{"id":3095,"date":"2025-09-22T00:00:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T00:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/discover-whats-new-in-pinta-3-1-beta-exciting-features-effects-and-options\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T00:00:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T00:00:46","slug":"discover-whats-new-in-pinta-3-1-beta-exciting-features-effects-and-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/discover-whats-new-in-pinta-3-1-beta-exciting-features-effects-and-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover What&#8217;s New in Pinta 3.1 Beta: Exciting Features, Effects, and Options"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pinta, the user-friendly image editing application for Linux, has released its beta version 3.1, packed with exciting new features and performance enhancements. This release aims to attract a broader audience to the application, which draws inspiration from Paint.NET.<\/p>\n<p>One of the significant updates includes the introduction of a new <strong>axonometric grid<\/strong> feature in the <em>View &gt; Canvas Grid<\/em> dialog, useful for creating isometric art by maintaining correct perspective. Additionally, the <em>Lasso Select<\/em> tool now offers a <strong>Polygon Selection mode<\/strong>, allowing users to create selections by clicking and connecting points. This new mode is paired with the classic &#8216;Freeform&#8217; mode, enabling various selection styles.<\/p>\n<p>Users can now visually confirm their selection area thanks to highlighted bounds on the rulers when using selection tools. This confirmation facilitates accuracy in positioning and sizing selections.<\/p>\n<p>A new context menu appears when right-clicking on a layer, providing quick access to actions such as deleting, duplicating, or merging layers. Furthermore, tooltips over buttons now display keyboard shortcuts, helping users to memorize essential commands effortlessly.<\/p>\n<p>Additional highlights in Pinta 3.1 Beta include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A <strong>Cells effect<\/strong> to add unique visual elements.<\/li>\n<li>The ability to control random seed values for effects.<\/li>\n<li>Enhanced text tool functionality with Ctrl + Backspace for word deletion.<\/li>\n<li>Introduction of a <strong>Radius Percentage<\/strong> parameter for the <em>Twist<\/em> effect.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the first time, Pinta 3.1 Beta also offers a native Windows on ARM installer.<\/p>\n<p>For those interested in testing the beta version, Windows and macOS builds can be downloaded from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/PintaProject\/Pinta\/releases\/tag\/3.1-beta1\">project\u2019s GitHub releases page<\/a>. Users on Ubuntu can access the new version via the Pinta Snap package in the beta channel by executing:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-bash\">sudo snap install pinta --beta<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This latest update reflects Pinta&#8217;s commitment to improving user experience and expanding its feature set, making it a formidable choice for image editing on Linux desktops. For a complete list of changes, check the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/PintaProject\/Pinta\/blob\/3.1-beta1\/CHANGELOG.md\">change-log<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pinta, the user-friendly image editing application for Linux, has released its beta version 3.1, packed with exciting new features and performance enhancements. This release aims to attract a broader audience to the application, which draws inspiration from Paint.NET. 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