windows 11 Users finally get a paint app with dark mode, as promised a long time ago Microsoft – however, this function is currently still in the test phase.
Microsoft let us knowledge that an updated Paint app – version 11.2304.26.0 – is now deployed to testers in the beta channel, as The edge spotted. It has, among other things, the dark mode.
The Beta Channel is the step just before the Release Preview Channel windows 11 Testing, which means dark mode is now close to release.
In addition to the dark mode – which is used automatically if you have activated dark mode in the settings for Windows 11 – the new version of Paint has an improved zoom function. The latter allows for finer zoom adjustments and custom zoom levels (besides the existing preset zoom levels). In addition, there is a function that adjusts the image to the size of the screen (and its resolution) with one click. Refined.
Analysis: Fast progress (finally)
Testing the fairly fast progress of Dark Mode for Paint, Departure from the Canary Channel in early June – which represents the very first test versions of Windows 11 – via the Dev Channel and now in beta, gives us hope that the app will get this feature soon enough.
However, it took a long time – a very long time – as Microsoft actually promised this feature before Windows 11 even launched. Since then there have been many calls to add dark mode for Paint, but it really took some time. At least it looks like Microsoft is sprinting as it nears the finish line.
Of course, this isn’t the only example of a feature taking forever to arrive in Windows 11. just this week, 3D style emojis have arrived in the test (Canary channel), another feature promised for Windows 11 launch. So we had to wait almost two years for these two functions.
Paint fans should check out some of these Mods that were circulating Lately for the app too – they’re really quite nifty.
