I've tried many (including Paint.Net), but always end up returning to MSPaint. It really does everything I need it to (except alpha, which I really only use for icons anyway). I just love the clean and clear blank canvas that MSPaint gives me. No hundreds of options (that will be mostly ignored/redundant to me)and no floating menus (ack!) that get in the way of my work. It's only let down is that it doesn't offer 4x magnification off the bat (but it is available in a menu). Thanks for the recommendation though. :) This post is from -- http://socoder.net/index.php?topic=2638