• Copy/Paste support for the text tool.
• Improved rendering performance.
• The colour picker tool now supports different sampling sizes, and sampling from a single layer or the entire image.
• Improved support for special characters and alternate input methods in the text tool.
• Added a Copy Merged command to copy the flattened image/selection to the clipboard, instead of just the current layer.
• Added a drop shadow to the canvas.
• Improved support for extensions:
• Extensions can be initialized/uninitialized properly, including removing any tools/effects that were registered.
• Downloads from remote repositories are now enabled.

• #999571New image flattening functionality breaks saving functionality.
• #956195Many effects do not work with Gtk# 2.12.11.
• #696293 Clicking text tool can crash OSX. (fixed in Mono 2.11.4)
• #984573 New layer with Text object does not put text on this new layer.
• #987641Opening TGA files created by Pinta does not work on Linux.
• #995767Using 'cut' in text object does not delete text.
• #996490Two undo actions required to fully undo after pasting an image.
• #998629Crashes when using copy/paste in Pinta.
• #1001536 Exception in Text Tool when attempting to select beyond end of string.
• #1006753 Exception when saving ORA file on Mac.
• #1008439 Disabling the "Default Tools" extension crashes Pinta.
• #1036041 Undo using CTRL+Z not working if this is the first action in new image.
• #1036485 Undo is broken for cropping or resizing the canvas (regression).
• #1048137 Crash when disposing the ResizeHistoryItem (regression).
• #602651Inverting colors overwrites transparency with white pixels.
• #606240Move pixels tool corrupted by scrolling.
• #724982After pasting from clipboard in a image, pasted selection dissapears.
• #776328Chinese characters can not be typed in Text tool.
• #891556Incorrect behavior of Undo command when editing text.
• #911398Can not change input method in Text tool for non-English language.
• #932924/usr/bin/pinta has wrong path in it for some Linux x86_64 systems.
• #983709Undo using Text object displays letter z in text instead of undoing.
• #999914Can't enter the '<' character using text tool.
• #1015345 Drawing near the right or bottom edges sometimes causes the border to disappear.
• #1021426 Broken licence headers in some files.
• #582114Layer opacity isn't blended with transparent background.
• #696417Copy and paste does not work for Text object.
• #859082Diacritics not working in text tool.
• #868310Drag and drop a picture from Desktop to launcher doesn't open the picture.
• #988278Dialog "Could not open file" inconsistent with other Pinta dialogs.
• #992052The todo.txt file includes a broken link.
• #992680Ruler units option not displayed after Pinta restarts.
• #992839The order of tools windows is not optimal.
• #993741Large file/layer names don't fit into window.
• #999552Three small inconsistencies in Help | About window.
• #1008557 Shortcuts for Auto Level and Black and White adjustments are broken.
• #1035812 When no image is available some options are not grayed out.
• #1048502 Escaping window if file type is not recognized.
• #732035Compose key doesn't work on text input.

New Features/Improvements:

• Magic Wand tool selection modes (Union, Exclude, Xor, and Intersect).
• Layer blend modes.
• Reduced memory usage in the Open Images Pad (over 100mb in some cases).
• Significantly reduced memory usage for history (only the difference between the two images is stored)
• Copy/Paste support for the text tool. more...